Hug Elad in The Northern Judean Desert

Really a very impressive experience Orly! The only tree that I see is the palm in Nebi Musa; I know .... you walk in a desert, but it's so exotic (:-)) for me ! I like mainly shots from Kidron river (a bit of water please!) and your landscapes (like 82). The macro are as usual great and the best is 60 in my opinion.In conclusion .... really a good virtual hike for me with my Israel prefered guide! The only part that I don't love is the Ezra Fondue... I don't have eat it, but I think that my loved spaghetti are Better!! If a day I will go in Israel I will take them with me .... it's better I think :-D. I hope that Ezra don't will be angry about my judgement; you know GREAT cooks are so susceptibles..... Have a NICE week (If you have digest the fondue it will be possible)!! :-) CIAOOOO from Italy Ruggero

said tfrarug 2004.03.17 at 09:03:14 PST

ôòí äéä àôùø ìòøåê èéåì àåôðéí áéøéçå áîñìåì îåîìõ òëùéå "äáøéç ùì àøõ éùøàì" ëôé ùäòéø ð÷øàú áî÷åøåúéðå áéãé äòîì÷

said ventura1936 2004.03.17 at 14:33:23 PST

äéé àåøìé! ðøàä ùòùéú èéåì îäðä, æä îä ùîùú÷ó îäúîåðåú äîøäéáåú èåîé

said tomitomi2 2004.03.18 at 02:59:22 PST

Good Morning from Maine Orly! Happy St. Patrick's Day..Great pictures of 'Hug Elad in the Northern Judean Desert' I enjoyed them Much.God Bless and Shalom Terry from Maine USA.

said wizzard2k 2004.03.18 at 04:26:02 PST

Orly, another incredible album! Thank you so much for the tour! Your photos say so much. Thank you for your wonderful guestbook entries you left for me, too. joan

said ta2 2004.03.18 at 18:13:47 PST

Hi Orly, Only those who love the Desert will find objects like you found. With the desert you only can love it or hate it, I love it and the Judean Desert especially. Thnx for sharing this beauty :-) Shabbat shalom, Uriah

said uriahyaniv 2004.03.18 at 20:43:47 PST

What a wonderful album you have here! I have really enjoyed browsing though your album. So many of the shots make me feel like I there. Strangely peaceful. Anyway thanks for posting the collection for the rest of us to view and enjoy. I do allot of botanical and outdoor photography. I hope you will drop by some time and tell me what you think about my work. Best of luck, J.A.McGraw

said jamcgraw 2004.03.19 at 15:54:14 PST

Hi Orly !! What a great album this is...the desert is so beautiful...looks like you had a wonderful hike....The pictures of the Dead Sea are totally awesome...would love one day to visit your beautiful country, I can only hope and pray that that day will come soon....thanks for sharing these great pictures with us all..Darlene in NY USA

said briansbabe 2004.03.22 at 05:27:02 PST

Hello Orly! Great albums here, love your photos. Thanks for your kind words about my featured album today. Michel

said nttl2k1 2004.03.22 at 05:50:34 PST

Hello Orly!Awesome photos!!!Wonderful album!!I'm enjoyed them very much!Congratualtions!!I'l l come back visiting your albums!God Bless!Have a nice day :-)) Greetings from ITALY Ambra2000

said ambra2000 2004.03.24 at 07:48:08 PST

Hello, great images, landscape portrayed with such affection and passion. You have presented the feel of the place really well. Friendly regards, Rafal

said komierowski1000 2004.03.25 at 13:04:17 PST

Hi Orly!I'm happy and honored for your visit in my album!Thanks for your kind words!More congratulations for your fantastic and very beautiful album!I love very much all your photos!Ciao!Have a nice week end!Friendly regards :-)) Ambra2000 ITALY

said ambra2000 2004.03.25 at 16:11:45 PST

Hi Orly, Congratulations to this wonderful album. The desert is so special in spring when covered with a thin green carpet. There are many favorite pictures for me: I like that Lunch site picture with Eitan and those close-ups on the fire, the Rocks (78) and the views of the Dead Sea!!!!!!! :)!!!!, especially 55 and 91. That 72 Macro is amazing and then I found my favorite flower, the Kaper flower (Capperis spinosa). I didn't expect to see it in that area. I saw it when I first came to Israel - as a tourist - it was in spring and it grew in Jerusalem in the Western Wall that was a "never forget view". The bud of the Kaper is a delicates - what a pity to miss the flower! Orly, you truly made my day! - Galit

said 854847 2004.03.26 at 13:42:42 PST

Hello Orly! Wow, I Really Enjoyed Viewing the Awesome Slideshow of Your Wonderful N. Judean Desert Hiking Trip!! It Truly must have been a Great Experience for You, so much Beauty and History You Captured! Excellent Presentation of this Portfolio for All to see and appreciate, I felt as if I had been there also! Would Love to see it featured! Hope All is Well with You! Thanks for the kind words in my "Bee" album, just had to make sure and not get Stung!! Take Care and God Bless! Ted

said torretab 2004.03.28 at 07:32:26 PST

Hi Orly, "çâ ùîç" to you too, actually I'm kind of busy too, the preparations for Erev Pessah and my jobs are keeping me busy. We will have a Seder with about 30 people at my place. I love that, but there is much to do.....! I hope after that I will have some time with my computer a l o n e to relax, maybe even time for a new album. Sorry I write you all the time in English, that is much easier for me, I hate to write in Hebrew but do not have problems to read it. Where do you go next time with the Hug Elad? - Galit

said 854847 2004.03.29 at 14:37:41 PST

Hi Orly, I am having so much trouble with Webshots...it's taking FOREVER to try to view pictures and these look like they are WONDERFUL!!! I will definitely have to come back when I have more time as this is an album that I am very interested in!!! For now, I just want you to know that you and your country have been very much in my thoughts and my prayers. As a Christian, I feel that we have real kindred spirits. I know that you are God's chosen people and somehow that makes so many in the world take a hostile stance towards you. Please know that there are many people praying for God's protection and hand of mercy towards his people. I just wanted you to know as there seem to be pictures and stories every day on our news that bring you to mind. Stay safe and be very blessed, Lynn

said lynncb7 2004.03.31 at 18:49:43 PST

Hi Orly, I managed to get back and view this entire album and it really is wonderful. You are so good at showing the sites and giving us the interesting information that helps us to understand what we are looking at! Although much of your country reminds me visually of the area that I live in, your country is incredibly rich in history! Thank you for the time and effort that you put into all your albums! Great job!!! Lynn

said lynncb7 2004.04.01 at 09:08:37 PST

Thank you for your comment! I enjoyed your desert pictures very much - the contrast with my Holland couldn't be greater! The atmosphere is very well captured.

said boetkokke 2004.04.01 at 23:52:14 PST

Amazingly beautiful views. Just gives me a vibe of being there.

said _lara_croft_ 2004.04.02 at 07:53:17 PST

éåôé ùì îãáø! äåñôú àìáåîéí éôéí åîòðééðéí! çâ ùîç. ðéðå

said nino1103 2004.04.02 at 09:20:12 PST

Hi Orly! Tuda Rava. Thanks for the guestbook entry from March 28. You were the first person in the World to congratulate me. That means a lot. Sorry for the late response. I was out of the country on business travel for 10 days when I was featured. What a pleasure to know that one of my albums was chosen for the day. Yes, I agree with Webshots choice. Take care and have a nice weekend. Majed

said majedanani 2004.04.02 at 09:40:11 PST

àåøìé äöìçú ìäòáéø áúîåðåúééê àú äúçåùä ùì äîãáø...éôä îàåã! úåãä òì äòøåúééê áàìáåí ùìé. îàçì ìê åìîùôçúê çâ ùîç! èåîé

said tomitomi2 2004.04.04 at 05:50:08 PDT

Hi Orly, what a beautiful collection of SPECTACULAR images. It is my pleasure again to view your fine and very interesting album. You certainly have a fine eye for pictures composition to share this very historic land with us. Thank you for your wonderful friendship, very kind comments under my featured album and trust in my photographic ability. Your supportive comments inspired me...which makes another project more excited to shoot. Friendly and kind regards, Rafal

said komierowski1000 2004.04.07 at 20:37:15 PDT

Hi Orly, these excellent photos bring back many memories because I also, many years ago, traveled through the area of the Judean Desert and the Dead Sea, as well as around most of Israel. Unfortunately, I don't have many good photos to show for it. Best regards. Lowell

said llflan 2004.04.09 at 11:15:48 PDT

Hello from Michigan, USA! You have so many beautiful photos in this album. My favorites are: Jerusalem viewed from North-East éøåùìéí, and: Jericho, The Oldest City in the World éøéçå. You added so much information in the captions and I appreciated that very much. It made it that much more interesting. Thank you. Candi

said candistackable 2004.04.11 at 00:12:31 PDT

hi orly, thanks for the entry in our guestbook. just wanna say that u also have a lot of interesting pictures. i really love israel's landscape, and all those desert, splendid.

said beerandchips 2004.04.22 at 07:54:21 PDT

Hi Orly ! This is going to be a long entry, so brace yourself ! The pictures are truly impressive. Some really awesome. I have always wondered what Jericho, the dead sea and the Judean desert looked like. Now I have an idea thanks to your pictures. # 13, the desert is more graphic than I couls have imagined. Hunza is so charming and innocence personified. Beautiful picture! I am afraid of heights, so "Etan having lunch" #27 churned my stomach ! 33 and 37 gives me an idea how dangerous the hike was! The caves are such an impressive sight and reek of history ! 36 is just Wow, wow ! Lovely to see Caper flowers where you expect to see none. The Judean desert 79 and the sunset at Moab complete the picture. I am so happy that I viewed this album. Must have been quite an experience. An exhilirating one at that ! Thank you for sharing. Cheers, Suresh

said suresh_krishna 2004.05.15 at 06:25:17 PDT

Hi Orly! Yes you are right about the word' quaint' I had never thought of it. I have changed it to more appropriate 'charming' !!!! In my younger days I had travelled extensively in India, but was not into photography at that time. Sad ! I should make a conscious effort to capture India in pictures ! Quite a daunting task !!! Cheers, Suresh

said suresh_krishna 2004.05.15 at 06:30:14 PDT

I enjoyed all the fantastic views captured here. Wonderful photography, beautiful pictures & very interesing information about the Judean Desert too. When you have time, please visit my photos at: http://community.webshots.com/user/tj2052 Have a nice day from New Mexico.

said tj2052 2005.04.28 at 22:21:34 PDT

Congrats to Orly for being selected as WS "Featured Member of the Week"!!! ASTOUNDING!

said torretab 2006.03.21 at 04:29:11 PST

What an awesome tour you have taken mo on today Orly with this hike through the Northern Judean Desert & all the information about the Dead Sea & other important places...Thanks for sharing & enjoy your Special Time in the Spotlight for your selection as "Featured Member of the Week"....God's Blessings my dear friend....Ken

said bigdaddy8x14 2006.03.22 at 09:31:05 PST

Thank you for sharing these photos with us. I really have enjoyed them! Photos like these make biblical accounts come to life in the minds of us who may never get the opportunity to see these places in person. Thank you again.

said RobinMontero 10 months 5 days ago