Israel Trips - Yehudia - the Natural Summer Refresh

July august heat was less heavier this year, socan improvise, from special sealing bags threw
we packed up our courage, frozen water bottles,giant garbage bags to one-use nylon gloves for
sun protection cream and on we go to thecellular phone protection against the water.
Yehudia - the most wildest and beautiful of all theCrossing this little extreme park is not as
Golan streams, well known in its cool ponds,frightening as told by the older hikers apparently
ladders and iron steps needed to cross thebecause that 20 years ago the ladder want here.
stream canyon.After crossing the pool and getting our gear out
We started from gush Dan area after visiting theof the nylons we meet Dutch tourist and join
local super market and supplying with sometogether for the trail to lower Yehudia and the
pastry for the road. On the way we picked up"paradise" pool.
our friend Michael that came from Jerusalem toThe road to the paradise pool stretches to 3
hike with us.kilometers and crosses the trail crossroad of
The trail start in the Yehudia parking by payinggreen and red (the green go back up to the
entrée fee to national parks authority, andYehudia village) it pass threw magical pools that in
by the red marked trail to the ruins of theany other stream were first class attraction but in
Yehudia village.the lower Yehudia all hikers continue directly to
In the village the trail splits to green trail that goesthe paradise pool and they know why.
down to the lower Yehudia and red trail thatAfter the 3-kilometer trail and about 2 liters of
continue to upper Yehudia (since the hike issweat we come to the decent to paradise pool
one-way one can go from upper Yehudia tothrew waterfall pouring into it, happily on the
lower but not vise versa).waterfall side small iron holdings are installed to
The trail lead us east on the canyon edge in theease the climbing down and prevent slipping on
yellowish landscape of the summer, it is amazingrocks.
how only 4 months ago this area was decoratedThe pool as can be hinted by its name is a
in all colors flowers, and how fast the summermagical place of about 40 meters diameter, to
painted all in yellow.which flows water fall (from which we got here)
After about one and half kilometers the trail go4 meters high and on its north side up from the
down in a series of basalt stairs to the Yehudiacliff hidden spring pour its water to create
waterfall where the canyon hike starts.refreshing shower on the pool north bank.
At the bottom of the fall refreshing surprise toAfter refreshing in the pool and watching the
the sweating hikers - clear cool pond to which theyouths jumping from the cliffs to the pool, and of
fall flows, a suitable place for resting swimmingcourse Michael planning on the fishes (pretty big to
and of course breakfast.admit the truth) we decide due to the heat to go
The pool is fill with fish and hungry Michaelback to the park threw the green trail which we
imagines having them on the grill, we remind himpassed on our way here (this trail is less steep
this is nature reservation and the tenants are notthen this on the end of lower Yehudia).
to be eaten.We go back to the trail crossing and start the
We continue on the trail about a kilometer andaccent threw the green trail leading to the
half to the well-known Yehudia ladder. It is aYehudia ruins in which we started the hike at the
12-meter ladder descending from steep waterfallmorning. The accent is done on army routine -
directly into narrow pool 20 meters long.from tree shade to the next and drinking a lot
And more challenge awaits at the end of the pool,under each tree.
a small cliff from which we descent using ironAfter the accent happy but tired we pass threw
steps to another pool.the Yehudia village ruins, and pass the cows
In front of the ladder queues of hikers line upherding here - and only Michael planning to grill
putting their equipment in nylons as best as theythem.