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