Hiking the Holyland: See Wildflowers in the Wilderness Now!

 

Public Service Announcement: Flower season has officially arrived!

Yesterday, we hiked a section of the Israel Trail towards Pura Nature Reserve, and boy, was it spectacular. So spectacular, in fact, that I decided to go ahead and send out this newsletter before writing my weekly hike post (a post about an epic desert hike can wait a week!)

Please get out there and go flower peeping this month!  Down below, you'll find links to articles about some of the best places to go on a flower hike in Israel.  

But first, this Friday we'll be heading to Maresha and Beit Guvrin with the Singles Outdoors Club! 

This is one of the best spots in the country to see red anemones.  No guarantees, but I'm guessing that they will be starting to make an appearance on this Friday's hike.

Aside from spotting flowers, you'll get to enjoy a fun hike in a cool landscape on a beautiful day.  And don't we all need a little bit of nature therapy these days?

If you are single and love hiking, come and join our awesome group on this beautiful adventure, this Friday, February 7th!  If you know someone who might like to join, please pass on the info.  For full details and to sign up, click on this link.

 Also coming up, on February 21st, we'll host a young Singles Hike, co-hosted by Tova Weinberg of Saw You at Sinai and Jodi Samuels of JIC Israel at Sataf in the Jerusalem Mountains.  This easy hike is for singles ages 20-45, is easily accessible by public transportation, and includes a delicious breakfast before we hit the trail!

Get more info and sign up right here.

If you aren't single, don't worry, we have more flower hikes coming up for you.  In two weeks time, on Sunday, February 16th, we'll be heading back down to Pura to hike a 17 kilometer stretch of the Israel Trail from there to Dvir. 

This segment is known to be the best part for flower peeping during peak season.  Come along and join us!

And if you want to go on a group hike to see flowers, but want a shorter hike, reply to this email to let me know and I'll try to put something together for you :)

I promised some posts about flower hikes and here they are:

February Hike Tips: See the Flowers!

and

February Flower Peeping in Israel

Now, get out and go flower peeping!


Keep on Trekkin',