On day three, the group hiked through the wilderness, climbed an enormous wadi, visited Tel Arad, and enjoyed the hospitality of a Bedouin family.  

Kids

Amazing!

Tea

They served us all a cup of hot tea!

A young lady mixed dough

They made flower tortillas And gave a small piece to all 32 of us!!

Bedouin lady

Our guide here arranged for this family to let us visit them. They are very friendly. They are Arabs

Shepherd boy

Yeah!

I made it with no energy to spare!!

Big climb!

Close to top

1000 ft climb

Zin wilderness

Children on field trip

Prison

Yeah!!

After 2 1/2 hr the bus looks wonderful!!

4 mile hike in heat!

Not easy! Very dry!

Still walking!

Even down wasnot easy

1,000 ft down!

Makhtesh

Looks like grand canyon! Big hike down!

Ach bel

This is the National symbol. Do you see both of them?

Playground

Military base

Bedouins

In this desert they herd sheep, looks like shacks of Mexico poor people

Prickly Pear orchard!

Salt sea

1/3 of israel income is from mining the south end of Salt sea. Potassium, zinc, magnesium and others.