Wadi Karak - November 2007

Carrie and Dave invited us to join them on an epic journey through Wadi Karak in central Jordan. The hike begins just past the crusader town of Karak and ends near the Dead Sea. It meanders through a spring fed creek that was thick with wild mint and thyme, giving the valley a heavenly scent.

We came into the wadi to what Jason termed "the first green" - a beautiful patch of land with a freshwater spring. A little bit of the promised land.

We came to this drop off and I realized that absail was another word for rapel - that had been lost in translation for me. In any case you can see Nadjib exudes confidence, Jason strong arms it and I try to chicken out.

The second rapel was a long one and a wet one!

The wadi was lush with greenery but we were amazed at the date palms growing up the sides of the cliffs. In other ways it felt like hiking through the Four Corners, but the smells of thyme and mint and the site of palm trees let us know we were in Jordan.

One final rapel. In the first picture you can see the rope we used to come down.
In the second picture, if look closely you can see Jason submerged under the waterfall.
And, yes, November is way too cold even in Jordan for this.

More gorgeous pictures and treefrogs, too!

The Pepsi Challenge Golf Tournament - October 2007

Team "Aquafina"