Last week I went hiking in Wadi Zarqa Ma'in (wadi means valley in Arabic), which is one of a series of cavernous valleys in the mountains just to the east of the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea, many with streams that lead directly into the Dead Sea. Our journey started on a bleak, dusty plateau, before descending into the circuitous path of the valley, where we followed a stream cut through the mountain past enormous boulders, one or two rock slides, pools up to my chin, the occasional palm tree and two abseils off of cliffs about 50 meters high, finishing at Hammamat Ma'in, a famous hot spring just above the Dead Sea popular with tourists and Jordanians alike. Below are some pictures from the day.
Near the beginning of our hike.
The first abseil. There's a waterfall on the left.
Me going down.
Behind the waterfall.
Looking out towards the Dead Sea above our hiking trail.
The second abseil.
Me going down.
The pool at the bottom.
Another pool near the end of the hike
The hot springs of Hammamat Ma'in, where our hike ended.
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