In 1989 the late King Hussein donated some land in the rolling, semi-forested hills about 45 minutes to the north from Amman in honor of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who had visited the area. Now called the Scandinavian Forest, periodic tree plants are made there, in the hopes of adding to the tree cover in the nation. We thank both kings, as we had a wonderful picnic in part of the approximately 1200 acre forest over the weekend, enjoying Jordan's greenest season--the few weeks of the year after the winter rains when flowers are blooming and patches of green shoot surprisingly though the rocky soil, before almost everything, eventually, turns to dust.
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