We hiked from the town of Afqa and its amazing waterfall that shoots straight out of the mountain side. Here it is up close, with our great guide Chamoun, and the hiking group.
And from afar, along the trail
T and I have been waiting 2 years to see this! It is a rock carved during Roman Emporer Hadrian's day, saying what species of trees to avoid cutting (juniper was one). Ancient ecology! There are a number of these around the country, but most are remote and hard to get to. One we have passed near before was inaccessible due to bee hives right in front...
Huffed and puffed my way up to this spot, with some help from T.
A little hazy, or we could have seen the Mediterranean beyond the far ridge.
Two weeks before the above hike we went snowshoeing. Below, Tom and Cam having a brief rest.
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