07 March 2010

We took a side trip to the Jordan River Vally last week. The river was running very high due to snow melt and water runoff from Mount Hermon. There has been a lot of rain fall over the winter and the snow is rapidly melting. This has caused the river to rise to a very high level and flow over the concrete bridge.

I met a few people from the United States who were there to see the river. There were also some media people who showed up to take pictures of the water level. It is a big deal to have this much water coming down from the mountain and ending up in the Sea of Galilee. So we stayed out of the way of the media and left after a short time.

This is a very popular place for the local citizens and various bus tours to come and see the river. The scenery is quite spectacular in this region.

A look into the valley from above: