I was up again early at the campsite next to the Oron plant. A family also spent the night there, and we started walking together.
After a nice sunrise, the climb headed back on the Karbolet with a final view over the Maktesh Hagadol
There were some nice rocks on the way!
After heading back down from the Karbolet and crossing the road, I arrived soon after at the Yorkeam spring. There was water, but it was pretty green . . .
A bit further on a spotted a large group of Ibex. They all seemed to stared at me but kept well out of my way.
The views around the canyon were impressive, followed by a steep descent
These metal ladders are known at "Ma'ale Palmach", named after the prestate military unit that while looking for a way to get to the Yorkeam spring managed to get up (without the ladders)
The views in the Canyon were impressive for the next few km
At one point, there were cracks in the ground. When looking down, you could just see black - as if there were no end to them . . .
Through the day there was constantly the surveillance balloon visible in the sky. I was pretty exhausted from the heat so took a small break / sleep at Mezad Zafir (an old Roman guard post, and the only shade nearby).
About another hour of walking took me to the end of the day's walk.
The end of the track was on the old road to Eilat (Ma'ale Akrabim - the Scorpian ascent). The road had been closed from this point South a few months ago due to damage during one of the flash floods. So there wasn't much traffic on the road, but eventually I managed to find a lift.
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