Wadi Mukheiris

Today we spent about 7 hours under the sun hiking Wadi Mukheiris. From the information I had from a guidebook I thought it was suppose to be like Wadi Mujib with wide streams and a number of waterfalls but it looks like they have been pumping a lot of water out for use by the hotels down near the Dead Sea. There was only a small stream for most of the way up but after about 2 hours we did manage to climb far enough up the river to find a large 20 meter waterfall streaming down. The valley we were hiking through was gorgeous in its own way. It isn't beautiful like you think of a Caribbean beach or the Swiss Alps but it has its own amazing beauty that I love. After spending 30 minutes at the waterfall we were able to backtrack and find a goat path that led up the mountain and around the falls. After another hour of hiking we found some stalactites and another small falls that were simply picturesque. By the end I was exhausted from the hike but also from the 7 hours spent under the sun. It was a lot of fun but tiring. Half of our adventures each week are getting to and from our destination. The ride there was pretty simple we all showed up at the bus stop and I was able to talk a driver into taking us directly there for 3 JD each, which was a little more expensive than if we had just done the various buses but it got us there quickly so we could start hiking. For the ride back we stood on the side of the road waiting for someone to stop, which didn't take long, about 10 minutes, and we were off toward a city with buses that run back to Amman. The total trip back to the Amman bus station was only 1.75 per person, so all in all it was a great day and another great adventure in Jordan.