The beginning...

after the first steep climb.

The road through the wilderness.

John takes a break near the monastery entrance.

Jared finds a hiking buddy.

Deborah, Noel, and Ashley look for the road.

One quarter of the way there.

Deborah and a friendly camel owner.

Peter feeds the camel a carrot.

Praus, Caleb, and Chelsea along the way.

Helping each other out on the hills.

We walked through a few Bedouin villages.

Jared finds a cool rock inside of a rock.

IBEX on olive tree stumps.

Deborah on a donkey with the colt beside her.

The wonderful view of the Mount of Olives.

The end of the hike at the NE corner of the Old City.

Finished!