Transcript Wadi Ramon and Wadi Tzin - Journey from Har Hanegev to the

Mother Earth Productions
Featuring:
Wadi Tzin
Arad
Beer Sheva
Dimona
Yeruham
Neot
Hakikar
Sde Boker
Hatzeva
Mitzpe
Ramon
Co-starring:
Wadi Ramon
Arad
Beer Sheva
Dimona
Yeruham
Neot
Hakikar
Sde Boker
Hatzeva
Mitzpe
Ramon
The raging rivers
of the desert
In a journey
from Har Hanegev to the Arava
… It was a rainy day all over Israel. Pouring rains reached the dry Negev desert,
and fell on the Makhtesh (Crater, or Erosion Cirque) Ramon area.
The bowl-shaped Makhtesh is drained by a single Wadi called Wadi
Ramon, fed by numerous tiny creeks.
And when the rain comes, the water celebration begins !
Arad
Beer Sheva
Dimona
Yeruham
Neot
Hakikar
Sde Boker
Hatzeva
Mitzpe
Ramon
Our Makhtesh is a pretty old and colorful character.
Years of erosion by water unfolded rock layers from a distant past…
And this is a closer look at Wadi Ramon – in its gushing river version,
with Mount Ardon in the background
Arad
Beer Sheva
Dimona
Yeruham
Neot
Hakikar
Sde Boker
Hatzeva
Mitzpe
Ramon
Mt. Ardon
Wadi Ramon
And in its calm version…
And this is an extreme close-up of a washed river bed…
Different minerals create colorful rock formations,
especially bright after the rains
This is the Moricandia.
A dignified member of the Cruciferae family, decorating the creeks
Hey, you two !
What are you doing here on a rare lovely Wednesday afternoon ?
Get back to work !
Hold it now ! Another flash flood is coming !
In the meantime, a bit north of Mahktesh Ramon, heavy rain clouds
gathered to wet the drainage basin of Wadi Tzin.
Arad
Beer Sheva
Dimona
Yeruham
Neot
Hakikar
Sde Boker
Hatzeva
Mitzpe
Ramon
Arad
Beer Sheva
Dimona
Yeruham
Neot
Hakikar
Sde Boker
Hatzeva
Mitzpe
Ramon
With all the clay in the water, this doesn’t seem to be the solution for cleaning the car.
And if you ever wondered whether people really do use these water-level poles,
here’s the answer !
And here, with the ancient town of Ovdat on the background.
Do you think that this Tamarisk tree has had enough to drink ?
And this is the best of Tzin !
The magnificent waterfall above Ein Maarif, in Ein Ovdat nature reserve.
No words can describe the awesome feeling of standing in front of it.
Wanna take a closer look ?
Arad
Beer Sheva
Dimona
Yeruham
Neot
Hakikar
Sde Boker
Hatzeva
Mitzpe
Ramon
Ein Ovdat
With all due respect,
people are getting
hungry here…
And the Tzin
keeps flowing,
turning the Ein
Ovdat Canyon
into a flowing
river
The Tzin
meanders under
the cliff of Sde
Boker into Tzin
Valley, and just
before getting
to the Arava, it
prepares
another
surprise…
What’s going on
over there ?
Arad
Beer Sheva
Dimona
Yeruham
Neot
Hakikar
Sde Boker
Hatzeva
Mitzpe
Ramon
Another
waterfall…
And here
it flows
further
east …
To the Arava Valley…
Shot on location
January 14th 2004
Director of Photography:
Guy Shachar
Hebrew version of the presentation is
available for download from the site:
http://www.guyshachar.com