Sir ed Danniye to Ehden – Diffcult! – 22.9 km (14 mi) with an total uphill of 1406m (4,612 ft)
Our trek to Karm El Mohr is a slow and gradual climb. The sweet scent of the bright yellow Andoul is everywhere. Several ruins are on our way. We pass bright green wheat fields that are in sharp contrast with the arid landscape. There is also very high winds! At certain times, I felt I was gonna get blown off the trail. Heading towards the highlands of Wadi Mgharat Al Hawa the winds become fierce. Up above, Padre points out the highest village in Lebanon, Souaqi at 1650m (5,413 ft). We all fill our water bottles from Ain Hawa (spring of wind). It comes from a 1km (3,280 ft) deep cave that is one of the deepest in Lebanon.
There is actually a smile somewhere underneath all the tired, I promise!
Along the way, we some beautiful lavender terraces no the way to Duraya which are in bloom. Its nice to see some color.
Our hike ends in the Horsh Ehden Reserve. Still a lot of snow on the ground which makes for very wet pants and socks.
Just a quick note on the blog, its sometimes hard to find the places I am going/staying at in Google maps due to different ways to translate Arabic names to English. I will try to post them when I can find them!
Dear Hana,
I am so proud of you and enjoying following your trek. I have shared with my closest friends.
love you
Cuz Huda
Hi Mr./Mrs. Hibri
Is this nature in Lebanon! WOW
the pictures are great same as you look and we are very proud of you and wish we can be with you.
I am enjoying the adventure vicariously! Looking forward to your next post.
Following your trecking with admiration…you look great. We are all rooting for you…
william
Dear Hana
I wanted to share what a friend of mine wrote after seeing your trek; she and her husband will be visiting Lebanon next year with us! ou!
love
H
Dear Huda,
Thank you for sharing this with me. The photos of Lebanon are awesome! Hana has a wonderful smile! Can you imagine hiking for a month? That’s incredible. I loved seeing the photos and look forward to meeting Hana.
Love,
Jan
You look like your having a great time!! We miss you alot down here in the concrete jungle. Keep going Mrs. Hiker
hi hanna
you look gr8 in those pictures and the nature scenes are amazing.. keep up the high spirit.
wish we were able to join you
I am coming to lebanon for one week 22-28, will be so close yet so far. I will think of you but will miss spending time with you
love
Huda