2nd post about the trip today -- views of Har Khermon and Menara

In this post, you'll see several views of the snow-clad Har Khermon (Mt. Hermon) and of Menara, which is at the top of the hill behind Kiryat Shmona, right next to the Lebanon border.

So, here's the first pic, with Har Khermon in the background and thousands of birds in the foreground!
Here's a very lovely pastoral scene, with Har Khermon again in the background. By the way, the forecasts for tomorrow night, Shabbat, and Sunday all predict even more snow for Har Khermon, which is very good news, since much of Israel's water ultimately comes from the snow that falls there, and Israel is currently experiencing serious water problems.

Here's a view of the hill on which Menara sits at the very top. There is a cable car that goes up from the south end of Kiryat Shmona to Menara. We always get there by driving on the northern road, though, which is the only thing separating Kibbutz Menara from Lebanon.

After we had finished the circuit and turned in our cart. We drove a short distance over to bottom of Nahkal Kedesh, where we found a small park and ate our lunch there. Of course, I had to take a few more pictures. One of them is the picture you already saw in the last post, the one showing the cliffs through the flowering tree.

A little further over, there was a group of 3 guys who motioned for me to come over and take their picture. I don't really know why they did, since they didn't even attempt to get a copy from me. Anyway, here's the picture of the two of them who wanted me to take it. In the background, you can again see Har Khermon (which is why this picture ended up in this post!).