I have been waiting for the opportunity to go hiking for a really long time. When the rainy December turned into crispy, sunny January, it was finally the time. Waking up early on a day off, packing ourselves into a bus, and heading North towards Ajloun and Irbid, we were off for a day of hiking. I couldn't have been happier.
Compared to Amman, Ajloun is higher and greener. There are farms, fields, forests, and an actual forest reserve too. Though the green is pleasant for the eyes after the shades of brown and beige of Amman, the forests are full of trash, which makes my heart bleed a bit. Recycling is not a thing here. More on this topic will follow, so stay tuned! Our hike started from the 'Jesus Cave', which for centuries was used as an olive press. It is said that Jesus and his disciples spent some time there while hiding from Herod. Who knows? We continued to the ruins of an old church, where some of the mosaics were still visible. Our main part of the hike was descending into Wadi Seer, a dry canyon leading towards the valley of river Jordan. The weather was amazing, and in the wadi I could hike in a t-shirt. After the wadi we stepped into open air, and made our final descent in stony, rugged terrain till the ruins of an old Roman city of Pella. Not much was left of that city, but it used to be a part of Decapolis, group of then cities on the East side of Jordan river. I already wrote about another city of Decapolis, Gerasa, in my previous post. Enjoy the gorgeous views of the hike in the gallery below!
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