Yishai, Miryam and Achiad looking out onto Ein Avdat Canyon

Gorgeous view of the canyon

Yishai teetering close to the edge.

Ben-Gurion and his wife's burial sites overlooking Avdat Canyon

Yishai and Miryam in the beginning of our hike to the spring in Ein Avdat

Yael (deers) through the reeds.

Now his family has joined this guy.

Taking in all the beauty around us.

Some sitting water from the spring at the end of this canyon

Looks like some baby Yael's

Love the striations in the rocks -- we were trying to asses how old this was.

Jason leading the group of boys (for once this day!)

Yishai, Achiad and Miryam at the spring in the end of the little canyon.

Assessing whether I actually do want to climb to the top or sit this one out!

WE decide to begin the climb to the top -- here we are about 1/4 way up.

This cutie wasn't scared of us at all, which we couldn't believe.

Another pretty shot -- every direction we looked, there were amazing views

Continuing our ascent to the top.

Who needs the path when you can just scale the side of the mountain!?!?

Yishai at the top of one of the ladders we had to climb

Now it's Jason's turn to climb up

Hard to believe we climbed up this, since it looks so huge

This wasn't the most difficult climb.  More than anything it was a fun climb, with nice paved stairs, and ladders to help us along the way.

Beautiful sun rays peaking through the clouds -- looked majestic

Yishai and Jason taking it all in!