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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: Oron Peri on February 11, 2010, 06:46:48 PM

Title: Edom Mountains - Jordan
Post by: Oron Peri on February 11, 2010, 06:46:48 PM: Not every day that one can see snow in the desert.
I just came back from a five days trip to this amazing part of the world.
The most famous site is off course Petra, but i find that the surroundings are not less beautiful.
These mountains are home to many species of bulbous plants including Iris petrana, Iris edomensis and many others.
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Post by: Sinchets on February 11, 2010, 06:53:04 PM: Great shots, Oron. Were the plants up and flowering?
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Post by: Hans A. on February 11, 2010, 07:01:48 PM: :o wow :o - now the plants please. ;D ;)
Perhaps Iris edomensis... 8)
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Post by: Robert G on February 11, 2010, 07:12:58 PM: Oron,

Fanastic shots! I love seeing environments that are completely different from mine...well except for the snow. Look forward to seeing more shots.
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Post by: Oron Peri on February 11, 2010, 07:14:31 PM: Thanks Simon and Hans,

The purpose of this trip was mainly for two species, Iris edomensis and Romulea petraea,
the good news is that i have found both, the bad news is that Iris edomensis had flowered probably in early January and was already with young seedpods but I'll post a photo of the leaves which are not less stunning.
I have also seen Bellevalia, Gagea, Muscari, Colchicum, in flower and many other species that will bloom in about a month such as Iris petrana, Fritillaria persica, Iris nigricans and many many others, probably dew to the cold weather they are a bit late to flower this year.
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Post by: David Nicholson on February 11, 2010, 07:22:36 PM: Great views Oron.
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Post by: Miriam on February 11, 2010, 07:43:23 PM: Wooooow
What an excellent timing to go there and see also the snow!!
Looking forward to see more pics.
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Post by: Armin on February 11, 2010, 10:03:03 PM: I join the end of queue - waiting to see more pictures ;) ;D
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Post by: cohan on February 11, 2010, 10:44:04 PM: wow! thanks for these, i love this landscape, and beautiful photos!..
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Post by: Oron Peri on February 12, 2010, 03:22:39 PM: Thank you all,
here are some more photos from the Edom mountains.
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Post by: Ezeiza on February 12, 2010, 04:07:46 PM: How stunning. Those cat sculptures look so life like.

And the siamese donkeys are a real find.
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Post by: akoen on February 22, 2010, 09:25:15 AM: Thanks for the photos. For me this is a completely unknown landscape. So far from the Norwegian mountains it is possible to get.
Only the snow and the cats that are similar. ;)