Continuing south from the Dead Sea along highway <90> the geology changes as you approach the mountains around Eilat. Along with limestone there is now sandstone and granite. This photo was taken on a hike in the Shehoret canyon (the black mountain is granite). You can click on the image for a larger view (which may take some time to load depending on your Internet connection). Please share this post with your friends by clicking on the icons at the end of this message.

The technical details – the photo was taken with a Nikon D70 (digital SLR) camera with a Nikon 18-70mm lens in October (ISO 200, 50mm, F11 at 1/400 sec).

For more information about hiking near Eilat check out my post at https://israel-tourguide.info/2011/03/11/israel-trail-encounter/

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