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The
Mini-Jeep Tour Route
We'll go from the Neve Zohar gas station to the old
Route 90 (the unused section). We'll ride along one of the ramps that divide the
southern basin into evaporation ponds.
We'll talk about the sinkhole problem,
the condition of the Dead Sea, the evaporation ponds, and the Dead Sea Works.
We'll
continue on our way, passing by the groundwater pools and ascending the eastern
wall of the flood reservoir that dams the Nahal Heimar riverbed and collects the
winter floodwaters.
We'll stop beside the spectacular salt block: At the
foot of Sodom Mountain, there is a huge block of salt, unique throughout the world,
a treasure from the past when salt was of paramount importance.
We'll get in
the mini-jeeps and proceed to the magnificent chalky soil sculptures, which provide
an array of vistas and shapes.
We'll see another important treasure from
ancient Egypt.
We'll cross the dry riverbed in a quick drive over the pebbles
and deep wadi clay that pads its flow.
And, finally, we'll head straight back
to the gas station, full of stories.
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