Faran to Tsukim
A pleasant 30 km. ride, suitable also for families. The kickstand version This route, from just south of Moshav Faran, takes you northward, crossing several wadis, and ends at the new settlement of...
View ArticleThe Mashak-Hatzeva bike route
A great, challenging 30 km. ride. The kickstand version This routes takes you over barren hilltops and through typical Arava stream beds. You’ll have the chance to watch rock and cliff formations drift...
View ArticleStorks over the Arava
This week’s morning bike ride took me west of the Arava highway along the trail called the “springs route”. I came across a small flock of storks – maybe 50-75 – still resting on a knoll, getting...
View ArticleMy Acacia seedling
Last week’s bike ride was out to the wadi where “my” acacia seedling is struggling to survive. I was very satisfied to see that, with the cool winter weather, the plant has become green and seems to be...
View ArticleManipulating GPS tracks in Spatialite
I returned from a short bike outing with my ride captured as a GPS track. Along the way, I also grabbed the rest stops as waypoints. Both of these were downloaded from the GPS as *.gpx files. So I have...
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