[Ha'aretz] Nir Hasson - The Judean Desert was teeming with hikers who came to see the floods. "When you see the rain front reaching the Hebron and Jerusalem area, it's time to be on your way," says Ofer Ben Asher, of Tel Aviv, who has been going to the Judean Desert whenever there is a flood since 1991. "Floods are a thrill," says Ein Gedi Field School director Kitri Maoz. "On such a day the desert changes completely. If you go out to the desert today you're in for a treat," said Amir Balaban, the director of the bird watching station of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) in Jerusalem. "It's an hour from Jerusalem." The most popular spots were the large rivers crossing the Dead Sea road - Og, Dragot, Arugot, Hever, and Ze'elim. Also, one must not miss the waterfalls of Hatzatzon, Salvadora, and Kedem rivers.
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