{"id":890,"date":"2009-09-22T21:37:07","date_gmt":"2009-09-23T02:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/2009\/09\/22\/a-long-hike\/"},"modified":"2009-09-22T21:37:07","modified_gmt":"2009-09-23T02:37:07","slug":"a-long-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/22\/a-long-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"A Long Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An American Christian guy is hiking the Israel Trail, reports the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/servlet\/Satellite?apage=1&amp;cid=1253198169889&amp;pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull\">Jerusalem Post<\/a>, and I&#8217;m wondering if they have an article about me.&#160; No, my doctoral dissertation is not on &#8220;hiking trails and tourism in Israel.&#8221;&#160; Where did I lose my way?<\/p>\n<p>If you &#8216;re an IBEX alumnus, you should join the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/group.php?gid=2203058614\">Facebook group<\/a>.&#160; If you are a member, then today you got <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibexsemester.com\/2009\/07\/new-views.html\">this update<\/a> about those of us not currently in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Since I&#8217;m in a reminiscing mood, here are a few photos from that hike in 2000, from Dan to Caesarea (minus a bit in the middle).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9ad92f57147b_12872\/0202GroupposebelowupperGalileehillstbn051700.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto\" title=\"02-02, Group pose below upper Galilee hills, tb n051700\" border=\"0\" alt=\"02-02, Group pose below upper Galilee hills, tb n051700\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9ad92f57147b_12872\/0202GroupposebelowupperGalileehillstbn051700_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Hiking through the mountains of Upper Galilee<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9ad92f57147b_12872\/0529Crazygrouppicturetbn052000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto\" title=\"05-29, Crazy group picture, tb n052000\" border=\"0\" alt=\"05-29, Crazy group picture, tb n052000\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9ad92f57147b_12872\/0529Crazygrouppicturetbn052000_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a>     <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Nineteen miles on the fifth day brought us to the top of Arbel<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9ad92f57147b_12872\/0703RandyBeckyWendyreadyforbreakfasttbn052300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto\" title=\"07-03, Randy, Becky, &amp; Wendy ready for breakfast, tb n052300\" border=\"0\" alt=\"07-03, Randy, Becky, &amp; Wendy ready for breakfast, tb n052300\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9ad92f57147b_12872\/0703RandyBeckyWendyreadyforbreakfasttbn052300_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>The best part of the hike: stopping and eating<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9ad92f57147b_12872\/0934NatalieHeatherandRacheltbn052500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto\" title=\"09-34, Natalie, Heather and Rachel, tb n052500\" border=\"0\" alt=\"09-34, Natalie, Heather and Rachel, tb n052500\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9ad92f57147b_12872\/0934NatalieHeatherandRacheltbn052500_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>From right: Rachel, now serving the Lord in Malawi (Africa); Heather, now serving the Lord in India; Natalie, now serving the Lord in his presence<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9ad92f57147b_12872\/1016Pedometerfinalcounttbn052600.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto\" title=\"10-16, Pedometer final count, tb n052600\" border=\"0\" alt=\"10-16, Pedometer final count, tb n052600\" src=\"https:\/\/toddbolen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/9ad92f57147b_12872\/1016Pedometerfinalcounttbn052600_thumb.jpg\" width=\"404\" height=\"304\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Miles<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An American Christian guy is hiking the Israel Trail, reports the Jerusalem Post, and I&#8217;m wondering if they have an article about me.&#160; No, my doctoral dissertation is not on &#8220;hiking trails and tourism in Israel.&#8221;&#160; 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