Last weekend some of our group traveled to Wadi Mujib Nature Reserve. In the reserve is the Wadi Mujib slot canyon, which we hiked through. The hike begins in a fairly wide gorge with a river running through the middle. As you walk up the river the path gets narrower and the walls of the canyon get closer. Very quickly into the hike you reach a point where walking on dry land is no longer an option, which is fine given the pleasant temperature of the water and the daytime heat. In the spring, fall, and winter, it's sometimes necessary to swim through parts of the trail but, since we were there in the summer, the water was fairly low. Throughout the trail are waterfalls, which need to be climbed with ropes. (These waterfalls make great slides on the way down!) At the end of the trail is an enormous (50 foot?) waterfall, which is impossible to climb up. To hike back down you just turn around, lie on your back, and let the current carry you. You'll definitely get bounced around my rocks--my whole body was pretty cut up at the end of the day, but it was an amazing experience. I climbed up my favorite waterfall three or four times to slide down it again. For anyone even considering coming to Jordan, you should come to for the experience of hiking Wadi Mujib alone. It was probably one of the coolest things I've ever done and definitely one of the most beautiful places I've ever been. I didn't trust myself to bring my camera and keep it dry, so I'm posting pictures my friends took of us in the Wadi.
Climbing up one of the waterfalls. My friend on the left is using the rope, I'm waiting to climb up after her on the right after climbing halfway without it.
- Another waterfall we climbed, viewed from the bottom.
Me sliding down a small waterfall.
The end of the trail waterfall.
Climbing the biggest of the falls.
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