Barouk Cedar Forest, Lebanon

This forest is part of the Shouf Biosphere Reserve on Shouf Mountain. This is my 1st time actually seeing the famous cedars of Lebanon in situ. The cedars of are historic and religious significance and the tree is a symbol for Lebanon, having been placed on the national flag. These are the trees said to have been used to build Phoenician ships and were gifted to Solomon for use in building the 1st temple.
The 1st 3 pictures are in the forest taken during our walk there. The 2nd 3 pictures look across the valley to several sections of the forestRead more