Aaron's Tomb at Petra, Jabal Harun

When hiking around Petra, far off on the top of a distant mountain stands a bright white building. This is Aaron's Tomb. The reported burial site of Aaron, the brother of Moses. It is quite a little hike--a bit more than half a day. And quite literally off the beaten path. At the edge of the main site of the city of Petra there is a sign warning travelers to proceed no further or risk getting lost in the wilderness. And on a hot summer day that could be disastrous. On a hot summer day in 2001, a group of friends and I hired a young beduin guide to lead us to Aaron's Mountain and his tomb.