Tanks abandoned by regime forces line the main M2 highway, the roadside dotted with cast-off uniforms. Past the U.S. base, the road turns into a rough desert trail of tracks through the black rock.
Beck says this year was a particularly rough one for his farm due to the drought which killed off 30% to 40% of his newly planted Fraser firs. "I probably lost about 150 full grown trees," Beck said.