Another awesome area rich in evidential history. Personally the terrain her just left me ....I can't describe it...but sort of put goose bumps up my spine. And that wasn't just the incredible heat. This is the area, the Dead Sea scrolls were found, Jericho one the oldest cities in the world is just down the road & which is recorded in one of the stories that used to enthrall me as a kid. The road down from Jerusalem drives way down below sea level & the temp was over 40 deg C in the shade while we were here. Just an awesome if somewhat hot experience.
A pic of the area just along from Masada. There is literally hundreds of square k's of similar terrain. Its hard to imagine people wanting to live here and without all the modcons, of cold showers, airconditioning etc that we can utilize today. Even the camels looked hot & exhausted.
Believe it or not there are beautiful green and cool Israeli settlements in the area, where again a lot of crops & fruits are grown.
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