After our camel experience, we continued south to Masada... the scenery enroute was also amazing... a brief explanation about Masada appears below... Masada (Hebrew מצדה, from מצודה, metzuda or "fortress") is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the South District of Israel on top of an isolated rock plateau, on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. After the First Jewish-Roman War a siege of the fortress by troops of the Roman Empire led to the mass suicide of the Sicarii rebels. Due to the remoteness from human habitation and its arid environment, the site has remained largely untouched by humans or nature for the past two thousand years.
Rather than climb, we took the cable car to the summit. A lot easier...
We took lots of pictures and walked and walked. It is a tremendous place. Remnants of palaces, bath houses, living quarters and such were scattered throughout the fortress.
We saw some amazing things at Masada... in one room was a still, mostly intact, mosaic floor... outstanding craftsmanship when you consider how old it is...and how long it's been there...
If these ruins could talk... rooms and rooms of all sizes and shapes...living quarters for women and children, for the warriors and workers...took years to build. 
Jed and Rachel with the Dead Sea in the background. What an adventure!
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