Hiking Masada
Today’s bucket list adventure was hiking Masada, Hebrew for “fortress,” and one of Israel’s most popular tourist attractions.
It is possible that Masada is the place David took refuge from Saul and where he wrote some of his Psalms.
Herod the Great built himself two large palaces here between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, Herod had two great fears: one, to be deposed by the Jewish people, and two, the fear of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. This fortress, Masala, was one of his escape places.
You can walk the 911 foot trail to the top, and we are so glad we did. It took 52 minute to climb and the top has incredible views of the Dead Sea. We drank 8 bottles of water!
Ready to hike. And matching even though we didn’t plan it!
Making our way up
Staying hydrated!
Incredible views from the top
Signing off for now from Israel,
