This weekend, Marcus, Gabe, and I went camping and hiked up to Masada to see the sunrise. It was awesome! Masada was a fortress siezed by rebel Jewish forces in the First Jewish Revolt. Rather than surrender to the Romans, its inhabitants committed mass suicide. Its story was largely forgotten, but during the Zionist movement, newly remembered as a sort of defining episode.
Gabe, Marcus, and I--just before
sunrise
Sunrise over Masada
and the Dead Sea
A 5th Century Byzantine Church
Masada's dovecote (you can see
pigeonholes on the wall to the right)
Gabe and Marcus, navigating
through the ruins
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