Some photos taken from the givah.  A scenic lookup near Mitzpe Yericho.

The city in the foreground far below is Jericho near the Jordanian border.

The last few photos are from the Dead Sea and Ein Gedi.

And now some shots of the Dead Sea

Just past Mitzpe Yericho you see the following marker in the middle of the desert.

By the time you get to the Dead Sea you will have gone down another 400 meters below sea level, which is about the crush depth of a good WWII submarine.

The mist is from evaporation that takes place.  There is no other place for the water to go here.  It is the lowest place on earth.

And a few shots of Ein Gedi nature reserve again.  Nothing like a day off spent taking a nap under a waterfall.