"Snapping wood"

Masada National Park - Judean Desert - Israel - November 2006

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Today I will take you to my recent trip to one of the popular attractions in Israel, Masada National Park.

Me and my friend, Oz (seen in the picture breaking dry branches), decided to visit the National park early as possible (sunrise). So, late in that afternoon one Friday in November we drove to the Dead Sea. From the main road (#90) branched a small asphalt road that lead us to the National park - we pitched our tent in the Eastern open camping site of the park and quickly made fire from dry branches we found in the close ravine. Unfortuantely, the branches were very dry and highly inflammable, thus, consumed as fast as we could bring more branches. It took maybe 20 minutes till we decided that we had enough of being slaves of the flames and prepared dinner.

More on the park soon...

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