We went on our Herodian Essene FT and it was way cool. First we stopped at Masada which was a Jewish community built at the top of a mountain. It is about a two hour hike up the mountain but thanks to modern technology, we rode a tram up :). The Zealots lived there and were the last hold out when the Roman's invaded Jerusalem. It was a large city and it has a sad story. The people were extremists and rather than become slaves to the Romans, they killed off the entire community.
We also went to Qumran where the dead sea scrolls were found. There wasn't really much to see but it is cool to say I've been there. We also went to Ein Gedi nature reserve which was really cool. In both the nature reserve and Qumran, it was the area that David fled and hid in the caves to escape Saul. Ein Gedi was a fun hike with cool waterfalls.
My favorite stop of the day was the Dead Sea. All the rocks along the shore have salt crystals all over because the water is composed of 30% salt. It was awesome to climb in and when you lift up your feet, you don't have to tread water. You just float. You can't actually put your feet down either, they just pop up. The salinity caused my leg to sting the whole time but it was an awesome experience anyways. So I floated around the sea and it was incredible. I love our field trips and all the things I get to see and do. 
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