Our recent Sukkot holiday found us in one of the most beautiful areas of Israel. In the foothills of the Golan a series of rivers snake through the cliffs and canyons providing welcome relief to the searing heat in the summer and dramatic deluges in the winter and spring. The Hermon is Israel’s highest mountain, bordering Syria and at the edge of Lebanon. It’s hard to believe that this beauty and majesty is the backdrop to wars and terror. The fields in this area are fenced and signs warn of unexploded mines from past conflicts. Disused buildings are peppered with bullet holes and the army presence is hard to ignore. But on a beautiful day, when the sky is blue the colours are alive and fish and crabs that live in the clear waters swim peacefully it is good to take a breath, drink in the scenery and try to forget man’s cruelty and the sadness it brings and let nature do the talking.
39 and Counting 
I’ve been as far north as the border at Metulla, but a favorite of mine (okay, favorites!) include Fortress Nimrod, Banias, and the cable car ride at Kiryat Shimona. Bar Am is another unexpected gorgeous place….Thanks for the reminder about northern Israel.
These pictures are fyom the banias and metula. So beautiful there. We stay in a moshav near Kiryat shemona. Glad you enjoyed!