{"id":7348,"date":"2012-01-04T12:38:27","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T19:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/?p=7348"},"modified":"2012-01-04T12:47:28","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T19:47:28","slug":"7348","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/2012\/01\/04\/7348\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dead Sea Highway to Karak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The scenery along the Dead Sea Highway is spectacular, and as you climb into the mountains from the lowest place on earth, the valleys, gorges, and climbing hillsides add to the drama and mystery of the region. \u00c2\u00a0Here are photos and video from our drive from The Dead Sea to Karak, passing Wadi Mujib and driving down to the farmland at Mazra&#8217;a, and then turning up to go through the mountains at Wadi Bin Hammad. \u00c2\u00a0We did this drive on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7349\" title=\"Highway1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway1.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The valley here is a major potash industry site.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7350\" title=\"Highway2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway2.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(That&#8217;s the kids with our rental car!)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7351\" title=\"Highway3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway3.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7352\" title=\"Highway4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway4.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can see the farms and fertile grounds, as well as parts of the Dead Sea, below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7353\" title=\"Highway5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway5.jpg 427w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway5-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Balanced the camera on a rock to get a family photo&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7354\" title=\"Highway6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway6.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wadi Bin Hammad. \u00c2\u00a0The bottom of the valley is WAAAAY below what the camera can see here!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7355\" title=\"Highway7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway7.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway7-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is back on the Dead Sea highway, going north. \u00c2\u00a0This is the bridge that crosses Wadi Mujib.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7356\" title=\"Highway8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway8.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here is video of us traveling along the Dead Sea Highway, approaching and then crossing the bridge in the photo above. \u00c2\u00a0This is the valley (Wadi Mujib) where the canyon walls come strikingly close and one can hike through the torrent of water through the valley (a few more pictures of the valley entry point after the video). \u00c2\u00a0In the video, please forgive my idiot\u00c2\u00a0pronunciation\u00c2\u00a0of &#8220;crevice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rmm9RlRpOV4\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If, for whatever reason, you can&#8217;t see the video embedded, <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/rmm9RlRpOV4\">see it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7357\" title=\"Highway9\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway9.jpg 427w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway9-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wadi_Mujib\">Wadi Mujib<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7358\" title=\"Highway10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway10.jpg 427w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway10-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7359\" title=\"Highway11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway11.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.coldspaghetti.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Highway11-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The scenery along the Dead Sea Highway is spectacular, and as you climb into the mountains from the lowest place on earth, the valleys, gorges, and climbing hillsides add to the drama and mystery of the region. \u00c2\u00a0Here are photos and video from our drive from The Dead Sea to Karak, passing Wadi Mujib 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