This is right where Jeroboam put up the Golden Calf, ruining the people, sending all the righteous south, and leading the 10 tribes into scatterdom.

This is a momument in Northern Israel right near the Syrian border in an area called the Golan Heights. It is a mountain or hill once part of Syria. Syria surprise attacked Israel from here in 1974 and drove into Israel. After 7 days, the Israelis pushed them back and took this heavily fortified hill. We saw all the bumkers and walked thru them. It's like a Gettysberg for Israel. Syria wants the land back, but Israel is not about to give it up. It's high, Syria has repeatedly lobbed rockets and stuff from here at Israel.

The Syrians were brutal, planted land mines all over the place in the Golan Heights, and they are still there, so they have to block off the area. Mom almost went in there!

Misty can be brutal too, mom and dad barely escaped this ugly episode by some skillful negotiation!

Mom and dad at the Golan Heights monument on the Israel side. These hills were FULL of Syrians and Egyptians trying to take over Israel as recently as 1974. Quite a battle.

Some military personnel showed up to the Golian Heights momument and learned some secreet training methods from me.

Near the top of the Golan Heights is an old fortress built by someone, but conquered by crusaders in the 1200's. It's just massive and at the top of a mountain, cool place.