Not the Same as Utah

We were expecting Mt. Nebo to be like the one in Utah--a high mountain peak and a difficult hike, but it isn't like that at all.  It's located on a regular road about 6 miles from Madaba.  We parked our car on the road and walked a short incline and stood on the spot where the Lord showed Moses the promised land.  From where we stood the terrain slopes sharply downward to the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea.  It's a breathtaking sight.

"And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah that is over against Jericho.  And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan.  And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephrain, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, and the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.  And the Lord said unto him, this is the land which I sware uto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed; I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes."  Deuteronomy 34:1-4

This is the land that Moses saw from Mt. Nebo.  Moses never went down into the promised land.

When we entered the park some old guy said he would show us around for 10 JD.  We said no thank you, too much.  Then the Jordanian Policeman who is posted at the site offered to show us around for free.   We know we got the special treatment because we are Americans.  The Jordanians LOVE Americans. They make us feel like celebrities.