Lazarow World-Hike-About

Lake Mac Donald from our kayak Sunday We left Lakeside and headed for Kalispell, Columbia Falls and onto Glacier National Park. It was never our intention to get this close to Alberta, Canada. However, when all things were considered, we asked ourselves, ‘Why not?’ We understand this to be the premier park in the United States. After spending a day in this environment, we concur. It is an exquisite place. Perhaps there are too many visitors but so are we. It was interesting that this weekend was declared a ‘free admission’ period. This, of course, did not help matters for crowding. It did not aid us either as we had purchased an annual pass, a couple of weeks before. At the visitors’ center, we asked about hikes and what else…? Bear activity, of course. The ranger said, ‘There are bears all over the park.’ That got us off to a good start but our editor put on her stoic face again and off we went. We plan a big hike for tomorrow so we started with an easier one because we are being more...

Friday: Our editor made fun of us because we wondered about an ocean in Montana last week. Before Shabbos, we think we discovered the ocean or if not, at least a sea. We’ll tell you about that later. We are now concerned about a possible drought in Montana. If you remember, we thought of becoming weather forecasters because we had predicted rain for seven days out of the previous week. Yes, it was a good effort. However, we are worried because it is now two days since the last rain and the storms have disappeared. The other problem is that our editor has been deeply concerned about lightning. With the dark clouds apparently over for the season, we worry about her next neurosis. Life can be very challenging on the road. Sometimes, we believe a little empathy for our predicament is not unwarranted. > Shabbos was a wonderful experience in Lakeside. We had a room alongside the water and spent time in Torah study, davening and enjoyed walking along the lakefront. The more we see, the mo...