Lazarow World-Hike-About

Periodic Advertisement and/or Warning Returning to the city after each adventure, we are more aware of the societal acrimony that exists and seems to be developing strongly. We notice the discourse between people is rather harsh—we put that gently, we think. We are not commentators on the issues of the day; nevertheless, when we read the suggestions that people should begin preparing for revolution, we don't laugh as hard as we once did. We don't even giggle. Instead, we ponder and think. Last Sunday, while hiking and scaling the marvelous El Capitan Mountain, we found our safety-haven in case the predictions of doom materialise. We have included a picture for reasons that will become obvious. Kindly note that the suite on the left is for Jenni and her spouse while the other two are as yet, unlet. Lately, the real estate recession has not been good for outlying (high-rise) properties. Comes the revolution, we believe people will be 'climbing and scrambling' to reach...

Nature's phenomena--as we approach At a peak, a gaze at a protruding peak in the haze Looking towards the peak at 2 miles At one of the peaks of this wonderful reserve We set off from 'home' this morning with the temperature in the sixties and ended up at the peak of El Capitan in the nineties. That's the east county of San Diego for you, often 20 to 30 degrees hotter than at the coast. After being covered in the 'clouds of glory' (Succahs) over the last eight days, the reality of the outside world hit us hot...um... hard. The hike is a phenomenon in our opinion. It is not too difficult but strenuous with very steep inclines both ways, including slippery sections. Yes. On the way down one walks up very steep paths, too. Perhaps that should be rephrased on the 'return' instead. We hiked more than 10 miles, gaining over 4,000 feet with the ups and downs, lost a couple of pounds each and felt incredible. After the delightful meals enjoyed over th...

Jenni on her maiden 'surf'. Next time she intends bringing a bathing suit. (Can a male have a maiden surf?) Enough surfing. Time for tanning Are you under the board? Don't scare me like that again, Jen. Sometimes a person tends to ignore one's own backyard in search of greener pastures elsewhere. Over the last week, we enjoyed three local hikes, particularly up Iron Mountain (see below) and today's at Mount Woodson. We met two fellows who once again did not realize we are from San Diego. We can excuse people in different parts of the country and world not knowing we're locals. However, it is inexcusable for San Diegans to still get it wrong after 22 years. On Golden Pond, back at ground level again Our separate meetings were not without incident. John agreed to take a picture or two of us on the 'surfboard', Jen's maiden 'surf'. We stood on the edge together for a photo. John needs serious help with his technique—we will now have...

During the Days of Awe, our proportion of time has switched from mountains to favor shul, study and introspection. Following the month of October, N'H, we are heading to the Eastern Transvaal, the Cape of Good Hope and both islands of New Zealand. In the meantime, we are exploring, when the opportunities arise, our own backyard. The two mountains protruding through the mist are in Mexico; the right hand corner is downtown San Diego, Lake Murray on the left. (Click on pics for size) The city of Santee with mountains as a backdrop Looking east over Santee Looking south to Mexico with Lake Murray prominent

Sometimes one needs inspiration, sometimes not. After watching the stock market fall 250 points followed by a rise of 400, we decided to emulate it by driving down to Poway and hiking up Iron Mountain. It is a terrific hike, well suited to those looking for a gentle elevation gain of 1,100 feet over 6 miles return. A very nice place to spend time viewing interesting terrain, particularly, the activity in the sky. 'Clouds did not get in the way'--they made it quite special Interesting weather for late summer--heavy rainfall of .0001 of an inch--Lucky we were on high ground Sun clouds Not bad at all..eat your heart out Sierras (okay, okay...just kidding) A windy peak...for a change