Lazarow World-Hike-About

( Please click on pictures to get perspective and then the 'back button') Looking towards peak from starting position Hanging around on a Tuesday afternoon C'mon down, Big Boy The Angel has landed Are we a little apprehensive. No...a lot What does a person say after one of the most exhilarating afternoons of one’s life? Baruch Hashem , no doubt. In fact, after the danger we faced, another blessing is even more apt. We completed our 4th ascent of the magnificent Angel’s Landing climb in Zion National Park. The park is a place we would say with all humility that the Master, Himself, might feel comfortable resting within. We would suggest to anyone looking to see wonders of the world, look no further than this treasure. We now feel we have earned our annual stipend from the National Parks Board with that ‘plug’. The final third--a little climb Virgin River at Sunset A Methodist Minister , in the early 1900’s, was so impressed with this monolith that he tried t...

Zion National Park--setting sun--our destination We left San Diego rather late in the day as there were some matters that needed our attention. After two hours on the road, two large ‘coca-coffees’ and our usual struggle with the bladder, we decided to give some thought to a stopover. The beauty about not knowing where one is heading is that it does not matter where one stops. Our editor voted down sleeping in the car so it became more important to find formal accommodation. We are spoiling her so much these days. Always look up Angel's landing bridge between Cliffs Next town: Baker, California. We spotted three motels, all luxury style. Which to choose became the subject of intense deliberations. The “Royal Hawaii’ appeared to be closed for renovations—a rather nice way of stating that it is derelict. That narrowed the field considerably. “Big Bobs” or something to that effect had three cars in the parking lot with a sign directing guests to the grocery store for check in pu...