Lazarow World-Hike-About

We moved from Mammoth on Friday with reluctance, heading towards Bishop for the Sabbath, not before completing the hike covered in the missive, Mammoth Mountain. We needed the rest by Saturday, which we suppose, is an understatement. Today, Sunday, we completed our sixth hike in seven days, accumulating close to 55 miles on rough terrain, in total. Our editor sure sets a blistering pace. In fact, in these last two hikes, which we prefer to call experiences; they were superb beyond belief. Fortunately, we seemed to have more energy than at any time before. There may be something in the ‘fiction’: The best is yet to occur. We doubt it but it’s a nice philosophy, we think, to pursue. We are so overwhelmed by the joy and elation of today’s 11 miles and 2,800 feet accumulative elevation gain, reaching over 12,600 feet in an amazing place, that words fail us. With that in mind and a need to look for some more words, we will let the blog be ‘ pictures without words’ . Frankly, in the end, ...

A little action building Sun breaks through, but not on Long Lake Editor forced to walk 'the log', Lake Emerald (Mammoth) Sometimes our editor can be very amusing; other times she is delightful. That should be worth a bit of favorable treatment. We digress. She has these two issues that are worrisome, though. The first is: An insensitivity to our feelings. Just the other day, she mentioned that whenever she gains elevation in excess of 1,500 feet, her heart races and she often feels overcome with elation. We remember when she used to feel that way about ‘ you know who’ . We are compared with elevation these days. However, we still compare her to ‘a summer’s day’. Spear Lake looking anything but sharp Order in nature's untidiness The other issue is fear of lightning, well founded, of course. We agree entirely and understand as well as share her trepidation. However, yesterday for example, we wished to make a very early start but she preferred to sleep late. We ...

Jenni steps it out and up with Lake Mary below Epitomizes Mammoth Fortunate to be feeling on top of the world...again Jenni learns how to show off from...Guess who? (Still has a bit of work to do in this field) Wherever we searched , the suggestion was always to ride the gondola to the peak and either hike or cycle down. One writer even mentioned the gondola up and a 6-minute hike to the peak. You can imagine how excited we were about such an idea. After frustrating results, we decided to go our own way via the Twin Lakes Trailhead. The official distance ranged from 8 to 10.5 miles, while the elevation gain, from 2,500 to 3,000 feet. Well, there you are—take your pick. Everyone agrees the summit is at 11,053 feet. At last, consensus! The 'Lake District' encircled by Sierra Mountains Having mentioned the figures, we have never enjoyed an outing as much as this one—we were sorry when it ended but not sorry enough to try it again. Next visit, which won’t be far off (N...