Lazarow World-Hike-About

As we wait impatiently for hike-about 10 to commence, we enjoy beautiful times while following the sun, from cliffs and mountain peaks. The Chinese have a greeting: 'May you live in interesting times'. Perhaps not that interesting, but certainly delightful, the early hours of the morning are invigorating and much more. First shot of the day  6.05am on the peak 6.18am—the breeze rises with the sun—couldn't get a picture of the wind Peeking over mountain top 6:32am Things became a little interesting after jogging down Iron Mountain this morning. By the way, we are now 2 for 2—a fall on each of the last hikes. We like the fact we are consistent although you can have the cuts and bruises. Back to the story. Upon entering the parking lot, we noticed 4 or 5 police officers from the Drug Enforcement Agency. Within a second, we had our cigarette hidden behind the back, allowing it to drop and then crushed it into the gravel. After a glance at those fellows—large, tough-l...

Clouds fill the mountain gaps—the sun does the rest . Wisps of clouds—bowled over when spotted at first light Shadow of mountain rests on the clouds, facing west As we were leaving at 4:15am for a hike this morning, our editor whispered from her cozy bed, “Watch out for snakes.” Well, at least her heart is in the right place although not her boots. She is either taking the rest before hike-about-10 very seriously, rebelling against early morning hikes or has injured herself. We must give her the benefit of the doubt and are sad to acknowledge that it’s the latter. Clouds never get in our way Here comes the sun—just creeping above the mountain top Following a call from ‘City Hall’ yesterday, we decided we had to arrive at the peak of Iron Mountain before sunrise. Over the last few days, the sun has disappeared from San Diego. We like it that way but the majority seem to be effected adversely by dull weather. So when the mayor asked for our help, we were eager...

Our circular beach hike commences near La Jolla Scenic Road, winds down towards and wends along, the beach. Depending on the tides, we cross over the rocks and approach the nudist beach in trepidation, heading up the steep La Jolla cliffs to arrive at the glider port, wet with perspiration. We observe the beauty of a sunset, enjoy our editor's always delicious picnic and then head back to the car, in twilight. The sequence below gives a taste of the late afternoon but without the delicious dinner. A hint of impending sunset (click to enlarge) The original 'ball of fire' Dusk approaches as we face north Farewell Sun 'sinks' into the ocean An inflamed ocean Some additional photographs, a different day: Action in the late sky A different big red, Secretariat Someone needed a closer look By the time we reached the car, the moon topped the sun, a twenty-four show Cheers, Jenni and Jeffrey