The second sunrise as the sun pierces the upper clouds
Enjoying a superb atmosphere at the peak of Iron Mountain...yes, again.
Clouds with a hint of sun, line of light at rear.
Although we have no conception of Heaven, we do have our own thoughts and visions just like most do.
Nevertheless, should someone ask what the entrance might look like, we thought the views from the peak today
are indicative of our vision. Forgive us should this appear arrogant but we did see incredible beauty as the
whole of San Diego, covered in white clouds, both to the west and east, portrayed magnificence. With the
advantage of being relatively high up, we were sandwiched between clouds. The sun rose, peered through the
cloud gap and then continued rising while being blocked at the higher levels before eventually breaking
through for the third or fourth time. The rays pierced the dark upper clouds while coming to rest on the
lower strata, in golden pools.
Sun bathes the lower clouds in golden rays.
A scene at Lake Poway, the surface below Mount Woodson
Focusing closely on the subject as sun gets serious.
We hiked with our friend Sean Bradford, a young man who is a frequent visitor of Iron Mountain. In our
last blog, we published a picture showing the rays penetrating the upper cloud as mentioned above. Sean said that
he loved the picture and that in approximately 200 hikes on that mountain, he'd never seen that effect. Today,
his wish was realized. We don't want to say 'we told you so' to our friends who skipped last week's hike
(all of them) so we won't. Are we tempted? Of course we are but we gave our word. Let's see if we can honor it
until at least the end of the blog.
Colors of blue, yellow and white under a big sky. Smaller peak protrudes in front.
Smaller peaks below Mount Woodson (hidden yonder).
A taste of Heaven at 6.15am.
We also hiked up Mount Woodson recently. This 8-mile roundtrip is quite a workout especially when
combining it with a jog down. Sean took us through our paces as we ran down the Iron today. Our only excuse,
which may be credible, is that we are double his age, so we did not run up as is his custom. We still wonder,
at thirty years younger, whether we would attempt to run to the top. We suppose we can dream.
Bright sunshine, shaded clouds
We are trying to remain active in order to retain our fitness for the next trip commencing after September.
However, for this week, we intend to be so tired by Saturday that we don't have the energy to eat. Our only
regret is that our editor, who was 'resting' before performing community service, missed a beautiful early morning.
Cheers,
Jenni and Jeffrey
A bird on the foot is worth two in the bush or something like that; or, when the editor's away,
the birds come out to play.
Not the most elegant of moves...being a little cautious using hands.
Take it away 'Sunshine Sean'.
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