'Clouds of Glory' near Mount Woodson
6:30am, Mount Woodson, looking towards Iron Mountain. Sun breaks through thick clouds. Little Iron Mountain pretending to be the Eiger under cloud. After a sedentary three days, we were raring to get out of bed this morning, or at least one of us was. As the gates at Lake Poway only open at 6am, we had a little sleep-in. Sometimes we sit on a mountain peak for a while and take in the sights. On other occasions, there is insufficient time and one touches the top and heads down within minutes. Seems silly to climb all the way up and return so quickly. However, that's another story. Just the other day we were sitting atop Iron Mountain, a wonderful training mountain with spectacular views when the valleys are filled with clouds and mist at sunrise/sunset. Anyway, we perched ourselves on a rock, looked into the distance and thought about children. We are experienced in this matter because of course, we were children long time ago. We remember a lot from our youth; w...