Lazarow World-Hike-About

Clouds clear in the valley below Mount Woodson but remain further north. Working on my hangover—too many 'potato chips'. (The famous Potato Chip.) Giggling! You think my hat is funny? Let me get you a mirror. We were able to drag the editor from her bed at 5am on Sunday so she could drag us up Mount Woodson to the peak, again. We are not intellectuals although you would think the title of today's hike indicates a depth that we did not realize we have. This attribute is not to be confused with an abundance of humility which we also possess. This began on Friday, the formulation of the title, when we left our injured editor in bed and set out with Sean Bradford to attempt Iron Mountain for the umpteenth time, from the trailhead at 4:45am. We cannot help it if they are not making any more mountains in San Diego. A fascinating culmination of natural events this morning. The chance of rain over the house is zero—this is a desert. When we rea...

'Burnt orange' as sun reflects off the mist. Sometimes the colors are amazing; at other times, they are also amazing. Although I awoke at 4am this morning to catch the sunrise on Iron Mountain, I thought how fortunate I am to be able to do it and undertake many other things, too. In the ordinary course, one might inquire why a person assumes a seemingly onerous task at that hour of the morning when the day is long and offers many opportunities. In fact, Sean pointed out that it's the second longest day (daylight) of the year. After all, a sunset strolling along the beach is magnificent, too. Physically, it appears that the strength is still present but for how long, who knows? Mentally, which may be a bit more challenging, the desire is also still burning strongly. I chose not to use the word 'brightly' for fear of competing with the incredible sunrise that we witnessed at about 5:30 from the peak. Sean and I moved up quickly after commencing at 4...

We have undertaken a few hikes, some long walks and plenty of sleeps since our return to San Diego. It is obvious that there are so many magnificent viewing spots in the world. Sometimes though, we forget to look in our own backyard. We revisited two of our old favorites, Mountains Woodson, (twice) and Iron, on one occasion with Sean Bradford . The clouds, as always, provide one of our favorite scenes. It was remarkable to see each mountain from the other, decorated with clouds. Early morning on Iron Mountain, 5:50am. Morning has broken, light at 5:15am. In the misty morning, from Mount Woodson. A cottage occupied by family of four. Don't rain on my parade, the editor at the 'Wood' peak, 4 miles from the car. It's not easy to reach a mountain peak before sunrise these days. Partly, we suppose, because we are not fit enough but also because of 'fooling around with time'. Where does time go? In the mid-summer months, we get hit with ...