Lazarow World-Hike-About

Whereas we don't get the same great feeling while at sea level as we do hiking, climbing and playing on mountains, the coastal sunsets and local happenings are often striking. During our stay in San Diego, we have hiked on a few mornings to the usual mountains and during the latter part of the visit, after relocating to the north, walked to the beach to view sunsets. The sights have been stunning, we believe. 'We are family.' (Couldn't help intruding into their private moment.) 'Golden walls'. A bird, an ocean and the sun. What more does one need? (Ok, ok, relax. It's rhetorical.) If it makes you feel better, substitute plane for bird. Don't wall us in... Working on 'imperfect photography'...and succeeding A bridge to nowhere. Goodnight! Cheers, Jenni and Jeffrey

We finally tried a new approach to reach Mount Woodson's summit, on Christmas day. We left after sunrise, for a change, a pity, and dealt with the additional 2 miles distance and extra 500 feet elevation gain in a reasonable manner. Obviously, the importance of the day to many reduced the traffic on the trails but there were still a number of people who were probably creating space in their stomachs for the festivities by undertaking the hike or getting closer to nature at this auspicious time. Poway Lake is closed for the occasion but certain hikers have discovered other routes, albeit longer, to reach Woodson. The path winds through the wilderness of Poway between two bodies of water, Poway Lake and Ramona Lake. The first mile-and-half is below the dam surfaces and probably, 'bottoms', so should the dam/s burst, we would get seriously wet or would be swimming upstream rather than hiking. On another day, we also hiked to-and-from the lakes, another maiden hike. Moun...

In the unlikely event that we were asked which is the most beautiful place to take photographs, we would not be able to offer an answer. However, we would add that sunrises and sunsets on Iron Mountain in Poway, particularly the interplay of clouds, mist and haze together with the small body of water, ground-cover, boulders and of course, the sunrays is a spectacular location at which to seek and find tranquility and beauty. We have a theory. I'm pleased you asked. We have contrasted a recent sunrise on Iron Mountain (12/20) with a sunset of Mountain Woodson (12/5), its higher and tougher neighbor. Yes, it's true. Mountains are inclined to be competitive and so there is much rivalry between the two. When it comes to visual beauty and views, the smaller Iron Mountain comes out on top. Yet, they are close together. As an aside, which probably influences our observation and conclusion about the merits of these San Diego icons, is that Woodson has a peak covered in towers, dist...

A view from the Owl's (left) Eye as Jen enters the cave. We were invited graciously by Mrs. Rabinowitz to give a talk to her 3rd grade class. Clearly, it was going to require a format allowing us to relate adult concepts to 8-year-olds. (Some might think or even utter that at times the maturity between the kids and ourselves may not differ much.) Nevertheless, it would be tricky to relate our ideas and lifestyle to kids although the simple slideshow would help to provide and stimulate an easier form of communication. On the morning of the presentation, we attended our granddaughter Ellie’s concert at the school. As it was the Channukah period, all parents and grandparents were invited to watch and listen to the innocent and pure perform their roles. The finale was a song which had the words and probably title, “Don’t Let The Light Go Out.” As I heard the words and listened to the sweet rendition, I realized how we could begin the presentation in the narrow sense as well a...