Lazarow World-Hike-About

It's not surprising that we find Boulder City to be a fascinating area—in fact, a world-beater. Lake Mead is the main attraction for us, with the many mountains alongside it and close-by, the Colorado River flowing through, Arizona borders it and 'attached' is Hoover Dam, too although that's a different facet. Rather than try explain our reasoning, take a peek at a few photographs and then scroll down for the scheduled blog. Fortification Hill, one we've climbed several times from the Arizona side, towers over the lake. Reflections. The remote peak, Hamblin. From peak of Black Mountain, Boulder City. Sunset. To view the main posting, please scroll down. Cheers, Jenni and Jeffrey

'Oh! There you are. Who would have guessed? Near Las Vegas, must be a slot canyon. With the use of a laser(ow), manages to climb vertically. For my next trick, I'm going to try act intelligently...it may prove more difficult. We are fortunate to enjoy many fine days. Admittedly, we have to work hard to achieve the accomplishment but that's exactly what we strive to do. Nevertheless, today proved incredible. It was not the best of hikes or views (pretty good though) but it resulted in an incredible high. We set off on a different hike, one we have done at least twice before, Fortification Hill, but the road proved to be too risky to chance with a regular automobile. After turning around, less than a mile in, we parked at a pull-off on the 93 Highway and decided to wander into the interior. We knew Hoover Dam and the Colorado River were a few miles to the west. Down we went into the wash, descending many technical climbs and then stopped when we realized the one b...