Lazarow World-Hike-About

Life can't be all fun, I mean, serious. There has to be a time for the dunes. We returned to Morro Bay after 6 weeks in the Eastern Sierra Nevada region. Why would we leave? Spectacular period would not be the slightest exaggeration. Although there are many hikes still to come, a little difference in color, pace and location makes for a change. Rolling up the sleeves before nearly rolling down the dune. Imagine the task Jenni had in cleaning out his boots. Ever so grateful I did not have to carry a beach umbrella and bar-b-que as well. Incredible position, experience and delightful. One of the steepest short climbs on very soft sand. Did not resist the dare so it was my own fault...as always. Facing a tough climb back. Cheers, Jenni and Jeffrey

Finding the perfect life is the endeavor of an extreme optimist or to put it harshly, that of a fool. It's fair to state that life presents difficulties, tests and a myriad of challenges. It's something we understand and experience. Should one take the opposite view of the optimist, knowing of the trials and tribulations that abound, it would not be unreasonable to consider that perhaps the miracle of life is a tad overrated. However, we believe both views are incorrect. What reminded us of this thinking (for a change) are our weeks in the Desolation Wilderness, the Eastern Sierra Nevada in general and the broad region surrounding Lake Tahoe. What a place, what a period! (continues at end...) I got talking to a few people at the peak and it appears someone got a little impatient. A few moments earlier, Joe said to me, "What do you think it means when a woman folds her arms across the chest and looks a little haughty?" I wasn't having a good day with Jenni. An...