Lazarow World-Hike-About

Jen nearing the final stretch before we turn right and meet the trail to the peak. Early (sort of) morning start reveals the terrain. In almost every hike, the dominant Monte Cristo reveals itself. It's a true icon of the region. After a short while, we face the Snowbird lodge and the beauty of the mountain.   This was the third time we climbed to Hidden Peak. Notwithstanding the name, it's not that difficult to find, but enormously strenuous to reach. Each of the three hikes has a different route with some commonality in two of them. We love some of the names of the trails, especially the Dick Bass Highway. One wonders where highway fits into the scheme of things considering the stony, steep, sandy path.     One of the incredible feats we witness, and there are many, is how vehicles driven by staff members at these ski resorts negotiate the roads/paths. Each day, we are stunned by the ingenuity of the engineering as we try to comprehend the workings of...

A few days later after light snow, we photograph Cardiff Pass and the peaks behind. The peak in the middle to the fore was our destination. Next time, we'll consider Monte Cristo...hmm! Sneaking along the walls. Supposedly, the 'wallflower'. After completing a number of reasonably lengthy hikes but with steep ascents, we looked for a shorter but still on the steep side challenge. We thought it might be nice to have something less dangerous for a change. Jen found the ideal hike, so she announced, until it proved to be less than ideal. Nevertheless, it turned out to be superb and met, at least, one of the criteria--on the short side but bloody tricky in places. Jenni's on a roll...pity.  This is the position that caused apprehension. Notice the narrow path with a big fall-off. However, the area where the color changes to yellow is the treacherous part. Should one slip, there's nothing to grab hold of. We did not feel too relaxed when negotiating it a...