Lazarow World-Hike-About

"You light up my life." "Let there be light" and there was in abundance and it was bright. We've been fortunate to enjoy much variation in hikes, scenery, challenges and of course, a comfortable bed in the Salt Lake City suburb. Hot and cold running water has had a major impact on our lives. I find Jen does not smell that bad these days. (Oops! If that gets through, I'll be most surprised).  By the way, when we mentioned our indulgence of ice-cream the other day, we omitted to reveal having a full-size freezer in the suite makes it possible. This hike was close to the city but after a few steep steps, we could have been anywhere in the wilderness. We are running out of superlatives for the region. Nevertheless, we continue searching. The week of this hike was one in which we undertook solid research but found of the five hiking days, three involved additional climbing and walking because we missed junctions, were misdirected once, or just blinded b...

  We suppose one has to accept all types of weather, conditions and challenges. To refuse them means that a person would spend much time indoors. We've found that, especially with rain, on most occasions we are able to walk 'between the raindrops'. Expressed a little more succinctly, a person has to plan wisely, play the odds against the chance of rain percentages, most importantly, be bold and finally, find a weather forecaster with a more favorable outlook. We do get wet but less often than one would expect.    When I did military service (1970), I was in the armored corp. There was a saying that went something like this: "A troep wat nie a kans vat is nie 'n troep nie." Like most translations, something gets lost. Basically, a trooper has to follow the rules but if you don't take a chance and ignore the rules at times, you're not really a trooper.  The good news is that Jenni is showing a lot of characteristics of a troepie. "Ja-nee". He...

These pictures were taken with a telephoto lens from peaks visited during the trip except on one occasion. While cities are not our favorite sights, Salt Lake City is wonderful. Although we haven't shown the suburbs in this set specifically, the views of those areas show houses tucked under colorful trees and shrubs. Truth be told, while most places look much better from height including this city, it's very attractive at lower levels, too. From behind Red Buttes. Grandeur Peak. Heughs Canyon. The Capitol Building from ? Heading toward Van Cott Mountain. Jack's Peak. Rattlesnake Gulch to Pipeline Trail. Mount Wire-Pioneer Park trailhead. Capitol Building from Mount Wire-Pioneer Park.   From Crestwood Gulch Peak. Mount Wire from University access. Give up! An idea of a suburb outside the downtown area referred to in the text. Cheers,  Jenni and Jeffrey  (City Slickers)