Lazarow World-Hike-About

Understandably, pictures from many countries are missing but as mentioned, it's a daunting task to keep the numbers few while trying to capture unique views. Even between the two of us, we both believe the best pictures are still in the library. As our son Gavin is wont to say, "What you gonna do." Hungary 2018: And I laughed when people told me men could fall pregnant. El Califate, Argentina: Swan Lake's first rendition in the southern hemisphere. "Give me your tired, your huddled masses"...I welcome you to this wonderful desert in Nevada (No gambling allowed on the sand though)." Bansko, Bulgaria at dawn. Jen wakes me to see this...what was she thinking? Rock climbing on Mount Meron—Israel 2010. Vive La France—Chamonix and "Hello to Yves". She's so spoiled...breakfast in bed and not even her birthday—Catalina Island. Kepler trek, New Zealand...now you tell us. 'Okay, then we'll just 'h...

Here's trouble after returning from the hike. (Don't you love it when you have to walk to and from the trailhead, over 2 miles?) Jen's been bitten by a snake, confronted wolves, bears, stepped over a python, a few adders too but when in Nepal, she was attacked by a cow, life changed. Since then, cattle are no longer passive animals in her mind. Here we go: Meantime, we hear 'recycle, recycle' all day. We do that well when it comes to our body fluids in the wilderness. Now we are the 'ultimate recycler'. Sending the remaining yoghurt down the stream, returning it to the cows drinking below. This of course allows the cows to produce flavored milk, an added bonus. Another advantage: The cow strains the granadilla pips. Does life get any better? One of us eats, the other recycles. I suppose eating is a form of recycling or leads to it. One of our favorite views of the Amphitheatre. We would think very few reach this point, it's a remote area with...

On the extreme left is Cerro Torre. It is the main subject depicted in the opening picture. We were taken in by it then and little has changed since.