Lazarow World-Hike-About

'Morning has broken, light the first morning'...what a way to enter the day, like the first morning, a virgin day. The mountain in front gave us the 'heebie-jeebies'. Turns out we went beyond and above it. Shows you! Something occurred on the day, a Friday. Most days on the trails are surprisingly uplifting and, of course, tiring. I sometimes ask myself the question which I'm sure many think of as well. 'How can we do this with such regularity and not be bored, tired of it or not feel dull?' The quick answer is that there is no answer. The more intelligent answer is a long one, more appropriate to take the form of discussion. Rest assured, we get bored easily and yet, in our lives, we've never been more stimulated, excited or enjoyed a rate of learning, gathering of experiences, testing of ourselves and many other facets of life.       Please understand nothing mentioned has anything to do with our behavior, characters or values. They are a compl...

Pic de la Torradella, the target, viewed from the slopes of El Tartar. Funnily enough, the day before we both stated as we walked in the town that we would love to stand on that peak. Two weeks before, we could not find a trail to the peak. We continued on an alternate hike. I think a conspiracy exists which has manifested itself in the metric versus imperial systems in the Andorran mountains. How do we know this? They say one should listen to one’s body. In our case, it makes twice as much sense as there are not just one but two of us, hence two bodies. This means the second body can verify that of the first. Let’s move forward. When we convert meters to feet in Europe, and it only seems to occur during elevation gain, something gets lost in the mix, well, the conversion. Our bodies, particularly mine, understand and know very well the exact elevation gain once we have trudged up a mountain. Here’s the problem: On most of the hikes in Andorra, many have been between 2,200 and 2,...

We finally get it. Until now, we had never understood the 'Big Bang' theory. Our day got started with a bang and only got better thereafter. For the younger generations, this is where the concept: 'I'll scratch your back if you'll scratch mine" arises. And people think we're smarter than cattle. Also, I finally understand what they mean by 'Animal Husbandry'...slow learner but getting there.  The tender moments/periods between most mothers and offspring, something admirable which also gives 'heart' to the world. From the peak, we look down toward the main road that passes through the towns. To the right is France. On the left, is a major ski area. The real kicker is the bright green indicates the fairways of a golf course (For Colyn Levine). From the top of the ski station (a different hike), we view a golf course. Why is that not surprising? After all, this is Andorra. To play a round of golf, one takes the gondola rather tha...