Lazarow World-Hike-About

View from Lizard Peak of Lake Havasu/Colorado River. A bighorn comes striding by. Havasu Lake. Forgot all about the hip as we concentrated on a tricky climb. Jen waits for the adrenaline to subside as she recovers from part of the climb. Brave girl! Not extending the hip; trying another technique, less elegant. Enjoying views of the water immensely. Graceful summit of the short but tricky Lizard Peak. Three perspectives of the lake. Taking in the views from the peak. Notice the lizard 'sleeping' in the sun below. And another. Jen scrambles close to the top. Cheers,  Jenni and Jeffrey Snack time.

'Little House on the Prairie'. Lakeview?     I believe it's understandable that we appear to be consumed by the wonderful challenges we face on the mountains, the magnificent natural scenes in the wilderness and the blessing of relative freedom. Furthermore, that I appear to exaggerate the beauty, I do accept...maybe. However, I have two counters to that contention. After all, I just remembered a concept that is pertinent. 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'. Who knows what it means but it sure works for one of us. The other partner sees the beauty too; however, she is a little more reserved about it. The second contention is that "You had to be there."        Frankly, none of that really matters. That I walk around in a daze most of the day on the trails, cross-country and on mountain slopes means that I am in complete awe of what we see, experience, witness and absorb. Please! Don't take it away from us.  Sometimes, we...