Lazarow World-Hike-About

I see you. A different ocean view, for some.   Jen reaches the lake, our fifth of 5 hikes in dry San Diego.   We've spent ten days thus far in San Diego during which time we have undertaken a number of hikes, all in the outer county, mostly on the east side. Surprisingly, we came across a preserve which we had only entered some years before from the west. The eastern entrance gave us a fresh perspective and a tough workout, too. In addition, the view of the mountains in the north, covered in snow, provided a surreal sight further enhanced by a mystical feeling of something appearing briefly in the distance as if an illusion. It seemed like a picture projected onto the sky. It was quite an experience and a wonderful sight.    In a number of hikes, views of housing were interesting. From height, most things look good, less blemished, while other objects are quite spectacular in their own right. One of the eye-catching features was of housing developments...

In the distance, Roosevelt Lake. On our return, we cross a wash and enjoy these prickly pairs. A good reason to climb this steep trail—The Vineyard. We have fascinating, strange and even silly conversations on the trails quite often. At times, it’s because we might misunderstand each other or one of the parties thinks the other is slacking while the slacker believes just the opposite. Most of our time is spent alone so we never have an arbiter close by although we are usually surrounded by arbors.   Fortunately, on most occasions we have a wonderful understanding of each other. For the record, one of the partners thinks the woman hiker is both brave and a delight to be with except for one occasion every three to four months when she is unfit and seems to have a slight hissy (as she calls it). Very seldom though. A hissy is defined as when Jenni has every right to be annoyed with her partner because as usual, he is in the wrong... (continues below).  Jenni he...