Lazarow World-Hike-About

Utah, Salt Lake City, Mount Olympus Forest, Gobbler's Knob peak. It would be difficult to find a better overall hiking experience. For the flowers alone, we would hike the 3,200 feet elevation gain, 8 miles return reaching an altitude of 10,246 feet. More about this great experience at a later date. Desolation Lake, Andorra ...um ... Utah. Scroll down to continue ...

We are currently taking a break from producing formal blogs. 'Bye, bye Birdie' while climbing the steep Bald Mountain in Ketchum, Idaho. Heading to Red Pines Lake, Twin Peaks Forest, Utah. Red Pines Lake as the sun and snow 'blind' the water. Sunset in Challis, Idaho. Remarkable position and sight on ridge of Norton Peak, Idaho. 'Mary' (Lake) in the morning. Returning from a peak in Challis Forest, taking in the farmhouse in the distance but enjoying the colorful mountains. Alpine Lake Blanche, Salt Lake City, Utah. Captivating scene in Challis, Idaho. Desolation Lake, somewhere in the mountains surrounding Salt Lake City at an altitude of 9,200 feet. Can't help it—love it. Lake Mary reflects. Above Lilian Lake—one for Mom. Cheers, Jenni and Jeffrey

A prism at the bottom of the falls. Hold that water. We like! 'Dust' or spray: The power of the tumbling water. A full frontal below the falls down a tricky embankment. Cascading sheets of water at speed, although the camera slowed it down. A more subtle picture than three above. and now back to, as many in this part of the world refer to it, "A Brute of a Hike"...scroll down to continue.

After a few hundred feet, at 6:45am, Salt Lake city awakens. Not yet at 4,100 feet, Salt Lake city is awake but now we're ready to rest. Once again, we're out of sync. Jenni chose the hike for early Sunday. One wonders, while on the trail, whether she was pleased with the selection. It was both strenuous and in places, a difficult experience. We suppose with a name Olympus, there is an expectation of excellence. This mountain climb is no exception to the premise. A couple of years ago, we hiked up the original Mount Olympus in Greece, big surprise as to location, and experienced an appropriate challenge. As we sat and ate a late breakfast after negotiating the cliffs on the way back, the dangerous section—we like to get over those types of hurdles before eating—a couple engaged us in conversation. One of the things we learned from the woman is that she has two levels of enjoyment which she calls Type A and B. The former level is an instant, continuous pleasure, while...

Molly's nipple, aptly named. The picture shows the last third or less of the climb, the easy part. Action was rough and risky. Jen reaches the...peak. Looks lost somewhere far below. Jen handled precarious positions superbly. It's a town hike, (plus telephoto), hence, development below. A 'high-five' or some secret signal in case anyone is watching (or drones) although we were only hikers. We were wrong; someone else joined us on the peak. Jen comes over the crest, part one of the climb. Cheers from the peak. Cheers again, Jenni and Jeffrey

Squaw Peak is in the large city of Provo, Utah. It's most convenient for hikers as access is easy; effectively, it's in the city . It's a more than good challenge with an elevation gain of 2,800 feet. Views include the city, other surrounding mountains, many snow-capped, and yet once out of the canyon below, one attains the feeling of being in the backcountry. That quality of hike is not easy to find (within a city) except in Cape Town and few other places. Next door is the "Y", a mountain we hiked up the following day which is at least 400 feet higher. We were able to view the two peaks we reached from each other, especially when looking down from the higher one. Also, the experiences were mostly different. One other point we found impressive is the quality and quantity of blooming flowers covering parts of the mountains—truly beautiful. Jen in the canyon, after returning from the peak, left rear. A view of the peak from the canyon Surprised and impr...