Lazarow World-Hike-About: 21.09 Oahu West, Wai'anae Kai, Monster Mountains and trails. 21.10 Returning 'Koko Heads', an incredible sunrise. Plus Oahu Highlights.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

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'LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT: WHAT IN THE WORLD IS HIKE-ABOUT?'

Hike-about is an adventure that commenced June 2010. After storing our household movables, ridding ourselves of a house but retaining our 'home' together, we set off with the purpose of hiking in different parts of the world, not forgetting the home country, the USA.

Our primary focus is hiking to mountain peaks but any challenging hike will do just fine. Extended stays enable us to enjoy and experience living in various places amongst differing cultures. Hike-about has evolved into a way of life. It's also a process of discovery, both the world and ourselves.

We work and live 'on the road' but return to the city in which our grandchildren reside, every couple of months. This provides us the wonderful opportunity to be with them as well as a child or two, even three and of course, friends.

By the end of 2023, the blog contained over 1,560 hikes (less than that actually undertaken), each a set of pictures with stories and anecdotes from the trails. An index to the right allows the viewer to identify earlier experiences.

Finally, we are often asked about the journey's end. Our reply, as accurate as we can state, is: "When we are either forced to cease through health issues or the enjoyment level no longer reaches our aspirations, we will hang up the boots."

"A Life Experience As No Other: Dare to Seize the Day Together", published by Fulton Books, depicts our life on the road and mountains until the beginning of 2017. It has developed 'exponentially' since then.

Jenni and Jeffrey Lazarow

Whereas we continue to update the blog regularly, we circulate email notifications infrequently.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

21.09 Oahu West, Wai'anae Kai, Monster Mountains and trails. 21.10 Returning 'Koko Heads', an incredible sunrise. Plus Oahu Highlights.

You want brunch? Hands off hips and make your way up the slope, Editor. (Jen about to climb
the steepest part on a treacherous slope.)

Color must have been given to brighten our lives.

Editor becomes our number one photographer; fortunately, number two is still in a 'high' position.

The first part of hike (and last part) on a track; the rest, in a jungle of slopes. Currently, editor
running away from monster mountains...or.

Early Sunday morning on Koko Head. We woke at 5am and reached the summit at 6.33am. The complication
with this hike is that on each occasion, we are pressured into beating the previous time. Today, we achieved
our fastest time but are fearful for the next effort.

Number two trying to emulate editor...losing bet.

Some of the slopes were treacherous although camera 'lies' as it understates the angles.

A spectacular morning on Koko Head.

Trying out a new feature of the camera...interesting, we thought.

Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

A few highlights from Oahu of the two weeks on the island.

After returning from Koko Head, Jenni absorbs the amazing 'blues'.

Olomana Peaks from a distance (pyramid shapes).

Olomana, close up...one of our favorite peaks to climb on the island.

Olomana at the rock-face.

Swells in color on the North Shore from part way up Keilia.

Diamond Head (crater) and Honolulu from Koko Head before sunrise.

Jenni returning on the other side of Koko Head crater, a separate hike.

Cooling off (down) after returning from Keilia climb; Rabbit Island is the backdrop.

Facing fear in gusting winds and backing down at natural arch bridge.

Jenni on track, heading down and home.

Editor quits the mountains, takes on the ocean...she'll be back.

Sunrise on a cliff...does life get any better?

There are another seven or eight blogs preceding this close-to-finale from Oahu, Hawaii.

Aloha!

Lazarow World-Hike-About