Lazarow World-Hike-About: 47.10 Lees Ferry, Arizona: Second hike up Spencer Trail: A Second summary. Equally spectacular.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

San Ramon: At first, I thought it needed explanation. Not true. Top Left: "You're kidding me. After hiking 4 miles from the base below, you still want to climb up there...and snakes...?" The stance revealed it all. The rest is self-explanatory, too. (Not part of the formal trail either).

'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.

Monday, October 5, 2020

47.10 Lees Ferry, Arizona: Second hike up Spencer Trail: A Second summary. Equally spectacular.

We suggested the other day that a person should undertake this hike more than once. We did a few days later. We also said on the second occasion, one should not take a camera. We took a camera. We snapped 160 pictures and then had to choose only a handful. Imagine how difficult that is. We deferred a final selection by choosing a few for a summary...again. We're indecisive.

We commenced the hike at 6:30am in order to capture a different atmosphere from the previous experience. We did indeed. Frankly, we had the trail to ourselves on both occasions but for two couples we met on the way down. In fact, on the second occasion, they were from San Diego and knew common friends. For the record, none of our friends are that common...we think.

It was a wow sight...they all are.

A little dark early on and refreshing in the cool weather...for an hour or two more.

Exploring higher up on the cliffs.

Spot Jenni.

"Nothings quite as pretty as the Colorado in the morning"...with apologies to the composer.

Really was another spectacular occasion.

The official Arizona High Divingboard venue, which is only partly up the canyon wall.

The amazing canyon walls of the Colorado River.

Walk-about on the trail edge.

On the previous hiking occasion, light was better later in the morning than today's. However, the early morning light on this hike was top class.

Lazarow World-Hike-About