Lazarow World-Hike-About: 5.02 Glorious Zion and Spectacular Angel’s Landing

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

North Dome, Yosemite: 'Get away from the edge!' "Yes, Mom."

'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

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

5.02 Glorious Zion and Spectacular Angel’s Landing

(Please click on pictures to get perspective and then the 'back button')

Looking towards peak from starting position

Hanging around on a Tuesday afternoon

C'mon down, Big Boy

The Angel has landed

Are we a little apprehensive. No...a lot

What does a person say after one of the most exhilarating afternoons of one’s life? Baruch Hashem, no doubt. In fact, after the danger we faced, another blessing is even more apt. We completed our 4th ascent of the magnificent Angel’s Landing climb in Zion National Park. The park is a place we would say with all humility that the Master, Himself, might feel comfortable resting within. We would suggest to anyone looking to see wonders of the world, look no further than this treasure. We now feel we have earned our annual stipend from the National Parks Board with that ‘plug’.

The final third--a little climb

Virgin River at Sunset

A Methodist Minister, in the early 1900’s, was so impressed with this monolith that he tried to figure a way of scaling it. In the end, he determined that it was impossible and that only angels would enjoy the privilege. The pioneering spirit of the settlers succeeded, perhaps showing more faith.

Hip testing station in the strangest places

We set out late for the climb after slowly checking in at Hurricane near 4pm, returning to the trailhead at 9:30pm, in the dark. We hurried up the steep trail for the first two miles, which is strenuous but on a decent path. However, the next three-quarters of a mile is up two separate but vertical cliffs. When a person looks at what confronts one, a number of thoughts enter the brain: What are we doing here? Why? Those are impossible. Do we in fact have a brain? Answers we don’t have but a sense of accomplishment, the thrill of reaching the top and returning of course, transport a person into another sphere. We were also fortunate that for the most part, we had the cliffs to ourselves. It was another day of wonder and elation with our spirits soaring nearly as high as our bodies.