Lazarow World-Hike-About

The goal is the mid-peak--wish I knew before the climb Jenni arrives at the summit 4 pounds lighter Looking down at the trail from 3/4 way up. Where's the trail? Dear Diary, We have said it before. The West Maui Mountain range is beautiful. It may not be the biggest or highest but then size is not the determinant of quality. Between the mountain and the changing cloud formations, we feel mesmerized. Shrubbery covers the mountain completely unless you happen to be examining it from close-up. The views of the city and especially of the ocean and its blue shades are stunning. We’ll miss the mountain and its big sister of the eastern side of the island. Why we like the West Maui Mountains so much From summit--town, docks and airport We cannot remember doing a more strenuous hike including some very difficult parts, too. Rope would have been very useful today. We may be a bit more technical about the climb—it was a climb—and you might wonder why we are addressing our diary...

Rocky 8 or is it 9? Jungle Jen...for a change THURSDAY Stuart Laiken said that if he lived on this island, he would hike Haleakala trails each week. We understand his sentiment so we have decided to follow his example and undertake a third hike in the crater as our grand finale. We chose a one-way hike, beginning at a car park and ending at another some seven miles distant. The trail itself is nearly 13 miles so a further seven miles may be unfair to our beloved editor. She is taking enough abuse from the mountains as it is. Hike number nine on Friday (unpublished) was punishing enough. Long-jump preparation in a secluded spot--Olympics 2012? Highdive Olympics 2012? Are we that desperate? The solution is the hitching method. We intend to park at the finish post and hitch to the trailhead. People with two cars don’t have a problem. What about hitching? We remember when we were teenagers (we have good memories), we would put our editor out front while we stayed in the back h...