Lazarow World-Hike-About: 50.38: Arizona: Marble Canyon: Cathedral Wash, taking a shower at the Colorado River.

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.

Saturday, November 20, 2021

50.38: Arizona: Marble Canyon: Cathedral Wash, taking a shower at the Colorado River.

One has to negotiate every step of the way. There is no trail which adds to the enjoyment and of course, the challenge. Should you listen to an airline cabin member going through the formalities, you might hear the following message: "There are two exits in the front, four in the middle and two at the rear. Sometimes, the closest exit may in fact be behind you."

Relevance you might ask. Well, that's how one negotiates this tricky hike. A person seeks a climb, up or down, that feels comfortable. The route could be anywhere. We hope that makes sense because at times, we'd love someone to explain it to us. Thank you for flying American! or is it United?

Entering the Lower Cathedral Wash. Great opportunity to say a prayer.

Departing from the wash but feeling dirty. Makes no sense.

And now? Remember, the idea is not to wet the feet...or any other part of the body.

or damage any part of the body. (One slip and you take a mud bath or much worse.)

That is, both bodies.

Yikes! How do we get down there? A better question. Why do we want to get down there?

It will be worth it for we get the opportunity to see another scene of the Colorado River, an American gem.

Talk about excited to reach the river or to get away from 'someone'.

They don't make it comfortable to cross the river. 😢😢

Just made it back up from the deep. But where is Waldo?

There she is...lagging again as she contemplates the tricky climb.

The River Jordan is deep and wide...well, nice song, wrong river. (C'mon fellas, use your imaginations.)

A good reason not to take a dip in the water.

Now a reasonable person might think the photograph is blurred. No. This is what happens when a person moves at the speed of light. (There's no truth in the rumor that one of us lives in an imaginary world.)