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.
O
ur 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.

Friday, November 26, 2021

50.39/40 Page, Arizona: Antelope Point: An approach from above the canyon on Thursday; the next day kayaking through the canyon to reach Antelope Canyon.


Jen makes her way along the water, moving up-and-down constantly.

Reaching a junction with a third in- out- let.

Perhaps one of the most enjoyable hikes, roaming through the desert but always keeping close to the water, is spectacular. It involves finding a route which could mean climbing then descending to go up again. Sometimes one chooses a path only to find water or a large fall-off preventing an advance. After some experience, one tends to anticipate the route and usually it works out reasonably well. The beauty of this type of hike is that a person never takes the same path, no matter how often it’s attempted. 

While sitting in the shady spot partaking of brunch, I was able to gently nudge Jen into staying an extra two days. We were limited because of a trip to visit Mom in South Africa. Jenni bought into the idea that a day less on the road, one less in San Diego would give us the time needed to enjoy Page even more and add a kayak trip the next day. It meant that on the Thursday we hiked above the water while on the Friday, we were on the water until the end of the channel. Thereafter, we hiked through part of Antelope Canyon to enjoy spectacular sights. 


Down below, on the water.
Big Rocks. (Jen just turns the corner.) This is close to the commencement after disembarking from the kayak.
Jen (toward top-left) makes her own turn as she heads for where we think home is...famous last words.
In the canyon, Jenni discovers gold.
Another horseshoe as the canyon makes a vicious turn.
Down below in the canyon, past the beaching area.
It's a privilege to find and walk along these sites.
Jen is now developing her springing talents. I think she's watched too many of 'these performances'.
At the commencement of the 'paddle'.
This was our spot for brunch, the only shady corner. How do you beat it?
A life of 'ups and downs' in unique and magnificent places and positions.
Looks so bleak and yet is a treasure full of depth.
Thousands of different views and positions.
Reboarding for a tough trip back to the car. Between the mud, weight and listing kayak, one thinks of alternatives...like a couch.
A person wonders about the forces of nature.
And wonders more which creates a desire to wander further.
Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey

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