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.

Monday, January 2, 2023

56.19 Page, Arizona: Wah Weap. Indeed, why weep unless it's tears of joy, Argentina.

Heading down to the water cross country.
 
Wah Weap is a marina in Page. It's possible to scramble from a viewpoint high above the water in which a person can wander over the rocks, through washes and negotiate some tricky ups-and-downs to reach water level. A large rock juts into the lake, providing an excellent position on which to take brunch and enjoy the views. It is, once again, a magnificent location as is much of Page. While we consume ordinary meals, probably unattractive to many, it's difficult to beat the 'atmosphere' of the positions we find. 

  As there is not a trail or path, a person makes his/her own way down and of course returns in a simailar manner. Invariably, we will come across situations in which there appear no way down and the reciprocal, or possible way up. Many treacherous paths exist which can be negotiated while others are too dangerous. However, if one studies the possibilities, invariably, there's a solution. Of course, the longer one remains puzzled with the thought of spending the night, the quicker the mind functions and a solution arises. Anyway, that's been our experience. 

  Over the years, we've discovered that no mountain or hill is as easy as it appears to climb; no path is as level as it seems. This provides tremendous scope for investigating and adventuring and the occasional argument and conclusion: 'Hey, when are you going to understand this bit of wisdom?' 

 "What about in my next life." 

 'Oh dear, where was he when they were handing out brains?' 

..maybe, admiring the scenery.
Once you let the kid loose, there's no way to predict her movements.
Did I ever mention how much I love this location? I bet Jenni is surprised.
Castle Rock from yet another angle.
Glen Canyon Dam: A wall, a bridge, a river, a town, a pumping station, a golf course, hotels, all in the desert and closeby.

You have to wonder where he's wandering. 
  Some people are so predictable. Hence, they are really boring.  
Jenni's arriving at our brunch stop.
Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey

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