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

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Sunday, March 17, 2024

61.37: Arizona: Sedona: High on the Hog. 61.46 Sugarloaf #2 and Lizard Head Trail.

Chimney Rock protrudes at rear (above middle of picture). The foreground, well quite a sight.
Cross a channel, climb for a while and another beautiful Sedona sights confronts the viewer. One of us stands across the way with additional views available to the right.
Jen stands on an edge, a little backdrop at rear.
Let's take another look but switch the focus.
From a great vantage point, it appears the deer does not know we are about...Jen thought he might smell Jeffrey.
Even from distance, it looks like he's confused as he peers down. Reaching this point is a highlight of the hike although the position is not part of a trail.
Jen waves from one edge to another.
Very friendly guy. He returns the wave.
Jen crosses the rocks. In the distance at height is the butte to which we are heading as shown in photo above.
As we return from higher up, we sink down onto submarine rock and enjoyed some climbing thereon. 
One of the big guys, 'Thunder Mountain' (Capitol Butte), dominates the scene. A friend of ours, Howard Greek, has a beautiful house/home at the base of this overpowering mountain. Howard is no pushover either.
Sugarloaf #2, Lizard Head Trail. 

A new trail for us that exposed some very narrow edges.

On the way back, we missed a turn and ended up on a sharper edge. This one was easy.
Jen shows her mettle along a tricky ledge.
...and rewarded in reaching an enjoyable peak.
Then returning home on scree...not too pleasant
Typical Sedona scene, imagine whatever you wish to view.
Crossing the peak with the airport on the plateau in the distance.
Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey

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