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, July 18, 2014

18.06 A warm-up before a big climb; scenes of Iceland from forthcoming hikes.







Not a lot to add to the visuals.






Hummocky moraine, a ground cover that extends over parts of the country





They don't get much steeper than this as editor struggles bravely with damaged knee.




These are definitely not large 'sno-cones'. An extremely dull weather day, but always exciting.




A view from the peak of Mount Hverfjall overlooking a volcano, a recent hike.




On the way down, following a goat's path. At times like this, the idea of four legs, although not
attractive, would be most useful.





A couple of birds looking to break the ice. Why are they blue (icebergs, not 'icebirds'), people ask?
Our new theory is that if you stayed in the cold so long wouldn't you turn blue, too.
Aren't you sorry you asked?





Jenni calls for a rope; campground below




Thought of showing one more iceberg before they melt in the quickly 'heating climate'. The black
streaks are a reminder of the 2010 eruption.






A quicker way to get down Mount Sulur, an incredible mountain experience. This began as a fall and
turned into the new sport of glissading. Actually, fun provided the brakes work.




Each waterfall differs and there are a multitude of them. This is Godafoss



Breaking camp on the morning of the 62nd birthday. Thankful I'm nearly young.


Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

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