Lazarow World-Hike-About: 24.37 Mount Wasson via Kings Canyon. 24.38 Soldiers' Trail to Bear Canyon, Tucson, Arizona. 23.39 Peart Rd. Trail, Casa Grande, AZ

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.

Thursday, December 31, 2015

24.37 Mount Wasson via Kings Canyon. 24.38 Soldiers' Trail to Bear Canyon, Tucson, Arizona. 23.39 Peart Rd. Trail, Casa Grande, AZ

The former were two testing hikes, probably about nine miles each with well over 2,000 feet of elevation gain;
the third in the city of Casa Grande, quite long but with insufficient height gain to make it worth recommending.
The hikes in Tucson, mostly amongst cacti, attractive mountains and great views, are enough to bring us back for more.

The soldiers' trail leads to a former prison camp which is reached directly from a road on the other side of the mountain,
opposite from our commencement point. However, we diverted to Bear Canyon which is an over-powering sight further along.

The hike up to Wasson Peak is on the tough side. It made for a little more of a challenge when we reached the very steep
section. At that juncture, there was a fellow on our heels. One of us did not want to be passed so it became a 'race'
to the top. The problem was that the other guy was a tough competitor. Oh well! No wonder Jenni shakes her head so often.

This concludes Hike-about 24, an incredible experience. At the end we include a few meaningful pictures from the period.

'I'm leaving on a jet plane, don't know when..."

Apparently, the approach to a saguaro is from above.

We've heard of prickly but this is a contagion.

'Lucky' it does not rain too often.

Climbing out of the canyon on Soldiers' Trail.

Mountains and farmland in Casa Grande, Arizona.

A shady view from Mount Wasson Peak.

Peek-a-boo Ellie and Benny.

Jen stands above Bear Canyon, the end of our trail, with an amazing backdrop.

'The Long and Winding Road'...Hmm! Doesn't work too well in this situation. (Taken from early
on along the Soldiers' Trail.

A few meaningful pictures from Hike-about 24 as we conclude and close the chapter:

Blacketts Ridge, Tucson...Jenni celebrates her birthday.