LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

Nepal: Evening below Annapurna.

'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.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

26.03 Greyton to McGregor, Western Cape, a place of flowering beauty.


A few years ago, we hiked the other way around, that is, from McGregor to a little before Greyton and returned. It was a very pleasant experience and so we tried it from Greyton this time. It was equally enjoyable, if not more so. Soon after our last hike, a South African viewed the blog and wrote some fine words to us regarding how impressed he was with the scenery. We concur; it's a place filled with delightful covering of flora.

We walked twelve miles up, in and through the canyon, visited a waterfall tucked away on a cliff, swam in the freezing pond below while absorbing the sights which included large and high mountains bathing and covered in clouds throughout the day. The weather seems to be heavily influenced in this mountainous region by these giants which resulted in rain, partial sunshine, heavy winds and both hot and cold weather. The day following, the rain smashed any remnants of a drought.

The distance from the one town to the other is about 60 miles by road but less than 10 miles by foot to the outskirts. Take your pick.



Looking down the gorge and canyon...delightful.




Only a few proteas still blooming but quite spectacular.





Jen faces the camera more than two hundred yards distant.





A low cloud provides moisture to these very green mountains.





Something special, certainly different from swimming in a pool but icy. The editor cleared it of crocodiles, thankfully. She can be quite helpful at times.





The flora were captivating...provides a different experience in the wilds.





Crossing the waterfall.




Jenni climbs while the little exposure of sun hits the slope behind.





A prominent protea.





A meaningful scene tucked away in the mountains.





Jenni (right) has matching top to the ground cover, on the hill.




The best seat in the house.


Cheers,


Jenni and Jeffrey


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