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.

Thursday, December 27, 2018

38.11 Free State, South Africa: Mount Everest, tranquility and excitement, sharing the stage.


As we wander about the world, a process of discovery occurs daily, even more often. So much is happening about us, most of which we are not aware of, unfortunately. Nevertheless, for the few things we do notice and observe and at times participate within, we are extremely grateful. What a magnificent world surrounds us. While we understand there are many unfortunate people barely surviving in the world, we wonder why many others who have the opportunity to be forces for good choose instead to encourage chaos and misery. Despite these negative distractions, we seek to pursue our passions and find our purpose, hopefully, without hurting anyone.



Stand-off at Dodge or is that Little Big Horn?




More tranquility, as the animals cover the plains in late afternoon.




Less tranquility. The mountain in the background is 'Platberg'. We ascended it from the other side in Harrismith, the following week.




Words fail us as the sun makes a bold statement at sunset.




Even less tranquility as Jen returns...a magnificent edifice behind.




When a person lives among scenes like this, one realizes how insignificant one is...and fortunate.




This is a time one wishes for more tranquility, less excitement.



Is Jen thinking of taking the gap?




They've seen us, smelled us and within seconds will bolt...I suppose, who can blame them?




"Hey Jen, you wanna lend me a hand, getting to the top is one thing..."




Cheers,


Jenni and Jeffrey



She paid us a visit, her head appearing through the open window. Behind the head was a big, black feather-duster which proved useful for a cleaning session.



Then it got very personal...I asked Jen to deal 'female-to-female'.

1 comment:

LluĂ­s said...

Have a new year full of love, health and happiness. Good luck friends!