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.

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

46.30 Kirkwood, California: A tucked-away gem: Thunder Mountain above the ski-resort.


This was another area unknown to us until recently. One of the exciting aspects of Hike-About is discovery, particularly, places off the beaten-track rather than well frequented national and state parks. Don't get us wrong. Many of the parks are magnificent and others terrific but during the season, it can be trying when trying for peace and serenity. On this latest trip in the Eastern Sierras including the Desolation Wilderness, and other parts near Lake Tahoe, both in California and Nevada, we came across some gems. Most of the destinations were tucked away up steep slopes on mountains and often culminating in alpine lakes. We certainly could not estimate the number of treasures one can feast upon in a short period.


Rough mountains, steep slopes. In the background, sits Pyramid Peak, Mount Ralston and Tallac, climbs made from the other side.



Ditto.




Not yet half-way.




Some interesting opportunities on volcanic rock.




A particularly good path in this section although of scree.




Makes the hiking even more worthwhile.



Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

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