LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

New Zealand: Tongariro Alpine Crossing: Ngauruhoe Volcano ("Mt. Doom"), a perfect sunrise.

'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.

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Poway, California: Mount Woodson after a long break and during a dry spell.


A person could make the argument that hiking in over 100 degrees weather is not intelligent. It's probably correct. Then again, one could rationalize an awful lot and always seem to be correct, and yet, never do much. Two different sets of rationalization, both correct, but one favored by us. Truth be told, the post-hike feeling is amazing and always worth the struggle, unless Jen gets slit eyes and develops a very cool attitude, weather notwithstanding.


Mount Woodson, looking east. Warmer than normal body temperature: Talk about being 'in heat'.



Whereas technically this is not showing off because it was a little dangerous climbing to that position, practically speaking, it could easily be classified 'showing-off', especially considering the subject's history.




Jenni goes vertical (the earlier part), well nearly, which is of course better than going viral.




Can't help developing a fascination for geology. Comes the revolution, we have so many hiding places in which to take refuge.



High temperatures, no rain and yet they survive and even blossom.




Even in the heat, it was worth it just to reach the position. The ocean covered with a marine layer.




Iron Mountain from Woodson. If you look closely, you can see the metal beginning to melt.



Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

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