Lazarow World-Hike-About: 49.21 California: Skyline Wilderness Park, Napa: Skyline Ridge to Lake Marie et al.

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.

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

49.21 California: Skyline Wilderness Park, Napa: Skyline Ridge to Lake Marie et al.

We undertook the hike of over 7 miles with some good climbs the day after our second stunning experience at Berryessa. The lake lies between Napa and Vacaville, the latter being our entry point for the ridge hikes at the lake. Poor Napa! It did not stand a chance. After the figurative and literal highs above the lake, the Wilderness Park proved to be an anti-climax. Sorry Napa. Nevertheless, Marie Lake is attractive particularly because of the coloring surrounding it.

Our good friend (much more than that), Dr. Jerry Bongard, lived in the region for a while and so we thought of him which made the hike enjoyable.

A view towards the outskirts of Napa from a ridge above Berryessa Lake, taken on another occasion.

Jen takes a side trail which circles the lake, making for good views from above.

We're in the market for a house. We came across this beauty with wonderful views. Admittedly, it's a fixer-upper but Jen is very handy with a hammer and chisel. I should know. The pool in the backyard clinched the deal.

Finally, rather than walk down the last stretch, she made an offer on this little vintage gem. No accounting for taste. Like our new house, it might need a little paint patch-up.

Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

Lazarow World-Hike-About