Lazarow World-Hike-About: 69.11 Bulgaria: Bezbog Lake: One of our regular haunts. Plenty of good hikes and a special lake.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

A tapestry of color from a mountain peak above Yogadina, Bulgaria.

'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 three, or slightly less, 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 2024, the blog contained over 1,636 hikes (far less than 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

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Sunday, October 19, 2025

69.11 Bulgaria: Bezbog Lake: One of our regular haunts. Plenty of good hikes and a special lake.

After 2-hours climbing from the bottom ski-lift, we reach Bezbog lake...it never fails to lift our spirits.

After circumventing the lake, the view is better from this side. It is a refugi, a hiker's hut including a 'restaurant'.

One of many ski-slopes we pass on the way up. This is still early days.

Toward the top, we leave the forest trail and join a rough road. Jen loves these meetings, especially since a cow butted her in Nepal. She believes I milk these scenes to take a dig.

Sitting at our brunch spot and hoping Jen would make peace with the bovines. Imagine a milkshake and cereal in this position.

A view from quite a distance as Jen nears the closed-cafe/refugi.

Off-trail searching for a brunch spot on which to perch.

Found it.

Enjoying the venue. In 7 years of visiting, we have failed to notice any maintenance. It's a pity. There's something magical we find in this vicinity.