Lazarow World-Hike-About: Some Highlights, most not previously published, including many from New Zealand.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

Eastern Cape, South Africa: Storms River region.

'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.

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Some Highlights, most not previously published, including many from New Zealand.

We've begun planning our hiking adventures for the coming year although much is still to come in
the next few months. In order to avoid winter weather, particularly the harsh climes, it usually means traveling
south from December through April. When one party has a desire to visit a favorite country, how does one sell
the idea to the other. How about showing a few pictures from past experiences and undertaking that the best
is yet to come. It's an approach. We were in New Zealand three years ago and it's time for a revisit:

Dewar Peak, on the way to Devil's Creek, Queenstown, NZ.

Sawyer Burn, sharp, steep and tough. (Please get rid of the hat!)

Tongariro Crossing, the picture tells the story of the day. It reminds one of the title of a well-known
book published years ago: 'The loneliness of the Long Distance Runner'.