Lazarow World-Hike-About: 20.04 Introduction to the magical Sierras, a different realm.

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.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

20.04 Introduction to the magical Sierras, a different realm.

This is a mere introduction to the Sierra Nevadas. Some seven years ago we were encouraged by
the Laikens to explore the area. Wise words indeed, thank you. Although we have hiked many times in
the region, the words of Galen Rowell have never left us. The late international mountain climber and
photographer said, "In retrospect, I never had to leave the Sierras to see the world's beauty.
It's all here."

We will deal with the hike in a full blog soon. However, this is a taste of an experience that is
beyond words. What does it mean when one sees and feels so much beauty that one develops a feeling
of frustration, at times. The sentiment appears to be ungrateful but clearly it's not our true
feelings. Perhaps it is an overload of the brain which is unable to cope with so much wonder in
a confined region. Then again, climbing 3,000 feet and walking over ten miles is hardly a limited area.
Enough with your problems...(excuse us); take a look at some of the beauty of the Eastern Sierra.

A greeting as we crest Table Mountain.

Air pressure causes the 'trudge' as we close in on 12,000 feet without acclimating.

Try separate the reflection from the real image.

Feeling the lack of air but easily compensated by being in one of the most beautiful places visited.

A captivating view from the table—Table Mountain, Sierras, a feeling of being on top of the world.

A land of lakes and reflections.

Autumn approaching (arrived) although day temperatures still high.

The serenity, vast open 'nothingness' and surrounding beauty lift the soul—it would help if they could
lift the feet, too. Table Mountain top, above the Tyee Lakes.