North Dome, Yosemite: 'Get away from the edge!' "Yes, Mom."
'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."
As the sun sets on a wonderful experience, we close with a video. Most of all, turn up the volume...
Before viewing the video and perhaps the last posted triple-blog, we thought of adding some statistics
relating to Hike-about 23. It's quite sobering, we believe, when one thinks about them in a context away
from the trails.
Here they are:
Days away : 49
Days traveling : 10 (both car and planes)
Days Sabbath rest : 7
Days lazy : 5
Days hiking : 27
Distance covered on foot : 236 miles (378km)
Vertical gain :61,500 feet or 11.6 miles (18.5km)
Distance by car : Forgot to check
Number of hikes double-counted : zero (for Barry Jahn only)
Injuries sustained on Hike-about 23 : None.
Injuries sustained after two hours with delightful grandchildren : Back injuries.
The video follows below:
Click on 'box' icon at bottom right of picture to view full screen (after first clicking 'play' arrow).
