Lazarow World-Hike-About: 32.01 Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, heading toward Mer de Glace glacier.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

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'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, September 6, 2017

32.01 Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, heading toward Mer de Glace glacier.

This was our first hike in Chamonix Mont-Blanc. A narrative is included in the later posted blog, the one before this.
The weather was outstanding: cloudless and warm, with a cool breeze providing relief although it was hardly needed. We headed up to the glacier and then further up to the cable station, bringing the accumulated elevation gain to 2,850 feet. As in most places in Europe, there are restaurants and huts (refugios) throughout the mountain ranges. So, a person can stop for a cup of tea and/or a gourmet meal somewhere on a mountain in the middle of 'nowhere'. It's another civilization in the mountains and a glorious one at that. (See last picture.) The contrast between the two hikes is exacerbated by full sun and heavy cloud on each of the respective days.

Early evening on a cloudy day.

The following morning, a sunny day.

Aiguille du Midi, the highest cable station in the mountains.

As we make our way up, the town of Chamonix presents itself.

Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif.

A person can hire this unique accommodation near the restaurant, nearly 2 hours up the mountain.

We hiked up to the cable station and were rewarded with outstanding views.

"Please, Madame Twist, I'd like some more." Food and beverage service in the mountains.

Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

Lazarow World-Hike-About