Lazarow World-Hike-About: 33.20 Flora of 3 countries: While we don't understand much, we appreciate and admire the wondrous, natural beauty surrounding us.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

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."

"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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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

33.20 Flora of 3 countries: While we don't understand much, we appreciate and admire the wondrous, natural beauty surrounding us.

The photographs that follow, all but three, are taken on trail. Most are from the Western Cape, South Africa, some from Reunion and only one or two from Chamonix, France, the three countries we visited during a memorable trip. While we should have attached names to the various flowers, we decided against it as our resources of information are limited and our guesses would prove to be misleading. As a US Justice once remarked about pornography, to paraphrase: 'I may not be able to define it but I'll recognize it when I see it'. In a similar vein, the beauty and coloring of the flora is outstanding and we recognize and appreciate it although cannot identify many species.