Lazarow World-Hike-About: 37.25 Bulgaria: Pirin Park. Muratov Lake and Peak and the smashing colors of a unique region... (A peek into a South African garden.)

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.

Sunday, November 11, 2018

37.25 Bulgaria: Pirin Park. Muratov Lake and Peak and the smashing colors of a unique region... (A peek into a South African garden.)

'Nothing's quite as pretty as Mary in the morning.'

Talking of Mary/s...

As we reach our third continent in two weeks, we are still enjoying the thrill of having visited Eastern Europe again, particularly, the fascinating mountain ranges, myriad alpine lakes and an assortment of other features. It was not easy to leave the European continent which continues to inspire us with it’s variety of natural beauty. Nevertheless, it’s never difficult to return to Africa, especially where our roots are buried and many fond memories, particularly of the formative years, continue to influence and have an impact on our lives. We are most fortunate, at least thus far, that each part of the world provides unique opportunities to experience the mystery and joy of both the natural wonders and, people and their cultures. May we all live in peace! (Nice thought but unfortunately, unrealistic.)

Even in seemingly miserable weather, nature provides an upside.