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.
O
ur 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.

Thursday, November 15, 2018

37.26: Pirin National Park, Bulgaria: Polejan Peak, another special hike, experience and exposure.


Some days have a particularly good feel to them. This was one of them as we hiked a rather steep mountain over a less than average distance. Once again, we took in terrific sights, negotiated the rocks and scree and acquired height quickly. The vast surroundings, filled with mountain ranges, lakes and forests continue to amaze, entertain and fill us with challenges and joy simultaneously.



A heck of way to open the eyes early in the day.




After nearly an hour climbing, we reach a crest and determine our ultimate destination.




There are a few false peaks and one is clearly visible.




Lake Popova comes into view. We had hiked to it the previous week from another direction.




Our comments of rock surfaces are probably justified after viewing this photograph.




Ditto.





A view from the peak: Mounts Vihren and Kutelo in the distance.




First sighting as we reach the top.





Last sighting as we return to base.



Similar photographs shown before. The setting is superb as Jen returns to descend to Lake Bezbog.



Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

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