Lazarow World-Hike-About: 38.16 The Drakensberg, Royal Natal National Park: Tiger Falls and surroundings. 38.17 Drakensberg Sun, Champagne Valley, the Grotto followed by a climb to a peak.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

Eastern Cape, South Africa: Storms River region.

'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.

Monday, January 21, 2019

38.16 The Drakensberg, Royal Natal National Park: Tiger Falls and surroundings. 38.17 Drakensberg Sun, Champagne Valley, the Grotto followed by a climb to a peak.

I'm sure my other leg was here a minute ago.

Uh Oh! The photograph flipped. Even the birds have taken to 'grass'...pity.

Another falls, not our destination, as we ascend steadily.

Sometimes, reflections exceed the original sight.

I nearly jumped out of my skin as the baboon barked vigorously as I approached, although he looked the other way.

We've written extensively and shown pictures at the top of the Amphitheatre. This is from Royal Natal National Park. (Left is Eastern Buttress and to the west, The Sentinel, ... ~~we may have mentioned it before~~. )

After returning from the top, we find this treasure.

Absorbing...

Nature's equivalent of high-density living.

A fortress' above Thendele (right bottom).

Drakensberg Sun, Champagne Valley.

First destination and time for a break.

Drakensberg Sun, a wonderful resort well-positioned...just passing above and through.

The end of the line. We diverged above and out to 'dem African hills'.

Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

Some perspective...looking down toward the Royal Natal Park, our accommodation 'sandwiched' below at Witsieshoek.

Lazarow World-Hike-About