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.
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.

Saturday, February 16, 2019

39.07 Nevada: In the desert near Laughlin: Spirit Mountain and its Rocks.

It was another opportunity to ignore formal trails and wonder in the Mojave Desert; find our way up mountains, over boulders and other challenging obstacles. There's something both refreshing and honest about not relying upon official trails...at times. Don't get us wrong. Trails are essential but one appreciates them even more after wandering in the great outdoors over what appears virgin land.



Should I want to live dangerously, I might term this picture, "The Prickly Pair". I may be dumb but not completely stupid so I would never consider a caption of that nature. Jenni would vouch for me.



Our favorite times: Boulder hopping.




We found this minor peak as we wandered on our own trails.




Our car has become quite possessive so we don't remain out of sight for long periods. This is in the Lake Mead National area off Christmas Tree Pass, outside Laughlin.



Jen begins boulder number one of many.




A close up of the river and two hotels in Laughlin, Nevada. The Colorado River separates Arizona and Nevada at Bullhead City and Laughlin respectively. An hour time-change exists at the border. Big laugh with the confusion of time and states.




"Yikes. Where to now?" The problem was that the difficult climb up was easier than the same route down.





It was a day filled with climbing and after some hours, the adrenaline flow was draining.





and so the lazier of the two collapsed at the peak.




While the stronger of the couple dealt with an itch on the back.




Jenni moving up.




Following a very content boy.





An unimpressed observer.



Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

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