Lazarow World-Hike-About

Hopefully, we are still somewhere in Nepal climbing and walking on their 'hills'. Romania revisited and worth anther visit. Reaching a peak in Bulgaria. Lion's Head viewed from a trail up Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa. A slippery channel in Slovenia. Further action in Slovenia. Tongarriro Crossing, New Zealand - an active volcano. Around the corner from the photo above, a few miles, dawn breaks and we catch a great break as the black volcano turns orange. La Serrata, Andorra. Hamblin Peak, Nevada. Turtlehead Peak, Red Rock Park, Nevada. Guadalupe Peak, Texas. Angels Landing peak, Utah. Blacketts Ridge, Tuscon, Arizona. Ice Lakes Basin, Colorado: returning from peak as storm moves in. Mono Pass, Sierras, California. Freezing on Mount Dana, Yosemite, California. Upside-down peak, 3,300 feet to go: Bright Angel Trail from Plateau Point, Grand Canyon, Arizona. From a peak looking...

Iron Mountain from Mount Woodson, a rare sight of clouding, recently. A favorite spot in San Diego County, Poway Lake. On virgin territory at a hike we've done the most—made it more exciting. Not at the peak but rising above the clouds and Iron Mountain. It was a bit of a struggle to get down. A change in motion. More birds: This time Birds of Paradise. An early morning surprise at half-way stage with our son, Gavin, joining us. Shocked (amazed) to see such color and growth in San Diego...the rains have been good. A telephoto view from the peak. Our favorite 'duck' returns to go fishing, Ossie the Osprey. Reflecting in death. Cheers, Jenni and Jeffrey This begs the question: There are 4 people on the boat. The engine, Ellie, looks anything but the powerhouse needed to propel it. Notice the firm grip on an oar, the strain as she moves one oar through the air...um...water, the strained muscles and sweaty brow—almost l...

We're in a mini-bus after 14 days in a beautiful place and we hit the odd bit of traffic outside Kathmandu. Bear in mind on many of the bikes, children sit between dad driving and mom at the rear. In the dining room gathering some warmth at Lobuche, getting really high. (Highest bakery in the world.) Mr. Santos, our 19-year old porter, looks on. Slightly built but could carry me with the 20-25 pounds I had on my back. Since this was written , we have returned from fourteen days in what Jen calls the high mountains. I can't argue with that although a number of years ago I decided that every mountain is high to me. I also have a desire to 'climb every mountain' but have since realized I should rather focus on the 'song'. Unfortunately, I cannot sing so it's back to climbing. However, when we happened to look up and see peak number XV, currently known as Mount Everest, I decided to contact Rhoda Gaylis and request singing lessons. It's not easy l...

We've written a number of pages on different aspects of the trip in Nepal from various slants. We decided to include only one of many, at random, as an opener. Although this is far from satisfactory to provide a reader/viewer an insight into this fascinating country, it's at least, a beginning. Perhaps we'll find a more appropriate format for what we consider, an unusual and amazing experience. Between the times on tough trails, the climbs and slopes, interesting locals and the many nationals, chaos on the roads of the cities and towns, and the serenity below the biggest mountains in the world, Nepal takes one back to an earlier period of civilization. It truly is a challenging and at the same time, very special environment. We never had much breath to begin with and then the sights took away some more...it was always worth it. We spent thirteen nights in "tea-houses" or guesthouses, enroute to Everest Base Camp including the return to Lukla, a gateway to...