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, February 27, 2020

44.07 Nevada: Henderson, Black Mountain - not to be underestimated.


Thirty minutes into the hike we notice it's more formidable than anticipated.




Climbing is tough and the descent is worse.




City of Henderson below the foothills.




The rewards always outweigh the struggles...and by a wide margin.




A view of Las Vegas from the peak (City of Henderson).




A highlight of Las Vegas from the peak of Red Mountain, at sunrise (Boulder City).




Fortification Hill in Arizona seen from the peak - a distinctive mountain. (See below)




Fortification Hill, behind the 'Big Horn' in the distance, viewed from Black Mountain, Boulder City, Nevada.




Lava Butte, outside Las Vegas, from Black Mountain, Henderson.





Sitting on Lava Butte, after determining our own trail.




A prickly pair on a rough trail.




The Frenchman (left) and Lava Butte again.




A scene from the Frenchman, Las Vegas.




Homeward bound, following a very tricky section.



Cheers,


Jenni and Jeffrey

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