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.

Sunday, February 23, 2020

44.08 Arizona: 'Hot Springs' adjacent to the Colorado River as it flows through Lake Mead and Hoover Dam.


Fascinating nature.




Calm waters of the Colorado River.




Who can 'out showoff', Jen? I wonder.




Making a fuss over her easiest ladder climb. (Should you be so kind as to send her an email of congratulations, it would be nice.)








"A FASHION STATEMENT": Never professed to be a leader in fashion although I may have been 'wrong'. Two-tone long pants cut-offs rolled up in a 'French style'. Better than high-fashion jeans with holes in them, I might suggest. I think I just alienated many women...oops.



While on the subject, I remember when 'bell-bottoms' were in fashion. I hope I don't have to explain the concept to the youngsters. Anyway, it turns out just after the fashion trend reached its peak and was entering a rapid decline, I discovered bell-bottoms. I really enjoyed wearing this modern garment and in fact, I became quite distinctive--if distinctive means I stood out as no one else wore them. Thus far, I have yet to wear blue-jeans. As I don't intend to put on a pair anytime soon, it appears they should remain in fashion for at least a while longer.



Drying off having just eaten brunch. A woman came past and insisted upon taking our photograph. Strange but there you have it. She did mutter something about working on a project called 'Strange but true', whatever that means.




Truth be told, we don't know whether he's coming or going. (It seems he went right then thought about the arrow further and returned left and then went right again...not an easy day for less-intelligent types.




Is that a maze or amazing?




Trying to improve vocabulary - would subtle be a correct description of the water flow?




Believe it or not, Jen sent me up there. What's more unbelievable is that I obey her commands...and love them.



Finding her way to the ladder. Who would believe a river is just feet from such an arid region.




One more of the Colorado. We've have seen it on this trip in Yuma, Grand Canyon, Boulder City and at this position. It has a special place in our minds.




Coming over the top and finding a river in the way.





8 days later, we find the river flowing through Willow Beach.



Cheers,


Jenni and Jeffrey



We met a young man, Neil, from Hawaii and spent a few hours hiking together. Terrific fellow. We got on well until we ran into a (brick) wall.

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