Lazarow World-Hike-About: 46.16 California: Desolation Wilderness. Twin Lakes and up to Islands in the Sky Lake.

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. 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.

Saturday, July 25, 2020

46.16 California: Desolation Wilderness. Twin Lakes and up to Islands in the Sky Lake.

More than a fine all-round hike which, had we not had a previous booking, would have camped at the lake that night. Rated tough and beautiful, we would agree entirely. Day-in, day-out, the treasures abound. This location, some 8 miles above Highway 50, is covered in lakes, mountains and boulders and probably a lot more. Gorgeous is a word that springs to mind. My dear wife has limited my use of the word 'beautiful'. Perhaps she wants me to reserve it for her...I can live with that.

Reaching the first 'twin' before heading beyond and above it to other lakes.

Clarity of the water up high.

On the way up, we missed the waterfall. Really an observant couple.

At the time we spotted this sight, we were on the hike and thought it was a cloud, the first seen in ten days. We then traveled to Nevada and it became clear it was smoke. We stopped on the road to observe the destructive forces of nature.

Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

Lazarow World-Hike-About