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.

Thursday, September 17, 2020

47.02 California: San Luis Obispo: Bishop Peak under cloud. What a sight, what a feeling.

We enjoyed another treat when clouds came in low again and provided views that were incredible. It's quite a feeling beginning at a trailhead and only being able to see few hundred feet ahead. The clouds from below are invariably grey and dull whereas from above, are virgin white. However, once a person walks through and above the clouds, it's as if one has arrived in a new world. The dynamics are so powerful that one should not wait to take a photograph because in minutes, sometimes seconds, the scene will be lost. Nature, if nothing else, is not lazy. Nevertheless, the succeeding view may even be more interesting. The lesson to learn is don't hike with a photographer, he'll slow you down.


'We've looked at clouds from both sides now...'




Leaving the bench: Jenni steeling herself for some boulder climbing.








Looking across to Madonna Mountain on the way up to Bishop Peak, a religious route.












Bishop Peak: A tricky climb to reach the top...so he says.




Cloud cover thick.




Clouds begin to dissipate.




'She'll be coming (going) round the bend when...'




The sun still continues to shine in Morro Bay, perhaps a little erratically, particularly when supporting it.

Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

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