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

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Friday, May 7, 2021

48.25 Arizona: Lake Havasu: SARA Park: An incredible city gem. Rocky, good time on 3 peaks. (A favorite set of views.)

Exploring Lizard Peak, the opposite summit and a couple of others, made the day one of much climbing. The lake (Havasu), fed by the Colorado River, once again illustrates our opinion that wherever this magnificent river passes through, enjoys natural blessing. The river continues and ends up filling Parker Lake before continuing through California and into Mexico. Naturally, it presents the right documents at the border although, from time-to-time, it has sneaked (leaked) under the wall. 

We were in discussion recently and perhaps expressed emotionally but nevertheless truthfully, one of the most memorable aspects of reaching and living in the United States has been experiencing the many facets of the Colorado River and its lakes. Seems strange to 'love' a river but then the effect it has on the land and ultimately ourselves, is amazing. 

A few blogs before, we wrote of our other feelings toward the great city of Los Angeles. While I do not wish to disparage such place, and after all I'm a nobody, I can't help thinking how much water from the Colorado River is diverted its way.

 
Each day, every position provides a person with challenges, unique sights and dare we say, a sense of achievement, something learned and experienced.
The constant background of water and mountains gives one pleasure from wherever one stands and climbs.
Always a struggle, always a reward.
These type of positions hit the spot.

Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

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