Lazarow World-Hike-About: 50.20 Utah: Desolation Peak and Lake. 50.21 'Peter, Paul and Mary'...oops...should be 'Mary, Martha and Catherine' Lakes.

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

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Monday, October 18, 2021

50.20 Utah: Desolation Peak and Lake. 50.21 'Peter, Paul and Mary'...oops...should be 'Mary, Martha and Catherine' Lakes.

This blog combines two hikes undertaken at the beginning of September. In fact, the latter hike was the first in the region (9/2/2021). At the time, fall colors were just a dream, we were a little out of shape, fitness a bit suspect, with a few extra pounds hanging on or about the body. What's changed since then? We have witnessed probably the most stunning foliage ever seen, undertaken glorious and tough hikes and had an incredible time. During the period we have completed some twenty-six-odd hikes, actually, nothing odd about any of them. If anything is odd it's you know who.

We ended up extending our stay a multiple of 5 times the initial booking of nine days (7 times). As we were saying, not much has changed: We're still a little out of shape, fitness a bit suspect, with a few extra pounds hanging on or about the body but Utah continues to ingrain itself within our souls.

After this extra climb, we can't see 'the lake for the trees'.

And that's why Jenni carries a set of shears with her.

Only a few more twigs to go, Jen.

Of course, we could have remained at lake level and enjoyed reflections. But then Jenni wouldn't have been able to show her macho side as we circled the lake from above.