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.

Monday, October 4, 2021

Life on the Road--Cats and Dogs.

Finally, we did it. We know this might surprise some people but it really will stun our children. We suppose when you leave two aging people on their own, no fixed abode, not that stable to begin with and a fervent (strange) desire to check out mountain peaks, anything can happen and usually does. 

The news is that we bought a cat. 'A cat,' you may exclaim. 'Yep.' We thought it would be beneficial in providing some comfort on those strenuous days. Take a load off our bodies as we enjoy the unusual company. Of course, most people believe we are kidding. To prove the point, I took a picture with Jen showing off our cat, yet to be named. Picture following the next. 

 While we're on some of the puzzling issues that crop up from time-to-time, here's one we just cannot fathom. Whereas we are fond of many people in this state, we were rather disappointed when we came across a particular sign on the 'Bloods Lake' trail to 'Clayton Peak'. It dampened our feelings slightly because of the thinking.

 Take a look at the sign. It indicates to the left for dogs while straight for humans. We ask you. How is it possible for dogs to read signage? C'mon folks, (as a certain president might stutter), who are they kidding? Dogs reading? We've heard of guide dogs but this is over the top. 

Note arrow to left:👈 ---------Dogs this Way. 



Jen and our cat. (Ten days before, we stood at the peak above Cardiff Pass, the one some dummy cut off in the photograph.)

Kindly scroll down as we invite you to absorb some color:

Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey

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