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.

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

54.20: KwaZulu-Natal: Baboon Rock, Little Switzerland, somewhat south of the Big Switz...

When we come across beauty in the wilds, it feels like a reward. When we focus on the source of such beauty, we obtain a better understanding of where we live and that such beauty is a mere tease of what exists. (JCL) 

Sunrise in the mountains. Yet another perspective of the Amphitheatre (to the left). Different position from Drakensberg Retreat but not that distant for a crow or two. 
Later in the day, The Amphitheatre cools under clouds.
Facing the Cone early in the day.
The following day, Jen returns from the peak of the Cone. The contrast is staggering depending which way one faces.
You may have noticed one of us particularly likes reflections.
The early morning light created special effects.
The baboons spot Jenni stalking them and flee. She has been known to have that effect upon people and animals except bears, snakes and more recently, cows.
This guy is in panic as he fears the worst in me. You might not be able to discern the movement, but he was quivering in his proverbial boots. If you look very closely, you'll notice droplets of sweat flowing from the poor guy. Friends! (Romans and...). There's a lesson for you all to learn from this.
Jenni considers the consequences of going down, through and up versus returning to the chalet for breakfast and a nap.
Little house on the prairie. It might need a bit of work.
The Drakensberg Retreat, one of our favorite places to stay, situate on the mountain plateau above this lake.
Down below are some of the chalets of Little Switzerland. Our car is the sole occupant of the park. This of course proves, contrary to popular belief, we don't always take our car with us when we hike.
This lake we often viewed from a different angle (place) at the Drakensberg Retreat.
Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey

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