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.

Tuesday, May 31, 2022

A Random Selection as we reach a Dozen Years of Hike-about.


Understandably, pictures from many countries are missing but as mentioned, it's a daunting task to keep the numbers few while trying to capture unique views. Even between the two of us, we both believe the best pictures are still in the library. As our son Gavin is wont to say, "What you gonna do."

Hungary 2018: And I laughed when people told me men could fall pregnant.
El Califate, Argentina: Swan Lake's first rendition in the southern hemisphere.
"Give me your tired, your huddled masses"...I welcome you to this wonderful desert in Nevada (No gambling allowed on the sand though)."
Bansko, Bulgaria at dawn. Jen wakes me to see this...what was she thinking?
Rock climbing on Mount Meron—Israel 2010.
Vive La France—Chamonix and "Hello to Yves".
She's so spoiled...breakfast in bed and not even her birthday—Catalina Island.
Kepler trek, New Zealand...now you tell us.
'Okay, then we'll just 'hang-out or over'.
Jan and Jenni...'in awe' is too easy a phrase to express. Krakow, Poland.
Romania, home of Julio and George, two very fine people. We are fortunate to have met and stayed with them. Hopefully, Jenni will be fortunate, too. 

Can break a person's heart, the struggles facing the kids in Nepal.
Opposite Mount Everest, reaching 18,500 feet.

Iguazu Falls, Argentina.

Sunrise at Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.
Tozal de Mallo, Spain. On the outside looking in (down).
Spenser Trail, near Page, Arizona.
Iceland. As a hiker, this could be considered cheating. Definitely not a snowmobile.
Jen looking gorgeous...Ho hum! There's the chain ladders of the Sentinel (South Africa/Lesotho), by the way.
Trying to match Jen's 'feet'/feat in Bulgaria.
Peru: Machu Picchu, early one morning on the way to the mountain of the same name.
Slovakia, bordering Poland. Facing the last leg to reach Koprovsky Peak.
Greece: Mount Olympus, on the way to the peak.
Lake Mead, Boulder City, Nevada. Arizona other side of the lake.
From the highpoint, catching all 7 Rila lakes, Bulgaria.
Mauna Kea, Hawaii...approaching the peak after a big climb. Apparently, a 'secret code' when the flow of air to the brain slows down at 14,000 feet.
Plitvika, Croatia.
Barenschutz Klamm, Austria.
Sliding Sands, Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii.
After a long walk, we approach our new home, Spis Castle in Slovakia.
Jenni returning from peak of Mount Taranaki, New Zealand.
Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey

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