Lazarow World-Hike-About: 56.08 Tonto Basin, Arizona: A Bridge over the Roosevelt, Ted, and access to Mill Ridge Trailhead.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

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'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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Sunday, December 11, 2022

56.08 Tonto Basin, Arizona: A Bridge over the Roosevelt, Ted, and access to Mill Ridge Trailhead.

We've never had the desire to ride in a motorboat on the dam although we like the periodical paddle in a kayak. However, a large lake as the Roosevelt holds less attraction than, say, paddling in a place like Page where there are tributaries, canyons and fascinating places of interest viewed from a boat. Nevertheless, the views of Roosevelt Lake from the surrounding mountains are hard to beat--they are gorgeous and one of our favorites.

With that mindset, our landlord, Ron, invited us to join him and another local, Robert. We took advantage of a rest day and joined the two residents who have only lived in Tonto for 1 and 3 years respectively.

Ron is an ideal host, a decent person and extremely useful with his hands. On any one day, he is repairing, servicing or adapting his various 'toys' which include boats, vehicles, off-road and others, a drone, culling the wild Javelina with his armaments, recently released his massive mobile home, donated an older one to charity, his houses and I know I've forgotten other useful gadgets. He and his wife have moved (partially) to Tonto, which is a partial great move, in someone's opinion.

Thanks for taking care of us, Wendy and Ron. Our next landlord ain't got a chance...which means we're heading downhill after this visit. Had I been born in the USA, I might retort: "Aw shucks."

To us, a symbol of freedom and ingenuity, as well as awfully practical.

Timing has to be ideal to capture reflections. Lucky is good, too.

Let it make its own comment.

The colors throughout the day are invariably fantastic.

The dam wall at Roosevelt. Less than 2 weeks before, we were viewing Glen Canyon Dam in Page.

Jen commences a tough hike, 'The Vineyard', now off the boat.

Another challenge on Mill Ridge with access to the Arizona Trail. The 'four sentries' stand guard, never moving but missing nothing except an occasional scrape of our bodies.