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

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Sunday, December 11, 2022

56.11 Arizona: Tonto Basin: A hike on an overgrown trail that did not pan out quite as expected.

Setting the scene to establish what part of the world we find ourselves. Roosevelt Lake/Dam.
An overgrown trail that set the scene for a prickly beginning. We changed direction after nearly an hour and had to find amusement elsewhere.
The water heater at our little house in the desert (delightful place—don't want to leave) failed. Thereafter, the water was shut off. Fortunately, we were able to hydrate later that morning.
Camp Reno: 'Sign of the times': Established to 'keep an eye' on the Apaches in 1868. You can, despite the age, notice she has worn relatively well—the sign, too.
A stockade wall where naughty girls are locked. Be careful, Girl.
With his back to the wall, just contemplating Mount Ord is enough to bring on fatigue.
'I talk to the trees, but they don't hear me; I implore the stock market...hmm! Worse than trees.'
It's all too much for him and so he throws a tantrum.
The last thing a person wants to take...is a bath on Wall Street.
In Tonto Basin, hygiene is paramount. Vehicles' undercarriages require twice daily washing, especially tyres. (Okay, okay. I still struggle to spell tires with an 'i'.) Seriously, this develops into a a real issue. We've had one scare and rain is ahead.
Unfortunately, I find the only females that will even consider giving me a second glance are these types. Notice the level of excitement. By the way, she only 'looks horny'. Of course, it begs the question, what's wrong with Jen? 
'Sitting on the fence' is not a good idea; however, it's fine to straddle a wall.
 
Thank goodness, most of our hikes are usually tough, and we suppose, serious. 

Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey

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