Lazarow World-Hike-About: 58.29 Nepal: Sarangkot Hike: The second trip to the top with a different peak view and some perspective of the Pokhara region.

LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

South Africa: Devil's Peak: A bird's eye view of a section of Cape Town.

'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

Whereas we continue to update the blog regularly, we circulate email notifications infrequently.

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

58.29 Nepal: Sarangkot Hike: The second trip to the top with a different peak view and some perspective of the Pokhara region.

We left Nepal at the end of May and still have quite a few hikes that we never posted. Whether one is impressed with mountains or not, the sheer altitude of the Himalayas dwarfs most other ranges. The Annapurna's highest peak is no less than 26,545 feet. There are high mountains in the contiguous United States, none however, reaching above 14,505 feet.

From our peak, we look down to the other side of Pokhara.

Bring the camera up a little and there's the Annapurna range including a favorite, Fishtail.

Facing the other side, the place from which we commenced, we view the lake and city.

A view from a different position.

Shanti Stupa, The 'Peace Temple' on the range across the way.

The Stupa, city of Pokhara and lake viewed from a different hike at a much lower altitude. In addition, The Shiva Temple can be seen to the right of the Shanti Stupa, the high point.