LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

Nepal: A subset of The Himalaya Mountain Range: A sub-subset of Annapurna Mountains from Methlang.

'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 2024, the blog contained over 1,636 hikes (far less than 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.

Thursday, January 16, 2025

66.05 Nepal: Begnas: An introduction only, yet a life experience.

  We planned a 2-day vacation/trek away from our 'permanent' apartment to visit Begnas Lake which turned into three plus but could easily have been ten. We'll return, we are pretty certain, unless something better catches our interest. However, that's unlikely, for our visit which began hesitantly, took off like a rocket, on the second day. We could have used boosters to lift us to the heights towering over the lakes, though. 

Nevertheless, for the less energetic or may we say lazy, the atmosphere filled with both tranquility and beauty is most fulfilling. In typical Nepali fashion, (continues next complete blog)...we have included a few photographs we believe show us that no matter what we experience, there is always so much more that nature has to offer. (One of our greater understatements.)

A less than stellar arrival in Begnas Lake. Whose idea was this?
 We find an apartment for the first night to the left of the buildings ahead. We can 'live' with the view of Annapurna, at the yoga retreat, we think.

We awoke to the whole valley (next apartment), lake and everything else covered in cloud while the Annapurna Range was clearer than we have ever seen. Truth be told, this was a sight that will leave an impression forever.
 There are incredible advantages of being a monkey.
 Other sights of this incredible range viewed in exceptional circumstances (in our opinion), will follow in later blogs. Truth be told, we are in awe and once again, awfully humbled as well as blessed to have viewed these and many other scenes.
 'Like a bridge over troubled water', (it is my fervent hope that) 'I will lay me down' (should I be needed).
 We go 'native' temporarily.

 Jenni identifies our next hike, Rupakot,...what's new? Top right-hand corner; buildings are part of a luxury resort.
 and begins to pay the price, or perhaps, reap the benefits. 
We return to reality after Jen waits while I search for soda water in the downtown area.
 Begnas Lake below, Annapurna above and the rest of us in-between, near sunset.
 Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey
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