LAZAROW WORLD HIKE-ABOUT

New Zealand: Mount Tongariro--the crossing, after dropping down.

'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 three, or slightly less, 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.
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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Monday, May 5, 2025

Arizona: A favorite state: Lakes, rivers and other bodies of water in a desert region: Following Jen and the Colorado River much of the time.

  Once again, it is an impossible task to select photographs that best illustrate the beauty, capture the rugged land and mountains, plus the surprising amount of water. Thanks mainly to the Colorado River, water allows for survival and creates unique and most attractive scenes. 

  The many years of hiking in this state have never ceased to amaze us while still managing to keep most of its attractions hidden. Nevertheless, how fortunate we are to have seen, albeit a relatively small amount of its treasures, while being stunned on many, many occasions. A remarkable concept of it all is that for each visit, the experience is different, thereby creating a unique and fulfilling occasion. 

Views of Lake Mead from Fortification Hill.
A horseshoe without a horse, Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona.
A shoe from the other hoof, Spenser Hike. Jen moving up this fantastic hike and place.
Roosevelt Lake, Tonto National Forest.
Sunset on Lake Powell.
Snow in Tonto.
Standing in Arizona looking mostly into Nevada, a dual state status.
Slot canyon route to climb to a vantage point above Colorado River.

Alongside the Colorado River across the border with Nevada, Jen puts her foot in it.
Lake Havasu, a peak view of Balancing Rock after a short but tricky climb.
Lake Powell, Page.
Grand Canyon: Bright Angel Trail overlooking the Colorado River. (Note pedestal bottom left corner, also see below)
'Fingers', one at a time, approaching the pedestal surface.
Salt River at Tonto.
Lake Havasu wandering up, over and down...and repeat.
Lake Powell on the Colorado River, Page, after some snow the previous night.
Jen checks out the Salt River.
Bridging Roosevelt Lake on the fascinating Vineyard Hike in Tonto Forest.
Early stages of a steep climb but with stimulating views.
Maybe, surreal...whatever that means.
One of the outlets from Lake Powell.
Antelope Canyon kayaking. We've enjoyed being on (in) the water on many occasions but prefer it on the rocks...in a manner of speaking.
Jen heads down to the Colorado to cool off.
A whole horseshoe at Spenser.
More snow in Tonto.
Enjoying the expanse of blue water and harsh but attractive desert and mountains.
So much more, but so little space. 

Cheers, 

Jenni and Jeffrey

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The color from the lakes to mountains is breathtaking. Love, Sandy

Jenni said...

Thank you, Sandy; we replied directly.

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