Walked through Jigokudani (Hell Valley), Shikotsu-Toya National Park.
Category: Asia
Shikotsu-Toya National Park
Hiked up Mt. Monbetsu in Shikotsu-Toya National Park. Got the best cell phone signal ever.
Sapporo Beer Museum
At the Sapporo Beer Museum. I’m grateful to be able to hold my beer in more ways than one, two months after surgery.
Fall Tones on Mt. Asahidake
Hiked through Fall tones on Mt. Asahidake, the first place leaves turn in Japan.
Hiking at 6,000 Feet
Hiked at 6,000 feet elevation in Daisetsusan National Park. Brief revelations as clouds repeatedly rose and fell.
Mt. Asahidake: Shapes in the Mist
The cable car goes part-way up Mt. Asahidake in central Hokkaido. I took it to reduce my round-trip hike to the summit to 3½ hours. When I started out from the cable-car station, I could not see the summit, but I expected the sky to clear as the day warmed up. Sulfurous steam vents did…… Continue reading Mt. Asahidake: Shapes in the Mist
Mt. Asahidake: Shapes in the Mist
Posted Mt. Asahidake: Shapes in the Mist.
Hokkaido’s Highest Point
Steam vented as I hiked to Hokkaido’s highest point, Mt. Asahidake.
Micropost
On my hike today: Rishiri Island from Rebun Island.
Micropost
Found magical places while hiking Rebun Island, northern Hokkaido.