Exactly 2 weeks to the day after my thrilling climb of Mt. Amakazari, I sit in a tent at the beginning of a gated forest road, plotting my next move. Fumito and I are about to embark on another gargantuan hike of a mighty mountain, during the rainy season! Could I continue my [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Mt. Kashimayari – Beating the rain pt. 2
Posted in Kita Alps day hikes, tagged hiking, Hyakumeizan, Japan, Kita Alps, Mt. Kashimayari on April 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Making the cut
Posted in Hyakumeizan Exhibition, tagged Hyakumeizan, hiking, Japan on April 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Putting together a photo exhibition is a lot more labor intensive than one might imagine. In addition to thinking about the framing, positioning, and overall layout, one must undergo the painful of process of narrowing down and selecting an elite squadron of breathtaking photographs worthy of public exposure. The initial field of 3000 was reduced [...]
Coming soon….
Posted in General, tagged hiking, Hyakumeizan on April 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’ll post more information as the date gets closer, but those of you in Osaka mark your calendars for the month of June
Mt. Amakazari – Beating the rain
Posted in Nagano hikes, tagged hiking, Hyakumeizan, Japan, Mt. Amakazari, Nagano hikes on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In two weeks time, the rainy season would be here……or would it? Hiking in June is always a bit of a gamble, so when fair weather presents itself, I usually stop whatever I’m doing and head to the hills. So goes my attempt at mountain #81 – a peak whose Chinese characters translate as ‘covered [...]
Mt. Ryouzen – Reconnaissance mission
Posted in Kansai hikes, tagged hiking, Japan, Kansai hikes, Mt. Ryouzen on April 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now that the 100 mountains are behind me, I can turn my attention to lesser-known peaks a little closer to home before the summer climbing season kicks in. I’d heard of Ryouzen from a few Kansai hikers, and had stared at it twice during my 2 ascents of neighboring Mt. Ibuki, so I took advantage [...]
