Kanako and I woke up at 6am, shuffling around the room trying to figure out what gear we needed for our early morning climb. The sky looked a bit hazy, with soft light filtering through a thin blanket of high atmospheric cloud. After a modest breakfast, we dropped our extra gear in the lobby of [...]
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Mt. Daisen Chapter 2 – Aeolian haze part 2
Posted in Chuugoku hikes, tagged Daisen, hiking, Hyakumeizan, Japan, Tottori on July 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mt. Daisen Chapter 2 – Aeolian haze part 1
Posted in Chuugoku hikes, tagged Daisenji, hiking, Japan, Mt. Daisen, Shukubo, Tottori on June 6, 2011 | 5 Comments »
“So, where do you want to go for Golden Week?”, I nonchalantly whispered to my ever-patient wife. I already knew what the answer would be before the words left her mouth: “The mountains, of course”. How could I top last Golden Week, when we frolicked on the snow-covered slopes of Zao’s mighty figure? Perhaps an impressive [...]
Mt. Daisen Chapter 1 – A race against time
Posted in Chuugoku hikes, tagged Daisen, hiking, Hyakumeizan, Japan, Tottori on May 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
“Sure you can leave your pack here”, replied the cheery worker manning the info. desk at the Visitor’s Center. “Just remember that we close at 5pm.” Sometimes a strict deadline really gets you up and going. Here it was 2:30pm and the powers that be had given me just 2-1/2 hours to complete a hike [...]
