4:30am. Yuuki and I crawl out of the warm futon, and venture out onto the frozen lake. Kanako stays clinged to her bedding, enveloped in her ensuing dream. Our plan? Watch the sunrise and assess snow conditions for our target peak of the day. Peaceful, tranquil, magical. All alone, one crunchy step at a time, [...]
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Oze Chapter 3 – the push to Hiuchi
Posted in Oze, tagged hiking, Hyakumeizan, Japan, Mt. Hiuchi, Oze on February 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Oze Chapter 2 – getting there out of season
Posted in Oze, tagged hiking, Japan, Oze National Park on December 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Our first excursion into Oze National Park was a bit of a washout, so could we fare better on our second journey to the park? We left the hut on Aizu-komagatake early, for we had quite an agenda: a 1200 vertical meter drop to the village of Hinoemata, followed by a 10-km hike on a [...]
Oze Chapter 1 – Shibutsu
Posted in Oze, tagged Mt. Shibutsu, Oze on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’d always had Oze on my list of places to visit, so it was with great excitement and anticipation that I set off one weekend in September to conquer Mt. Shibutsu and possibly Mt. Hiuchi. This time I brought my wife Kanako along , as well as my trusty hiking partner Yuuki (from the “Notorious [...]
