We took a two day trip to a mountainous area called Nasu to continue our trekking adventures. We were rained out the first day but still made the best of it.
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| We happened upon this odd little spot with tons of statues and a small rocky mountain that smelled horribly of sulfur but was still cool to see. |
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| Racing towards the car after having had enough of the rotten egg smell. |
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| At this point it had start to rain a bit hard and got quite cold. We stopped at a lookout area to take in a view but after opening the door the kids and I decided we would wait in the car while Naoto took in the view on a solo mission. |
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| I think the wait in the car was way more fun. |
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| After a break in the weather we took in some nature trails and crossed over this damn. |
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| Dinner at the ryokan. |
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| Showing just how Asian they really are with a feisty game of ping pong or as serious players like to call it table tennis. |
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| Sparklers! |
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| Breakfast. |
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| Breakfast monkey. |
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| On the rope way headed to our starting point of Mt. Nasudake (1, 684 meters high) |
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| Clearly feeling great. |
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| Ready to take on the challenge. |
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| The mountaineers! |
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| It was truly amazing. The rocks, the fog, the lush green to the left. Breathtaking views all around. |
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| This mountain was no joke, but this little one was totally up for it. |
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| You really felt like you were on another planet. |
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| While at the same time feeling bizarrely connected to it. |
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| Naoto entering his mountain groove. |
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| The higher we climbed the colder it got. |
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| Of course none of us thought about that. |
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| After you reached the peak you could select different courses to spiral your way around and back down to the starting point. |
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| Steam spouted from various pockets as well as sulfur. Noah did not care for this at all. |
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| He was amazing but is still a three-year-old so can only climb so high before he declares himself done. |
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| Sulfur hotspot to the left. |
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| Wondering if we were still on Earth. |
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| Journey completed. |
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| We did it! Three and half hours later we made it up and through the mountain. Glorious feeling for sure. |
1 comment:
You guys work hard ... And play hard! This adventure didn't seem to be for sissies! The boys are really troopers. Looks like you had a good time.
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