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I tried this route about a month ago but the weather was cloudy, misty and cold. Not wanting to extend my overall misery, I bailed out before noon. Decided to try this course again and witness fall in Yamanashi, Japan.
Took the JR Chuo train to Saruhashi station and arrived before 7am. The goal was to climb three peaks and end my trip at the bus station in Hado.
Some photos taken along the way….
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45 min road walk to the the trail head
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Totoro!
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Trailhead.
The goal was a bus station that only ran twice a day: the 1st at 15:42, the last at 16:30 and I really wanted to finish the full route.
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1st peak: Mt. Momokura (1003m)
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Fuji!
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2nd peak: Mt. Ougi (1138). Checked my time and after having relaxing lunch, I was 30 minutes ahead of schedule and made the decision to push on with the full route.
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3rd peak: Mt. Gongen (1311m)
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From Mt. Gongen
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Temple with some graffiti
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Headed down and spotted this antenna. Any idea what this is?
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Cable attached and led all the way downhill
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Spotted version 1.0 further downhill
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Made good time and ended with over an hour to spare before the bus was scheduled to arrive. Decided this was a good spot for a cup of coffee and a waffle.
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Trip by the numbers
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