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August 23, 2020December 24, 2020

Hiking: The Mountains are Still There

This is more of a note to myself than anything else. A reminder that the mountains are still there.

August 9, 2020December 24, 2020

Hiking: The Three Peaks / Keeping it Simple

OK, I get it. Raising kids is hard. Harder than I thought. Much harder. Throw in work, the rainy season,

June 21, 2020December 4, 2020

Hiking: Minami Komagatake

A 3 a.m. start thinking I’d be the only one on the trail. But you are never alone in Japan, even in the middle of the night on a mountain. Frustrating, yes, but reassuring too.

Hiking: Eboshigadake

The trails are open and the longer hikes are possible again. Back in 2014 I hiked up Eboshigadake (2291m・烏帽子岳) in southern Nagano and have wanted to return for a long time.