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Japan Alps

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Adventure, Japanese Alps, Nagano, photography  1 Comment

September 6, 2020December 24, 2020

Adventure: Common Sense and How to Not Buy New Camera Gear

With the backpack packed and batteries charged, chocolate and sugary snacks purchased, I headed to the Torikura trail entrance (鳥倉登山口) late on Saturday afternoon to start the 2 to 3 hour climb to the campsite.

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Adventure, Japan, Japanese Alps 

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.

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Adventure  3 Comments

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.

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Adventure, Japan, photography  1 Comment

May 21, 2020November 28, 2020

Landscape Photography: Fooling Myself

I can’t take landscape photographs. I’ve tried but I don’t have the patience or the skill.

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Book Review, hiking, Japanese Alps  0 Comments

May 12, 2020December 4, 2020

Reading: The Japan Alps and Mt. Fuji

If I’m honest I still find the idea of hiking in the Japanese Alps daunting. It’s only recently that I’ve started making the switch from cycling and bike packing to hiking and exploring the mountains on foot so planning a trip can feel overwhelming at times.

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Adventure, cycling, Hokkaido, Japan, mountain biking, Mt. Gozaisho, photography  2 Comments

January 11, 2020December 4, 2020

Photography: Favourite ‘Adventure’ Photos of 2019

I began to understand that if I wished to continue chasing adventure, then just repeating the same types of expedition

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