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posted: December 1st, 2004 |
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This month's photos cover the final weekend of October and all of November. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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This row is the final weekend of October, all taken at Showa Kinen Park. The first shot is a bamboo "art work". The 2nd photo is a field of Cosmos flowers - taken in the rain, and the 3rd photo is a single cosmos flower, notice the rain on it!
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This row starts a climb of Mt. Iwadono and a hike to an area called Chigootoshi. First photo is on the trail going to Mt. Iwadono, 2nd photo is another kind of red berries, and thrid photo is Mt. Iwadono from the trail going to Chigootoshi.
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First photo shows me climbing up an old chain on the way to Chigootoshi, an amazing "trail". Next photo is another shot of Mt. Iwadono, from a different angle, and 3rd shot is the Chigootoshi Area - one huge rock mountain!
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First photo is a silhouette of me on Chigootoshi. Next photo is a strange rocky summit plant, and 3rd shot is me being silly at the spot where the previous photo was taken.
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First photo is on the way back to Otsuki Station from Chigootoshi. Next photo is the next weekend, taken from Mt. Mitake, nice fall colors, despite the clouds hanging in the air! The 3rd shot is a late fall flower, sorry don't know the name of it.
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First photo is another kind of Toad Lily, you've seen several colors and varieties of this plant over the past year. The next 2 photos show some great fall colors along the upper Tama River.
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The first photo in this row contrasts a spring and fall shot, taken from about the same place, of Okutama Lake. The 2nd shot is a nice fall shot of Pampas Grass with a nice fall background, and the 3rd shot is the same area, but concentrating on the distance rather than the close stuff.
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The first shot shows a pretty scene along the Tama River walking back to Okutama Station from Okutama Lake, about a 3 hour walk, and it was pitch dark by the time we got to the station. Even this shot was late enough in the evening so that I had to push the digital camera to an ASA setting of 400, which is why the photo shows so much graininess.
The 2nd photo is my DVD collection as of Aug 20, 2004 - this photo is no longer current! By the way, here is a link to my entire DVD collection if you're asking yourself what
might be good to rent for the weekend! Click Here. The DVD's will be sorted by date purchased. You can click on title to sort that way if you desire. This link will open a new browser window.
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| That's all for this month, hope that you found something you enjoyed out of the limited selection which there is. |
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