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posted: October 31st, 2007 |
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The photos on this page conclude October 6th and continue through the 18th. You'll find the conclusion of the Hakone trip here as well as a visit to Showa-Kinen Park by Kazuya. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| October 6th Continues From Page 1 |
After we finished photographing the Susuki grass at Sengoku Kogen we took a bus back to Togendai and here is me and the "pirate" boat which we rode down to the South end of Lake Ashi. The 2nd shot shows a nice looking "castle" (not really, but looks like one - it's a hotel) from the lake.
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Here are 2 shots of Mt. Fuji from the lakeshore at sunset.
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| End October 6th, Begin October 7th |
On the 7th we left the Youth Hostel and went back down to the lake and took a bus to that "castle" which you saw in the first row. It happens to be the starting point for the Mt. Komagatake Cable Car. In this picture you can see Mt. Komagatake - it's that mountain in the background, the one with the building on the top of it. (Not to be confused with Mt. Kiso-Komagatake - in October 2006's Photos.)
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These photos are from the summit of Mt. Komagatake. The first one shows Mt. Fuji, the 2nd one shows Mt. Fuji, me and the summit sign. The 3rd shot shows the small shrine at the summit of Mt. Komagatake.
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The first shot here shows a closer shot of that shrine. The 2nd shot is a beautiful Monkshood flower (Aconitum sp.). The 3rd shot - from the left - 1) the top of the Cable Car which we took to the top; 2) Mt. Fuji; 3) an abandoned snow sports building; 4) that small shrine again.
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First photo is an amazingly HUGE Swertia japonica or Senburi (Japanese common name - no English common name). The 2nd shot shows Mt. Fuji under the eave of the small shrine and the 3rd shot is another Monkshood flower, possibly a different species, on the trail from Mt. Komagatake to Mt. Kamiyama.
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We hiked from Mt. Komagatake back to Owakudani (where we were yesterday). It took about 3.5 hours to hike over the top of a mountain (Mt. Kamiyama) and then down to Owakudani. The first shot gives you an idea of just how volcanically active this area can be - a warning buzzer. The 2nd shot shows Kazuya, Susuki grass and steam in the left background. The 3rd shot shows steam, not fog, lots of sulfurous smells in this area. And that concludes the trip to the Hakone Area. We ended up with 575 photos which we kept - between the 2 of us. It was a bit difficult to pick out these 46 best ones.
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| End October 7th, Begin October 18th |
On October 18th Kazuya went to Showa Kinen Park by himself (I had to work) and the Cosmos Flowers were pretty much at their peak. Here are 3 shots of individual flowers.
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And here are 3 more shots of individual flowers.
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Here are some intriguing color variations.
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The 2nd photo in this row is a "double flower" and the 3rd shot is the "Cosmos Hill", which is very famous for park visitors at this time of the year.
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Here are 3 final shots of "Cosmos Hill".
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| End October 18th, End Page 2 |
| And, that shows you what we saw from October 6th through the 18th. Thanks so much for taking the time to look. Please continue on to Page 3 for the conclusion of this month's adventures. |
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