 |
posted: October 31st, 2015 |
Go To Page:
|
|
This page begins with October 25th and our 3rd Annual Fall Color trip to the 5th Station of Mt. Fuji. The final photo on this page was shot at 12:08 PM. Page 3 will continue from 12:09 PM. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
|
| Begin October 25th |
On Sunday, October 25th we got up at 4:00 AM, got ready and took trains and then a bus to the 5th Station of Mt. Fuji for Autumn Color viewing. We also went there in October 2012 and October 2014 and if you want to review those year's photos please CLICK HERE (new window or tab) for the 2012 photos and CLICK HERE (new window or tab) for the 2014 photos (scroll down to Row 7). The three shots in this row all show Mt. Yatsugatake, increasingly zoomed in. Mt. Yatsugatake was the subject of our Climbing a Few of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains - Volume 13: Mt. Yatsugatake (Mt. Akadake) (new window or tab) book so it is a mountain which holds a great deal of interest for us.
|
 Oct25_01_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_02_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_04_05_AutoPano_MtFuji _5ththStationAreaRC |
The first shot in this row shows Mt. Kitadake. Mt. Kitadake was the subject of our Climbing a Few of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains - Volume 9: Mt. Kitadake (new window or tab) book so it too is a mountain which holds a great deal of interest for us. The second and third shots again show Mt. Yatsugatake.
|
 Oct25_09_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_14_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_16_17_AutoPano_AutoColor_Mt Fuji_5ththStationAreaRC |
The first shot in this row shows the summit area of Mt. Fuji, the second shot shows a sign which tells us that we are at an elevation of 2,305 meters (7,562 feet). The third shot shows Yamanaka Lake, a place which used to be a favorite place for us to visit, but we have not been there since 2007. I guess the primary reason we don't go there any more is due to the fact that our favorite place to stay moved to a far less intriguing location. In this photo you can see Mt. Myoujin - the grass covered mountain, which looks like a mere hill from here. We climbed that mountain and camped out there to get full moon photos on September 17, 2005. Those photos are HERE (new window or tab), starting right in Row 1.
|
 Oct25_20_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_21_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_24_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
Here are three more shots in which Yamanaka Lake can be seen. The first shot shows me and the second shot shows Kazuya. The third shot is scenery.
|
 Oct25th_24_MtFuji5th StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_31_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_25_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
Here are two more shots which show Yamanaka Lake. The second shot is zoomed in to Mt. Myoujin. The third shot shows Kawaguchi Lake.
|
 Oct25_26_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_27_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_28_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
The first shot shows Mt. Mitsutouge - the one with all of the towers on it in the relative foreground. We have also climbed that mountain - four times in fact! The second shot is again Mt. Kitadake and the third shot is again Mt. Yatsugatake.
|
 Oct25_30_MtFuji_5thth StationAreaRC |
 Oct25_37_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
 Oct25_38_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
Now we are hiking from the 5th Station of Mt. Fuji to Oniwa, or Okuniwa. These shots all show nice yellow colors in the Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi). The second shot shows me and the 3rd shot is a zoomed in shot quite similar to the first shot.
|
 Oct25_43_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
 Oct25th_49_MtFuji5th Station_OkuniwaRC |
 Oct25_44_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
These three shots all show a good deal of autumn color in the Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi). The second shot shows Kazuya with a big smile. The third shot appears to be a zoomed out shot which is similar to the first shot.
|
 Oct25_49_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
 Oct25_53_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
 Oct25_50_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
The first shot in this row shows Lake Motosu, the second shot again shows Mt. Kitadake and the third shot shows the sun angle we were contending with whenever we tried to take a photo looking up towards the summit area of Mt. Fuji. This is, of course, the reason that so many of these shots show "sun spots" and unwanted lens reflections. It was, to say the least, difficult shooting conditions looking in that direction.
|
 Oct25_56_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
 Oct25_57_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
 Oct25_71_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
These three shots all were taken while looking towards the summit of Mt. Fuji. The person in the center shot is me.
|
 Oct25_74_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
 Oct25th_93_MtFuji5th Station_OkuniwaRC |
 Oct25th_96_MtFuji5th Station_OkuniwaRC |
All three of these shots were selected for their nice autumn colors in the Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi).
|
 Oct25_79_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
 Oct25th_106_MtFuji5th Station_OkuniwaRC |
 Oct25_80_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
Two more shots selected for their autumn colors. It's a shame that there are no Red Maples and very few Mountain Ash trees here to add some color contrast.
|
 Oct25_83_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
 Oct25_85_5th StationToOkuniwaRC |
| End Page 2, But October 25th Continues on Page 3 (at 12:09 PM) |
| Thanks so much for taking the time to look at this page. Now, please go on to Page 3 for the continuation and conclusion of this adventure, our final one of October 2015. |
Go To Page:
|
 (will open in new window) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Link to Amazon.com (new window).
We get 2% of whatever you spend if you go to Amazon from this link!! Please shop on Amazon from here.
| If you would like to donate to our hiking & traveling fund or show your appreciation for our efforts you can donate through PayPal. A single donation will entitle you to request a single full-sized photo IN THE DONATION MONTH - which you may then use as a desktop wallpaper or whatever. The copyright will be retained by us and the photo will be inconspicuously marked with the copyright symbol (©), year and photographer's name. (Donation probably not tax deductible.) |