From delicous fruits to cool refreshing waterfalls and mountain climes to the aftermath of seasonal flooding and the loss of great roads.
It was great to Fuji out and proud too!
Steamy summer fog lingered in the valleys. Was still too early for the primitive people to be up and about, apparently. Leaving home and trundling through the lowlands saw a steady temp of 27-29°c. I’d dressed for that and the heat of the day ahead. Climbing into the mountains, it kept getting cooler and the run upto 411’s peak from the east saw a good stretch of 15-17°. Thankfully, the soft breeze wafting up out of Uenohara on the west side was warmer and it quickly jumped back up to a comfortably cool 20°c.Good morning Fuji San. Running the Fruits Line out of Uenohara around to Fuefuki, the sweet smell of peaches was on the morning air and it was hard to resist a peach stop. Yum! Nice atmosphere, plenty of social distance and the peaches weren’t bad either. ‘Four to go please!’ Heading west to Minami Alps, thought I’d take a run at Yamabushi Touge. Websites were showing it intermittently open but it was a Sunday… On the way, stopped by Kenshinnotaki. Great waterfall, cool and refreshing mist falling from way above and plenty of colourful butterflies flitting about.
Yamabushi Touge? Not today!That’s where the road used to be. Looks like a full headland rebuild was in progress. Thought I could sneak around on that dirt road so gave it a go. It deadended at some chains. Man’s armada lined up to do battle with the wayward whims of the river gods. The towering mountains made the gathering look positively punny. 😂 Now that’s a road. Climbing again and the midday sun weaving its way through the summer green overhead cast dappled light making rock n debris spotting a challenge. MaTe got through unscathed. 👍
And not a cicada to be heard… Just a stream cutting its way down the valley. But that light sure was as deceptive as it was captivating in some places. See how things can disappear in it?
While most of us avoid flying off the sides of mountain roads…Although it got a bit hot here n there, top of 35°c, all in all a good rubber rounding day.And it was great seeing Fuji San through a clear sky again.
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Good morning. Thank you for sharing your trip. Where was the second picture taken? Was th
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Good morning James. That’s Genshi Mura in Yamanashi.
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