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2009年05月29日
Japanese Mountains:Snow in May!
Snow on Mt. Fuji above 2000 meters on May 28, 2009
My wife and I try to take a trip every April as our wedding anniversary is then. However, this year my physical condition was very bad and we could not do it, In May my condition improved and so we decided to take our annual trip. We decided on Mtl Fuji-not to climb but to look at and to take pictures of. One of the best spots for that is the Lake Kawaguchi area and so we took a hotel there,
On thre way we were treated to a wonderful view of snow covered Mt. Fuji. However when we got to our hotel the clouds moved in and by 5pm it was raining. What to do?
The next day it was raining even worse and so we decided that if we could not see Mt. Fuji from afar we would try to see it up close. In the rain we drove to the 2305 meter point using our 4WD vehicle. By the time we got there, we had entered the snow zone-everything was white-the ground, the rocks, the trees, and of course the parking places, We found a snow free spot to park and spent some time at the gift shop and at one of the coffee shops there. The air was very very cold and the coffee was supposed to warm us up. Realizing that we needed an old fashioned stove we headed to a shop that had a good stove and warmed up. It was amzaing to us to experience snow at this time of the year!
After that we enjoyed a nice drive back to Lake Kawaguchi-it was beautiful green green forest all the way. We just enjoyed the beauty of God's creation as we drove.
Even though we did not get to see the views of Mt. Fuji that we were expectiing driving in the snow zone above 2000 meters more than made up for it-we had a wonerful trip overall.
投稿者 bethany : 2009年05月29日 05:20
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