FEBRUARY 2013
DAKE-YAMA
Hira Mountains, Shiga, Japan
On a crystal clear day at the end of winter we took to the snow.
Ankle deep and non-treacherous.
We climbed out in the Hira Mountains rising above the western shoreline of Lake Biwa.
There was a trail that looped up into the hills between train stations but we reigned in our ambitions and stuck to Dake-yama…dake.
Snow at the station.
Bear?!? at the trailhead.
Gods on the path.
Lantern on a rock.
Ruins on the way.
Snow on the mountains.
Ground on the thaw.
Boulders on the climb.
Relics on top.
View off East.
Heading on down.
Shade on snow.
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What a fascinating day that must have been-so much to take in visually-the relics are fascinating as are the ferns growing in the snow-
Yep, it was a top day out, that one.