November 15, 2007

Showa Shizan at Lake Toya

Decided to take a day trip to Lake Toya and Showa Shinzan.
Photo from the ropeway to the top of Mt. Usuzan.
View of Showa Shinzan from Usuzan Ropeway

Once I got to the top it started snowing. Big snowflakes. Keen sandals and ankle length socks were definitely not up to the challenge...

Not Snowing at Showa ShinzanSnowing at Showa Shinzan
If you look at the timestamps, the photos are only 20 minutes apart...

Freezing cold, I stopped at the onsen hot springs in Toyako. What a view of the mountains from the rotemburo outdoor hot springs! Feeling uber clean and relaxed and warm I slurped some ramen at the onsen while waiting for the train to return me to Hakodate.

2 comments:

Sancho said...

Dude, why do you keep climbing mountains in sandals!?! I guess knowing there is a hot spring at the bottom would help...

Anonymous said...

You may not be in Boulder anymore but you are still a granola!! : )