Summit ShotBack row from left to right: Neill, Nick, and Mike. Front row: Laura and Me
A couple weeks back I had the opportunity to take a group of ALTs hiking to the summit of Kyoga Dake, the tallest mountain in Saga-ken (read: not very tall). With five of us crammed into Mike's van, we drove to the Nakayama Campground trailhead, prepped our gear, and set off. We looked good. After about an hour it started to sleet. This turned to snow as we approached the summit. Japanese hikers that we met on the way down confirmed what I already expected; complete white out at the top. In other words, no views. A pity as Kyoga dake affords some fine scenary on a clear day. However, the freshly fallen snow more than made up for the white out. The trees were crystallized in white. The forest was deafeningly silent. The iced over rock rocks more than willing to throw hikers down upon their oblivious little faces. I think it's safe to say that it was a fine day.
A couple weeks back I had the opportunity to take a group of ALTs hiking to the summit of Kyoga Dake, the tallest mountain in Saga-ken (read: not very tall). With five of us crammed into Mike's van, we drove to the Nakayama Campground trailhead, prepped our gear, and set off. We looked good. After about an hour it started to sleet. This turned to snow as we approached the summit. Japanese hikers that we met on the way down confirmed what I already expected; complete white out at the top. In other words, no views. A pity as Kyoga dake affords some fine scenary on a clear day. However, the freshly fallen snow more than made up for the white out. The trees were crystallized in white. The forest was deafeningly silent. The iced over rock rocks more than willing to throw hikers down upon their oblivious little faces. I think it's safe to say that it was a fine day.
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