Greetings cavedwellers.
I spent yesterday and today in the area straddling Doshi and Akiyama Villages in Yamanashi. Yesterday I was in Doshi, on the east. Today I dropped by Akiyama to the north and west. These were my last days of vacation and I had wanted to overnight somewhere but everywhere that I wanted to go (up high) got a good dumping of snow this week. I like snow--but not in April. I really was at a loss for what to do and opted to spend a little time in some out-of-the-way spots. Yesterday's weather was fairly miserable and today's was spectacular. You can tell from these pictures taken from the same spot on successive days.
Yesterday, I started in a little hamlet off the Doshi Michi (Route 413) and hiked nearly 15 miles. Because of the overcast, I didn't see much.
Today, I started from Tomioka Iriguchi in Akiyama Village, Uenohara City, Yamanashi. I bagged a few peaks before joining the trail I walked yesterday for a while and then turning back to my starting point on a logging road. Part of my reason for making these plans was this chance to connect the dots. Maybe it's OCD but I just like to connect the trails I've walked. I was tickled pink when I finally could trace an unbroken trail from my house to the top of Mt. Fuji. Heck, I can trace my footsteps from Tokyo Station to the top of Mt. Fuji.
The weather was spectacular today and it was all-around more pleasant than yesterday.
The logging road paralleled a beautiful stream and I really like walking by running water.
Gradually farms started to pop up here and there along that road. It was a beautiful road. All the residents have green thumbs and each home had plenty of flowers and flowering trees.
After that, my dogs were barking. This felt great!
That's all for now. I don't think I will be able to get out for a few weeks. Until then . . .
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