*That's actually me. Some guy took this picture and tracked me down later in the day to give it to me. It was a little weird to hear a stranger say, "I got a really good picture of you. Let me give it to you."
I hope he's not one of you, that I don't have a stalker among my cave critters!
. . . about 会津駒ヶ岳 Aizu Komagatake
This one of the 100 Famous Mountains is located in Hinoemata Village, Fukushima in the Oze National Park. It's a great mountain. It's in the Echigo Mountain Range.
Area:
The Oze National Park is one of Japan's 29 national parks and spreads across parts of Tochigi, Fukushima, Niigata and Gunma. Check out more info here.
Location:
Map: ***If you want a link to the latest Yama to Kogen map, comment and I'll get you a link. This link is to a printable topo map.
Starting and stopping point: Midori Auto Campground
Peaks bagged: Chumondake (中門岳) ~ Aizu Komagatake (会津駒ヶ岳)
(First-time) peaks # 1,033 and 1,034
100 Famous Mountain # 50
Getting there/getting around: I drove and stayed at the campground. There are various public transportation options. To be honest, I'm too busy to research them for you right now.
Helpful Info
Weather Information: Japanese
Time and distance
YAMAP's Estimates: Time: 7:31 Distance: 12.5 km*
The Caveman's actual: Total Time: 7:09 Break time: :40 Distance: 17.6 km*
Elevation: Lowest: 912 m Highest: 2,133 m Total Ascent: 1,440 m Total Descent: 1,440 m
*The discrepancy in distance is because the YAMAP projection only went as far as Komagatake. I went beyond that to Chumondake.
Technical considerations/difficulty:
Nothing too difficult that I recall.
Facilities:
There is a lodge not far off the peak. You need reservations. They have no food. It's called the Komanokoya. No tenting in the area.
Thoughts/observations/recommendations:
Off the top of my head, I can't think of anything.
(Along with all the regular stuff such as maps, headlamps, boots, feet, and brains, . . .) don't forget: bug spray, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts. There is no getting away from the horseflies in the town. Dragonflies are everywhere, too.
Hello Cave critters. This was a great mountain in a fairly difficult-to-get-to area. Mrs. Caveman and I drove about 6 hours to get to Hinoemata Village in Fukushima and stayed at a campground. It's a really lovely area, although you need to be prepared if you go there. The nearest supermarket is about an hour and a half away and there are only a handful of restaurants in town. 9 out of the 10 of them close at 5:00 pm!
I'm not going to give a detailed report of this one because I'm getting ready for a trip back to the old country in a few days and have a million things to do. Here are some pictures. See you in a few weeks.
Caveman, out.
Snow!
The top
The Komanokoya has a lot of picnic tables by a little marsh. It's a great spot for lunch.
That's all for now.
Like this area? Check out Mt. Hiuchi.
Caveman, out.
Whale meat?! How did it tastes? Also why so suspicious? It is a great picture of you! And rare!
ReplyDeleteWhale meat is yummy...It's heavily seasoned, though, so I I don't know what it tastes like unadulterated.
DeleteIt's one of the unusual things that shows up on the store shelves here sometimes. Along with deer meat, wild boar or bear meat. Oh, yeah, horse, too. Can't forget horse. (That's quite bland, by the way.)
I am reminded of a sign that life was returning to normal several months after the tsunami in 2011 when the whale boats were finally able to depart from on of the fishing villages in Tohoku. The same day that everyone was celebrating the whalers leaving, the protestors came back out and heckled them. 😆😜
Taste
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