Cave art, 2021. 5/6. Sep-Oct




This is Tokyo.  This was a day of "hikeling."

Tokura, Akiruno あきる野市戸倉








I seem to remember the weather was only good for about 5 minutes this day.  Good enough for a beautiful pic.
Chichibu Urayama





Sawai, Ome flowers



One of the highlights of the year was this overnight to Kitadake, the second highest peak in Japan.

kitadake in fall 秋の北岳









北岳日の出 Kitadake sunrise









間ノ岳 Ainodake



Mt. Nokogiri Nikko
















 

Cave art, 2021. 4/6. Jul-Aug

As hard as it may be to believe, this is in Tokyo.


Kongo Falls, Akiruno


Kongo Falls







Yamanashi

Venison.  It's what's for dinner.











蛇snake



Such a beautiful area around Bandai in Fukushima

五色沼goshikinuma


桧原湖 Lake Hibara

磐梯山Mt. Bandai



Just south of Daibosatsurei in Yamanashi

黒岳蝶 butterfly on Kurotake






Early in the year, when I was diagnosed with cancer was learning that I'd be undergoing surgery, I made a promise to myself to climb Fuji before the end of the year.  

It wasn't as much a Herculean task as I thought, evidently.  Before my operation in June, I asked my surgeon if he thought it would be possible for me to climb it after the surgery.  He said "No.  The climbing season doesn't start until July.  You'll have to wait until then."


Fuji  富士山

Kengamine on Mt. Fuji 富士山 剣ヶ峰





Back to Saitama to Mt Ryokami





If you want to see something gross, look at the post of this trip that started and ended at Lake Miyagase.  You can see leeches sucking the blood out of me.  
https://mymancaveisthemountains.blogspot.com/2021/08/if-theres-anything-in-world-i-hate-its.html

Lake Miyagase 宮ヶ瀬湖








This is only about 2 or 3 miles from home.  

Takatsukimachi, Hachioji 八王子市高月町



Chichibu

Chichibu deer 秩父鹿


Yamanashi