We climbed 5 mountains this weekend. We went to the Mount Hakkoda range which consists of 8 mountains. We started out at 7am from our apartment with our camping gear on our back (Angie's backpack weighed 20 lb. and Travis' weighed 30 lb.!!!) and "hiked" to the station which eventually got us to our starting point at an onsen near the mountains. On the first day we were able to climb the biggest of the 8, Mount Odake (which we climbed previously with John Caldwell). Then we headed over to Mount Kodake and conquered it and were heading down it to the next mountain, Mount Takada odake, when the mountain conquered Angie. Somehow she managed to sprain her ankle making Mount Takada odake out of reach. So, after a short rest, we headed slowly back up Mount Kodake, back up and down the first mountain and retreated to our cabin for the night.
Day 1: 2 Mountains demolished.
The picture on the left is of the 1st mountain (Mount Odake), the picture on the right is of the second mountain (Mount Idodake)
After watching a movie on our zune (Thank you Team Johns!) we woke up bright and early at 7am to the first hiker to reach the top of the moutain. (Our cabin was about 200 meters from the top of the tallest mountain and is a refuge cabin for stranded hikers so people often come in and out of it). After a little breakfast we headed out... slowly. We then made our way to the cable car at the edge of the mountains. Along the way we climbed 3 more mountains, Mount Idodake, Mount Akakuradake, and Mount Tamoyachidake. Need I remind you that these are all mostly dormant volcanoes, and many of them have massive craters.
Day 2: 3 Mountains demolished.
Mount Idodake
Mount Akakuradake
Mount Tamoyachidake- this mountain did not have a nice sign like the other mountains, but this littler marker shows the highest spot on the mountain!
Because of Angie's ankle ailment we cheated once we finished the last mountain and took a cable car back to our starting point.
And, here are some pretty pictures from the hiking trip!
The mountain in the background in the picture on the right is the view of Mount Iwaki (the mountain we hiked on Thursday) from where we went hiking this weekend.
The mountain in the middle in the picture on the left is the one we were trying to rush to when Angie sprained her ankle (it's the 2nd highest of the 8 mountains), and the mountain right before it is the one we were going down when it happened!
The picture on the left is of three of themountains are three of the mountains we hiked, and the picture on the left is the sunset from our cabin. And, here are a few extras! There are more pics on our picasa if you want to see them!
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