from Mt. Shiroyama to Mt. Takao (2)

We had lunch at the top of Mt. Shiroyama.





This is the master of the cha-mise.
He gave me permission to use this picture here.



I like his nameko miso soup so much.

Then Ms. Y and I walked down to Mt. Takao.

I was surprised to find that a lot of trees
at Itcho-daira had been cut down.



The top of Mt. Takao was crowded with many hikers,
including little boys and girls.

They all looked happy.

The sky was getting dark.

I was sure it would soon rain.

We decided to go down the shortest way
--Hikagesawa route.





It began to rain on the way but it was all right with us.

We were always ready for a heavy rain.

I walked 23180 steps.

from Mt. Shiroyama to Mt. Takao (1)

Ms. Y and I enjoyed walking along the ridges
from Mt. Shiroyama to Mt. Takao.

Mt. Shiroyama is 670m high
and Mt. Takao is 599m high.

Bad weather is expected all this week.

The radio said that there would be no sunshine today.
It was cloudy and the late evening's forecast would be for rain.
But the rain had come much earlier than the forecast.

Ms. Y and I met in front of Takao Station at 8:30.



We began to climb Mt. Shiroyama at 9:00,
reaching the top at 11:00.

We walked very slowly.

On the way to the top, I saw these lovely flowers.









We could not see the outline of mountains
because of the thick fog.

(no Mt. Fuji!)


The hydrangeas made us happy.