2013/10/21

Mastering Makihata-san

The calm before the storm

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Climbing up th ridgeline (著作権：Matthew Shewchuk)

Fall colors about to change (著作権：Matthew Shewchuk)

Almost at the top (著作権：Matthew Shewchuk)

Looking back towards the saddle (著作権：Matthew Shewchuk)

Quick rest looking down into Niigata (著作権：Matthew Shewchuk)

Clouds rolling in from the south (著作権：Matthew Shewchuk)

Looking back towards Gunma (著作権：Matthew Shewchuk)

Makihata-san has been on my list of hikes for a long time, and what better time to climb then with the incoming fall colors? Taking advantage of good weather and matching days off, me and my hiking buddy decided make the short trip over the border to Niigata. We managed to get up as earl as we could on our day off and arrived at the parking lot at 9AM.(3 hours late by Japan hiking standards) The parking lot was packed but we managed to squeeze into a somewhat dubious spot and got underway on our day's task. 21/2 short hours later we reached the summit draped in early fall colors with typhoon clouds looming in the distance.