With my time wandering around Daisetsuzan now over, I hiked to the ropeway station to ride the gondola back down to the lower station. For…

Continue reading → Daisetsuzan 2019: Coming down the ropeway

Having come down from the slopes of Mt Asahidake due to bad weather, I stopped at the rest area by the steam vents for a…

Continue reading → Daisetsuzan 2019: Wandering through the clouds

Near the steam vents on the west side of Mt Asahidake there’s a rest area that connects to the trail going up to the top…

Continue reading → Daisetsuzan 2019: Climbing partway up Mt Asahidake

At the base of the west side of Mt Asahidake are steam vents that are continuously spewing volcanic gases. A short trail leads up to…

Continue reading → Daisetsuzan 2019: Steam Vents