Snow Shoeing
13/02/09 21:46 Filed in: JET
Went snow
shoeing at the Kiroro Nature center. We were
basically on a hiking trail. Our guide was well
versed in the nature spots around the top of the
mountain.
We took the snow cat up the mountain.
The snow cat can take 6 passengers.
The snow cat can be a pretty nimble snow beast if it wants to. But it went up gingerly to let us take in the view as travel up the mountain.
And we’re here!
My snow shoe all strapped up ready to hit the snowy nature trail.
Its a long 45 minute trekking downhill, but we got to see many things peculiar to Hokkaido.
That’s the ski slopes on another mountain nearby. That’s where we’ll be heading to after lunch.
The snow that we’re standing on is actually about 2 metres deep! We got to roll down snowballs and see it get bigger and bigger!
Our guide showing us the holes made by woodpeckers. These holes are like way up in the tree. Only in winter can you get to see it up close this easily thanks to the pile of 2 metre thick snow!
Our guide gave all of us a cup of hot oolong tea.
The original olden day snow shoe. This is the kind that I read about when I was much younger. Only today did I know the advances of technology had made the snow shoe so much more robust and strong.
One of my many photo collection of manhole covers in Japan. Manhole covers in Japan have so many different and unique designs! They’re unique to different parts of Japan.
We took the snow cat up the mountain.
The snow cat can take 6 passengers.
The snow cat can be a pretty nimble snow beast if it wants to. But it went up gingerly to let us take in the view as travel up the mountain.
And we’re here!
My snow shoe all strapped up ready to hit the snowy nature trail.
Its a long 45 minute trekking downhill, but we got to see many things peculiar to Hokkaido.
That’s the ski slopes on another mountain nearby. That’s where we’ll be heading to after lunch.
The snow that we’re standing on is actually about 2 metres deep! We got to roll down snowballs and see it get bigger and bigger!
Our guide showing us the holes made by woodpeckers. These holes are like way up in the tree. Only in winter can you get to see it up close this easily thanks to the pile of 2 metre thick snow!
Our guide gave all of us a cup of hot oolong tea.
The original olden day snow shoe. This is the kind that I read about when I was much younger. Only today did I know the advances of technology had made the snow shoe so much more robust and strong.
One of my many photo collection of manhole covers in Japan. Manhole covers in Japan have so many different and unique designs! They’re unique to different parts of Japan.
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