Half-Fast Mike
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- May 22, 2007
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Took a sneaky Wednesday off for an adventure in Nippara with a friend. Our original plan was to ride all the way there, but despite starting at 6 a.m. we were baking hot on the Tamagawa so took the train from Haijima to Okutama and re-started from there. The limestone caverns were cool... 9ºC all year round! And I was pleased to see that the eternal infernal construction just above the cavern entrance has finally completed, because I need to bike-and-hike up there again to grab a tricky tile.
After that we hit a closed rindō that leads to a hiking trail that leads to Hyakuhiro Waterfall. Love these falls, as one can play in the splash pool, and they're far from the beaten track. Definitely worth effort for me. We didn't see a soul, although we did get some thunder and rain; I see from Stravr that @Karl neatly avoided the storm.
Back down the hill to Okutama, and trains home. Great fun.
After that we hit a closed rindō that leads to a hiking trail that leads to Hyakuhiro Waterfall. Love these falls, as one can play in the splash pool, and they're far from the beaten track. Definitely worth effort for me. We didn't see a soul, although we did get some thunder and rain; I see from Stravr that @Karl neatly avoided the storm.
Back down the hill to Okutama, and trains home. Great fun.