Hiking Nanatsumori

Apologies for being a slacker about updating the blog.

You may recall the 7 small peaks located in my town and the legend I heard climbing about them and praying to the spirits that live on each peak. Last weekend my friends, Liz and Colin, and I set out to achieve the eternal good fortune (or happiness or luck—I don’t quite remember).

Although it was raining on Saturday morning (it’s the rainy season this month), we decided to set out anyway. With rain coats and hiking boots started on what would be a very wet, muddy, slippery, but fun hike. On Saturday we hiked up and down six peaks, taking pictures on each summit.

The seventh and tallest mountain is separated from the others and is a short drive away. After completing a big loop (with combined ups and downs of about 1500m) and with not much more daylight left, we decided to tackle Sasakurayama on Sunday.

We returned to my house soaking wet, cold, and tired. After recouping with hot showers, hot tea, and then bibimbop at a nearby restaurant, we headed out for two fantastic hours of karaoke.

Sunday morning turned out to be sunny and warm. Unfortunately our boots were still disgustingly wet. With such nice weather, there were several other hikers on the mountain. Well rested, we walked up the mountain in about 40 minutes and spent about the same amount of time at the top attempting to take fun pictures with camera timers.

Now we ought to be blessed, but even if we don’t get eternal good fortune, the weekend was still a blast.