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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

150 km drive on Icefields parkway

* Long drive from Jasper to HI Rampart Creek
via Icefield park way.
about 150 km

* Icefield discovery center
1330:- 15:00

* 16:00-18:00
Trail,  Parker Ridge
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/banff/activ/randonee-hiking/93N#parker
Description: After a series of switchbacks you’ll be rewarded with dramatic views of the Saskatchewan Glacier – headwaters of the Saskatchewan River. Help maintain this fragile alpine ecosystem by staying on the trail.
As described, this is a short and good trail.
We could found a great view. One of my good time in Canada.

** stay
20:00 HI Rampart Creek
http://hihostels.ca/en/destinations/alberta/hi-rampart-creek

Enjoyed sauna with the hostel manager and a family from Quebec.

fire place
This is another long but nice day.

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Geraldine Lakes

* stay HI Athabasca Falls

* 7:00 wake up in the Dorm bed.
This is an ideal morning.
coffee (I got milled one last day in Jasper, Rocky mountain Roaster coffee ?. The HI had coffee equipments),
woods around me,
calm people,
sounds of small birds.

* Breakfast:
rice, corn, plum

* rest day

* Drive to the trail head.

* Trail
Geraldine Lakes area
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/activ-experience/sentiers-trails/geraldine

A long walk on gravel road.
About 3.4 km and one hour climb at a sunny day.
We could go by car.

We had enough time to walk and stay around a small lake.
Looking into the lake and surrounding mountains I thought about my future plan.
I decided something here. Yes we need to plan the future and fix things.

* checked Athabasca Falls.
Massive and fast water.
Many people from over the world.

Friday, July 27, 2018

HI Athabasca Falls

HI Athabasca Falls
http://hihostels.ca/en/destinations/alberta/hi-athabasca-falls
Our first wildness hostel in Japser.
We keep staying this types of hostel.

This is really a pristine and clean hostel
as given in hostel's toilets.

I like a  large meeting and dining room.
A large water tank and water from nearby spring.

close to nature, wildness.
remote from a town.
large and calm.
friendly price.
two big refrigerators.
eco-friendly.

Many groups are staying.


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Wates-Gibson Hut, MT. Edith Cavell, Downtown, HI Athabasca Falls

* Trail
back to MT. Edith Cavell
a long trail

* 7:00 Breakfast, bread, hum, cheese

* 8:00 20min/100m walk
climb up to see glaciers
requested by Y.

* return the trail

* Lunch at Astroria campsite
Sandwitch and nuts.
great view of the river under and massive mounts.
dry my wet shoes and socks.

* 14:30 Trail head  MT. Edith Cavell
Satisified and had a relief of arrival without any trouble.

* Met agian with an Australia-Japanese couple. We saw them in a super in downtown.

* 15:00 Jasper HI.
SHower and rest

* 16:00 Downtown.
Hostel, shopping, check Avis.
Y went into his smartphone world.

* 19:00 drive to south via
Icefields parkway
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ab/jasper/activ/itineraires-itineraries/promenadedesglaciers-icefieldsparkway
This is a great road in nature,
or one of the top 10 scenic drives in the world.

* 20:00
HI Athabasca Falls

* Dinner by ourselves.
Pork steak and pasta.

I got a bottle assuming it is beer but is a berry juice.
It is fine.

* This is another long day with movements.

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Surprise points

* Trail/surprise points
short hiking to surprise points
stayed at a bridge for abour an hour.
No fish in the river.
This is the most wonderful view in Japser for me.
Wild and wide view of mountains, lakes, and sky.

This time reminded me camp days with my son in the past,
Hokkaido, Kagoshima, sothern islands.
But this sort of big nature can not be found in Japan.

I wonder if I can live in Canada.

There should be many beautifal places in the world.
I should go there.
In any places, there are something to be checked at the place by myself, not photo or video.
We need to get the air there.

How many forests we should pass to be an independent man, to be ourselves ?
We passed several forests and woods, but maybe not so many.

What a wonderful time !

Today, my feet were heavy and tired.

* stay ACC Wates-Gibson Hut

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Friday, July 13, 2018

Via rail Canada, Vancouver to Japser

** 930 Vancouver airport
rest at the airport
** 1120 Skytrain to downton

** 1230 China town, sandwitch at a Vietnum cafe.
CA$ 28.68
DD MAU RESTAURANT INC
We went here at evening as well.

** Baggage
used BAGBNB
CA$ 16.00 for 2 bags

** Vanc -> Jasper
20:30 Vancouver train station
Via rail canada
$206.85 per adult

- The train left the station slowly and slowly in woods and forest for east.



Good-bye to Tokyo, day1

12:30 (JST) Left home taxi to Nishi hachioji

I forgot smartphone at home.
My partner emailed it to my son's smartphone
and took it to the station. Thanks.

** 1320 Train
Nishi hachioji, Kanda, Nippori,

** 1445 Nippori
** 1500 Narita
no time for shopping at the Narita airport.

** 16:50 Air Canaada
AC004 Tokyo -> YVR

** in the flight
what did i do ?
about 9 hour flight.
return is about 10 hours.

time difference is 16h.


Saturday, January 30, 2016

Nozawa Onsen Ski

http://www.nozawaski.com


My favarite ski area in Nagano, Japan.

Hot spring, good snow, and nice people.

http://nozawakanko.jp/english/ 

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Go down into a valley (Jamtal, Galtur, Landeck, Innsbruck)

This is the last day in Jamtal hut.
Got up around 6:00.
I got enough sleep and some stars over the window maybe around 3:00.

Today's plan.
7:00 breakfast
8:00 check out and go down.
12:00 arrive at Galtur
1300 bus to Landeck
1400 Train from Landeck station
1500 arrive at Innsbruck

Actual is as follows.

In the cafeteria, I prepared breads, some slices of cheese, and an apple for my launch.

Around 8:00, I went down to north along a stream to Galtur.
Unhurriedly went Took some rest and refreshed with the sandwich and some snacks.
I met some cows, mosquito, and alike.
Closing town, the stream becomes a river and people are walking and biking up to mountains.


Just before arriving at Galtur, I had a cafe au lait in a cafe looking around the valley.
This is Mentenalpe.
A couple and two children were enjoying vacation.

As planed, I reached Galtur around noon.
A ski town with some small hotels.
After 30min, I got on a bus to Landeck.

At a bus stop, I joined again with three people who attended the conference by chance.
They went to another hut and went down by a different route.

Arrived at
Landeck
http://www.tyrol.tl/en/tyrols-holiday-areas/oberinntal/landeck/
and waited for a train.
Cake and apple juice in a cafe.

Talked with someone about gravitational-wave detections.
This is about future.
A good and smart guy.

Around 16:20, at Innsbruck.
Walked about 15min to a small hotel
Had a shower and relaxed.

Walked around the central.
Tasted ice cream.
Dinner at
Des Schindler.
http://www.dasschindler.at
"Wiener schnitzel (cutlet)" and a small glass of beer.
Good enough for a solo dinner.
I wanted a company, but we can not order one at any restaurant usually.

Backed to the hotel, wasted some stuff, went to bed in a hot and humid night under small rain.
The night in Austria. Good night.



Tuesday, May 12, 2015

A 2 day trek to Miyanoura-dake, 宮之浦岳一泊ツアー day-1 (1)

* I enjoyed a guide hiking tour by the following.
http://www.yamazuki.jp/camp-tour/yakushima-jyuuou.html
Along with two other guests and the guide, I trekked the mountains in full two days.
We started from Arakawa trailhead (604m), stayed at Shin-takatsuka huts,
climbed at Miyanoura-dake, the highest point in southern Japan,
and finished the hike at Yodogawa trailhead (1370m).
This was one of the best hike in my life.


* 山好さんをガイドにツアーに参加した。
http://www.yamazuki.jp/camp-tour/yakushima-jyuuou.html
http://www.yamazuki.jp/yamazuki-blog.html