Saturday, September 05, 2009

Sounkyo to Bihoro

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We woke up to cloudy weather that nonetheless was not raining, unlike the forecast provided to us the night before. We thanked our lucky sta...
Friday, September 04, 2009

Biei "Tomato" Minshuku to Sounkyo Hot Springs

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We got up early in the hopes of beating the morning traffic on 237. The easiest way to leave early is to eat breakfast in your room with foo...
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Thursday, September 03, 2009

Asahidake to Biei "Tomato" Minshuku

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I woke up early and used the onsen before breakfast, discovering that while the hot-spot on my foot was still there, the skin had amazingly ...
Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Biei "Potato" Hostel to Asahidake Hot Springs

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Breakfast was served late this morning, so I took the opportunity to do a loop around the area before breakfast, taking in more of the sight...
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Tokachidake Hot Springs to Biei "Potato" Hostel

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Mark wanted to climb to one of the local peaks, but after climbing the 13% grade to the trail head at 1200m, we found overcast skies that ha...
Monday, August 31, 2009

Furano to Tokachidake Hot Springs

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Waking up early once again gave me a chance to walk around in the forest around our hotel/onsen, and then take in the onsen again. The Highl...
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Yubari Forest Youth Hostel to Furano Highlander Onsen

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We woke up again at 5am, still slightly jet-lagged. I walked around while Mark went riding, looking for a place to shoot the valley with fog...
Saturday, August 29, 2009

Sapporo to Yubari

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We woke up to cloudy skies but dry roads, so after breakfast, we made ready and set out for Yubari. In conversation with the hostel manager ...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Sapporo

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From Hokkaido I woke up to a light drizzle, and stepped out to find that Mark and Yana had gone out for a morning ride to explore the city a...
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Chitose to Sapporo

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Between jet-lag and the time it took to put together our bikes, it wasn't until about 11:00am that we had checked out of our hotel and t...
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First day in Hokkaido

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20 minutes out from the airport, I find a dead-end, and we end up climbing over the fence to get to the road we actually wanted to ride on. ...
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