Alpine Living
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This evening’s pre-sunset was pretty awesome.I don’t think I’ve seen this type is texture in the clouds before.
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We have been thinking about doing a community woodcutting day for a while and it finally came together. We invited people to come help us prepare firewood for winter and offered anyone who showed up an American BBQ dinner. We had a good turn out, mostly boys from the local elementary school that our boys…
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There is an amazing Alpine Flower Field located just a short walk from the Tatamidaira Bus Terminal on Mount Norikura. You can get there by bus or if you are up for a challenge you could ride a bike from Norikura Kogen. On this day, Hannah and I spent the day hiking around the flower…
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Norikura Kogen hosts about 100 Japanese Inns, Ryokan, B&Bs, and Pensions where people from all over Japan and the world come to enjoy time here. This quaint little mountain village at 1300-1500m is known for snow-sports in the winter and mountain climbing, hiking, cycling, and agriculture in the summer months. Many people also enjoy the…