Waiting for the bus at 9 AM.
Waiting for the bus at 9 AM.
Cable car up to the start of the hike.
View from the cable car. Foliage is turning orange already.
Map of Mt. Asahi and nearby mountains, all part of the Daisetsuzan National Park.
The fog hides the mountain.
Looking back toward the cable car's end station.
More mountains to the north; Mt. Asahi lies east.
Mt. Asahi, enveloped in fog and sulphur gas.
Further up the mountain.
As we entered the fog, a surreal feeling began to set in.
At the top.
2291 meters above sea level. The hike itself was much shorter, of course.
Went back down the same route.
On the train back to Asahikawa.
Back in Asahikawa.
