United StatesUtahGarfield CountyButch Cassidy Draw37°44’10” N 112°19’2” W
Yesterday in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
After getting advice at the visitor center, we decided to hike Buckhorn Trail, Castle Bridge Trail and finished the day on Pink Ledges Trail. The scenery was spectacular: snow on the mountains in theRead more
United StatesUtahWashington CountyBloomingtonPrice Bench37°2’57” N 113°36’3” W
May 7 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
My sister Véronique and her companion Jean-Marc met us in St Georges, UT for a day. We went for 2 short walks in Snow Canyon State Park: Jenny’s Canyon and Lava Flow. It was fun!
United StatesUtahWashington CountySouthern Trailer ParkSugarloaf37°6’40” N 113°34’45” W
May 6 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
From St Georges, UT, we drove to Zion National Park for the day and hiked the West Rim Trail. Since we didn’t know about the permit/lottery for Angels Landing, we didn’t go to that amazingRead more
JapanHiroshimaHiroshimaYokogawaDobashi-eki34°23’34” N 132°26’50” E
December 5, 2023 in Japan
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a must see. It exhibits the realities of atomic bomb damage and insists on achieving complete denuclearization and permanent world peace.
We concluded our last nightRead more
JapanHiroshimaMiyajimaMomijidani park34°17’43” N 132°19’14” E December 4, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
The small island of Miyajima is one of Japan’s most visited tourist spots. The vermillion torii (gate) of Itsukushima Shrine in the middle of the ocean is a famous Kodak moment.
JapanHiroshimaHiroshimaYokogawaGenbaku Dōmu-mae-eki34°23’39” N 132°27’10” E
December 3, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Today, we focused on how to get to Hiroshima airport (45 kms away from the city) with our bikes in cardboard boxes: we are flying home on Wednesday.
Thanks to Y’s Road bike shop for the 2 boxes andRead more
Congratulations on completing your trip. It looks like you had a fantastic time. [Sean and Ikuko]
JapanHiroshimaHiroshimaHondori34°23’34” N 132°27’9” E
December 2, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We walked through the Peace Memorial Park several times because our hostel is really close to it. It is a very moving place
especially the Atomic Bomb Dome at night.
The food like everywhere in JapanRead more
JapanHiroshimaHiroshimaYokogawaHondōri-eki34°23’37” N 132°27’28” E
December 1, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Our ride to Kure was cold and very windy. On a bridge, pushing our bikes was the safest way to cross it…
After a good lunch at a Nepalese/Indian restaurant in Kure, we decided to take a ferry to ourRead more
JapanHiroshimaKureYutakamachi-mitaraiMitarai-seto34°10’45” N 132°51’57” E
November 30, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
After riding around several islands on the Shimanami Kaido, we took a ferry from Munakata (Omishima Island) to Okamura (Sekizen Island) in order to ride the less known Tobishima Kaido.
The TobishimaRead more
JapanHiroshimaOnomichiTarumiKannonnyama34°15’39” N 133°4’16” E November 28, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We took the rope way to reach the well-known temple Senkō-ji in the hills of Onomichi. The views were spectacular.
The Shimanami Kaido (70 kms long) connects Onomichi in the Hiroshima Prefecture toRead more
