The Colors and the View

After dropping my backpack off at Iwaso, I headed up to see the momiji. Between Iwaso and Momijidani Park there was an amazing display of momiji in all its colors.

I hiked up the Momijidani Course which took about an hour and wasn't too hard, but also lacked the starting colors seen below. I continued up the suddenly very crowded trail to the observatory with its incredible view. The huge number of tourists eating their lunch there made me decide to quickly head down the ropeway before the traffic jam really builds up.Read more