We got not-so-early start on Saturday morning, leaving Susono at about 7:45 a.m.; we took the scenic route (along the 469 via Jurigi and Fujinomiya) in Brian's Pajero, and got to the "Lake" area around maybe 9:30 or so. We spent a few hours scoping out appropriate camp grounds and/or camp-able places, starting with Lake Saiko, then Lake Shojiko, and finally back to Motosuko. Despite the fact that Motosuko is actually a larger lake than the other two, it is less frequented simply because there are no motor boats allowed and, I think, even fishing is regulated. Also, on Saturday, there was some highschool marathon being held at Shojiko, and campers were everywhere.
Motosuko however was delightful, and Brian remembered a place he'd camped there a year or two ago - not an official campground, just a secluded spot in the woods, just 400 meters or so from the lake. So there was set up camp, and then got out our bikes and hit the road and trails.
The Tokai Shizen Hodo hiking trail is the most amazing off-road cross-country trail for mountain biking and seems absolutely made for single speeding with its mostly-gentle rolling hills. There were very few hikers (we saw 4 hikers in total in about 20 km of riding). We really wanted to get some photos of the trails, but were having too much fun riding to stop!
However, we did take some time to get photos of the lake and Mt. Fuji on Saturday and Sunday.
2 comments:
The post was waiting a week for.... I love the photos.
We have to agree with Karin -- well worth the wait just for the photos!!!
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