Mitake Mountain Hike

The fall after lunch, when we were still all very energetic.

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At the end of our 2 hour hike, where the sign indicates we will have another 50 minutes walk before returning to the cable car station. Our spirit was high and didn't anticipate the end of this trip came so fast. Raj suggested we should challenge ourselves to another mountain, Otakesan. Jen didn't object and I felt fine to walk more. We set off, heading to the other top.

When the hiking trail got steep, we realized it is not a really good idea. However, we were all too proud to turn back (hey, I really had no problem to lose face). We struggled to get to the top in another 2 hours. Exhausted and hungry, I decided to go back to the Mitake cable car station via a short cut which we saw on the way. It is so not fun to walk the original route and I thought it is a real short cut. I am the only one who understand the Chinese characters and we didn't have a map. My friends place their life in my hand, ha ha ha.

We were walking on the spine of the mountains, the trail turned out to very remote, we didn't see any fellow hikers and some parts of the trails were almost covered by aggresive vegetation. After an hour (the sign shows it should only take 50 minutes) we still see, hear, feel not civilization. My friends' trust started to shake. Jen was really exhausted and kept tailing behind. We had to stop from time to time, that could be also the reason why the estimated time was distorted. Luckily, we got back before my friends killed me with their distrusting eye sight.

I haven't been this tired for ages, I walked like an old lady the whole day Monday because both of my legs were so stiff and sore. I should remember to bring a map with me to any hike.