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Back to Oirase for some real fall color
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I did make it to my normal trail head, but the trail was a muddy mess. I started up the trail about a quarter mile and decided my hiking boots were going to be swamped if I kept going, so I opted for a second attempt at the fall colors of Oirase Gorge.
I was richly rewarded along the river. There was still plenty of fall color, but ...
Fall Colors.......sort of
... business along the way. The real crazy part is seeing the full-size tour buses pass each other on these VERY narrow Japanese roads. Luckily, I have a itty-bitty car :o)
I made it all the way to Lake Towada. Sure glad this wasn't the weekend for kayaking! The water was very rough with a pretty steady breeze.
A few more ...
Paddle, Paddle, Paddle the Kayak.....
... grow some pretty big apples here and the cost matches the size. Most of the apples in the photo are larger than a softball and cost $3.25 each. ...but they are larger enough to be a meal :o) ...I buy my apples in a non-tourist area where I can get 6 apples for 300 Yen (~$4). ...shop where the locals shop!
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All-U-Can-Eat .....after you cook it!
... food on, a paper bowel to place your cooked food in, a pair of chopsticks and a napkin. Next you make your way to one of the many small grills where you get to cook your food. There is a group of young men with bright green shirts on who make their way around the BBQ area refilling your grill with charcoal (not like American charcoal - they bring you pieces of blacked/burned wood). Your initial serving of ...
Ninohe
... coming. Everything was very delicious; from the yakatori to the yakasoba (yaka means “grilled,” tori is “chicken,” and soba means “noodles.”) As we were ready to pay at the end of the meal she said she would take care of the bill. What a lady. On Saturday we drove to a town called Morioka to do what the Japanese call “Wonko Soba”. This translates to a noodle devouring, eat until you puke frenzy. Everyone has a bowl ...