West of where I live, on the Sea of Japan, is the prefecture of Yamagata. It has some beautiful nature and scenery including a famous mountain range called Dewa Sanzan. A friend and I took a trip there last weekend for some hiking and camping before the rainy season starts. It is an amazing place.After our three hour drive west we hiked to the top of Mt. Haguro. It looks like a pleasant in this photo, but in real life, it's a gruelling 2446 stone steps to the top. I tried counting the steps to see if the guidebook was correct. After 300 we stopped for a brea and realising there was over 2000 more ahead of us (plus the return trip), I gave up on counting and enjoyed the scenery instead.
After the hike we found an empty beach (but for one fisherman) and set up camp. The weather was amazing and drift wood a plenty, so we lit a campfire, hit the beers and waiting for the sun to set over the sea. Below is Ryuta exhibiting the effects of one too many hot whiskeys just after sunset.
Drunk or not, Ryuta was still able to cook us an awesome dinner over the campfire. Sausages, eggs, and yakisoba noodles. (My responsibilites were keeping the hot whiskies)
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