Autumn hike: Mizugakiyama, 2,230 meters

Here is the view at 2,230 meters over Mizugakiyama. Pretty isn’t it. That’s the thing about hiking. After two and half hours of climbing and the thoughts of ‘Okay I think I have burnt a whole week worth of calories’,  and ‘Gosh why ain’t we there yet!’ while trying to catch a breath,  this is the…