Yesterday the Mrs. and I decided to head out into the great outdoors to see some lovely autumn foliage. The idea was one we had both been kicking around for a little while, and with both of us having Monday off, we decided that would be the best day of the week to head out to the oft-crowded parks.
Yesterday’s trek involved taking the JR from 鵜沼駅 (Unuma) to 大垣駅 (Ogaki), and then changing over to a very local line that would bring us all the way to 養老駅 (Yoro).
The best part about going places on Monday, aside from the lack of crowds, has got to be the relaxed pace that we’re afforded. Reiko and I casually made our way from the station to the mountain, up, and back again. A 9 km long trek similar to the walk one might do on the way to some of the temples in Kyoto. The scenery was quite nice, and the trees were still green. If you’re planning to go for the red autumn leaves, it will probably be better to wait until mid-to-late November when the cooler weather has been around longer.
The falls themselves were beautiful. White water falling undisturbed, and making its way down the mountain in some mosquito-free parkland. We couldn’t have asked for a better trip.
That said, if you do go, bring an extra jacket and maybe a collapsible umbrella. The weather was supposed to be sunny with cloud all day, but we ran into spurts of heavy rain and strong winds. By the time we were on our way back to the station the temperature had dropped from a comfortable 20 degrees to a cool 5.
Nice shots.
Any pictures of the rain storms?
I did manage to get some shots of the rain, but none of them turned out. Such is the way with a 6.0MP Point-and-Shoot, I guess. I’ll post some more pics in the gallery, though, as it hasn’t seen much love for the past year or so …