Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood climbed Mt. Kamiyama (height 1,438 m), the highest peak and a center volcanic cone of Mt. Hakone.
Dark Yellow Route
First Day
They visited Hakone Wetland Flower Garden. It was their second visit since in the last 15 years. They stayed Quarter Season Hotel in Ashinoko.
nature of Hakone Wetland Flower Garden
Second Day
The route to the peak was easiest one. They went to the peak of Mt. Komagatake (height; 1357 m ) by ropeway. The view from the top was magnificent because the peak was not covered by trees. They could see Numazu Alps at the edge of Suruga Bay.
Lake Ashinoko from the top of Mt. Komagatake
Then they descended about 150m and climbed about 230m to reach the peak of Mt. Kamiyama. They started walking at 10:00 and returned to Mt. Komagatake at 13:00.
After lunch, they moved the other side of Lake Ashinoko and observed two mountains they just finished climbing. On the other side of volcanic crater, they could see Mt. Echizen-dake. Thy enjoyed hot water spring later.
Mt. Kamiyama and Mt. Komagatake
Third Day
Returned home.
Snow capped Mt. Hakone
At the end of 2002, wakwak group attached winter Mt. Hakone and failed to reach the summit because of heavy snow fall. The photo taken next day does not show such difficulty.
August 23, 2002
Rev. March, 22, 2007