Tag - adventure

Adventures may be activities with some potential for physical danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting or participating in extreme sports

Karasawa Cirque Pt. 3 — I am so done with rocks

This is the final part of my trip to the Karasawa Cirque! Miss a section? Click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2! I was staring at my watch, watching it tick time away, when my alarm went off. “Op, 5:30. Time to ‘wake up’ and check the sunrise.” Luckily for us...

Climbing Mt. Fuji: The Summit Shuffle

Subashiri Trail Station 7.5 Time: 1am   Elevation: 3,200m To read the first part of this series, the ascent, click here! It’s so much fun to sleep on a rock-hard futon cramped between two other people in a hot room surrounded by snorers, 600m in vertical elevation away...

A tower of rocks on the Subashiri Trail, Mt. Fuji

Climbing Mt. Fuji: The Ascent

I cannot believe that this time last year, Hunter, Nikkita, and I were climbing Mt. Fuji together! Since the mountain is closed to hikers this season because of Covid-19, read on and hike with us instead! Tune in tomorrow for part two, The Summit Shuffle! The Subashiri Trail 5th Station...

Deskwarming Diaries #14

Welcome to another edition of the Deskwarming Diaries, were an ALT suddenly found herself on a grand adventure with her lunch buddies. Today’s post features more mint snacks, a plastic bag, jinxes, superstitions, and rain women. Let’s jump in!