The Mountain Of The Sun Chapter 1 Dialectical Journal
Passage 7. The Mountain of the Sun1 ーSomma, the Snow Dessert
Sunny
I have visited Mount Chokai three times. The first time from the Yunodai entrance, the second time Fukura-Guchi and lastly from Nakajimadai entrance.
As it was going to be backcountry, we started our way with 3 professional guides. (7:00)
We each rode on the snow mobile that the guide’s drove. Riding it was far more exhausting that I imagined, but it was an ultimate experience.
There were several times in a day that we had lost balance and had the snow mobile overturn while driving. This was because we had failed to shift the weights of our body in accord with the driver, which was necessary for driving.
We went through between trees in the forest, but the occasional hit …show more content…
Closer by there was the crest of the soma of Mount Chokai and at the back of it was the crest of Mount Yudono.(9:24)
To the forest limit. The beechwood forest was beautiful. (10:58)
Passing through the forest limit I arrived to the first open plain. It got suddenly cold. I was able to see Mount Gassan and Mount Zao.
I saw the summit of Mount Chokai close up. The creeping pines were beautiful. (11:32)
We climbed up further. The place was deserted. I was pulled down. We ate lunch in the rock shadow. (12:54)
We arrived at a ragged desert like valley from the upland. The patterns as the snow cornice looked beautiful. In the further end I got the panoramic view of the Japan sea and the Shonai Plain. (14:08)
With the sun setting, it highlighted the jaggy ridge lines and patterns. I gazed in awe. I saw a golden eagle flying afar. There are only 4 of them in the Shonai area. Seeing them was a treasurable experience. (15:49)
I waited for the sunset. The sun went down the somewhat cloudy sky. (17:00)
The film shoot was finished. Although it was getting darker, they told me that it was perfectly fine to descend the mountain.
We go back going through the trees. The sky was clear and I saw the stars very well.
Sunny
I have visited Mount Chokai three times. The first time from the Yunodai entrance, the second time Fukura-Guchi and lastly from Nakajimadai entrance.
As it was going to be backcountry, we started our way with 3 professional guides. (7:00)
We each rode on the snow mobile that the guide’s drove. Riding it was far more exhausting that I imagined, but it was an ultimate experience.
There were several times in a day that we had lost balance and had the snow mobile overturn while driving. This was because we had failed to shift the weights of our body in accord with the driver, which was necessary for driving.
We went through between trees in the forest, but the occasional hit …show more content…
Closer by there was the crest of the soma of Mount Chokai and at the back of it was the crest of Mount Yudono.(9:24)
To the forest limit. The beechwood forest was beautiful. (10:58)
Passing through the forest limit I arrived to the first open plain. It got suddenly cold. I was able to see Mount Gassan and Mount Zao.
I saw the summit of Mount Chokai close up. The creeping pines were beautiful. (11:32)
We climbed up further. The place was deserted. I was pulled down. We ate lunch in the rock shadow. (12:54)
We arrived at a ragged desert like valley from the upland. The patterns as the snow cornice looked beautiful. In the further end I got the panoramic view of the Japan sea and the Shonai Plain. (14:08)
With the sun setting, it highlighted the jaggy ridge lines and patterns. I gazed in awe. I saw a golden eagle flying afar. There are only 4 of them in the Shonai area. Seeing them was a treasurable experience. (15:49)
I waited for the sunset. The sun went down the somewhat cloudy sky. (17:00)
The film shoot was finished. Although it was getting darker, they told me that it was perfectly fine to descend the mountain.
We go back going through the trees. The sky was clear and I saw the stars very well.