My Life - Pictures and Text

diary of mikes life


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			Lake Towada!
	Lake Towada in Aomori is another huge, deep, mountain lake. Me and my youth hostel friends decided to stop for a swim and ended up doing flips and jumps off the pier. The beach here wasn't as pretty as Tazawa's was, but the water was still clean. Surprisingly there was no one else swimming. It seems a lot of Japanese people have this funny idea that you can only swim in the ocean. I'm not complaining though, more lake for me.
			2005/08/12


Towada River Waterfall!
		After dropping me and one other guy off at Towada youth hostel (practically in the middle of the forest), the other members went their separate ways. Near the hostel was an amazing river with a long, maybe 10km, hiking course. However even deep in the woods, tourists were everywhere walking up and down, taking pictures etc. We beat the crowds by going hiking early the next morning though. The scenery was impressive, and walking beside the river kept things nice and cool.
2005/08/13

Swimming in Towada River...

Before heading off to Hakodate I just couldn't resist getting into the river for a swim. The current was a lot stronger than it looks in the picture, and I had to fight to avoid getting swept away. I just noticed that 5 of the last six pictures were about water. If you're thinking that I've got some water fetish or something well you're probably right. Just to prove it, check out this little waterfall movie. I didn't get into the waterfall but I wanted to....

2005/08/13

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