Tokyo Whimsy 1
19 Feb 2013
Life in Tokyo can only be interesting and challenging if you make an effort to see it from a different point of view.
19 Feb 2013
Life in Tokyo can only be interesting and challenging if you make an effort to see it from a different point of view.

At the urging of Beth, from The Cassandra Pages, I am reposting a post I put up Facebook earlier today. It came to me while I was walking to the train station near my house: I’ve been trying to figure it out, why it is the “hiking” concerned with making miles and reaching summits has(…)
I’ve been deeply involved with ultralight backpacking for fifteen years now, starting with the first explorations with Ray Jardin’s “The Pacific Crest Trail Hiker’s Handbook”, through the heydey of Backpacking Light, making my own gear, getting to know some of the more well-known UL leaders like Glen Van Peski and Japan’s Tomoyoshi Tsuchiya and Hideaki(…)
In 1998 my dear friend Sally and her boyfriend Jim came to visit me and my wife Yumi here in Japan. Initially we were supposed to walk the South Japan Alps, but due to a huge landslide that took out the road going up there, and time constraints at my job, we had to cut(…)
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Feb 21, 2013 @ 12:41:29
Where is the like button on this page?
Feb 23, 2013 @ 20:12:46
the sunset photo is my favorite. I love that moment and that lovely curtain is nice , I use similar one and I like to see the first or last light from the sun
Mar 16, 2013 @ 07:17:18
Grace, I’m glad you like the photos. It’s also nice having a room that allows you to watch the seasons and weather pass by. I may complain about Tokyo, but I’m lucky in many ways with my apartment. I have some trees, the sky, the rain, the sun, moon, and the stars. What more can I ask for?