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Pictures from my first attempt paragliding. Up in the mountains of Saitama, the greenery and cool weather were a perfect backdrop for soaring. A practice session was first held in the big grassy area you can see in the second picture where we learned to “rise up”. With that basic steps under our belts, we…

July 9, 2007
Gozen – 御前山

Climbed Gozen in Tokyo-to today. I feel lucky that the greenery and beauty of the mountains can be so close to this concrete mess to provide some reprieve from the madness. Gozen was not a terribly hard hike, but it left my knees a little week and a slight case of altitude sickness. I couldn’t…

July 1, 2007

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