Today weather : 18 -26c Cloudy with scattered showers
Time on Bike : 4 hr 59min
Ave speed : 10.6kmh Max : 44.0
Ave Climb : 3% Max :16%
Trip Altitude : 1020m Max :988m
Today spend : 1640 yen Total :26699 yen
We started at 7.30am , the weather as forecasted cloudy as we started to climb those big mountains,still on route 494, not too steep with a comfortable gradient of 6-8%,we took 2hr 45min to reach the highest point at 985m and we saw 2 RB cyclists arrived shortly after us.I found my disc brakes were not braking satisfactory on the descent,thanks to sherco again to rectify the problem. The downhill wasn't too long and soon we started to climb another monster hill on route 153,Sherco started to feel the heat and hungry ,he needed food to re-gain his energy level faster than i do,so i gave him 2 slices of bread with strawberry jam to at least get him going, he underestimated in mountainous area,is hard to find foods than in the town which we had been enjoying so far. We searched the Google map again for shorter route to find food, we turned into route 341,and the hills even get tougher with gradient up to 16%,at of the village,Sherco detoured to check out any shops while i waited, and cameback shortly looking disappointed,left with no choice but to move on,luckily the climb is over and we descent to a roadside shop where we thought could sell food, the owner with his wife did not sell food but they offer us hot instant mee ,bananas and drinks for free instead, lovely japanese family, together with his 90 yrs old father-in-law, we took some pictures. Arigato and sayonara ,with a satisfactory stomach, we happily proceed to reach a small town where we bought some foods, the shop owner woman and her daughter were very friendly and told us we can try camping in the fire station in Mimido 5km away on route 12. We reached the fire station by 5.30pm and permission granted only by 6pm after the young staff had to get approval from his boss.Happy ending for a tough day of many hills climb. Sherco commented,for sure he will want to avoid mountain roads in the remaining rides.
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| Visiting toilet to start the day |
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| Starting of the long climb of 13 km to the top |
Into the pine forest
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| Still on route 494 |
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| mossy grass on the side wall |
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| Taking a rest stop on the climb |
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| Admiring the mountain view |
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| Narrow mountain road |
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| At the top after 2h 45 min of 13km climb |
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| The highest point perfect matching with my cyclometer altitude |
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| Two naughty cyclists |
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| There is a long suspension white bridge across the lake |
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| Something of a national park |
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| Had to miss going to the Dam |
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| Route 153 another monster climb |
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| Sherco failed to find foods in the village |
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| No human souls around according to Sherco |
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| A japanese we asked to shown us where is the nearest restaurant |
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| Japanese roadies climbing on the opposite direction |
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| Crystal clear river view from the road |
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| Very friendly family offers us foods |
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| Beautiful road and the river |
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| Yokoyama Tunnal |
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| Woman and her daughter show us where to camp after we bought foods |
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| First time for me camping in a Fire Station in Mimido |
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| Preparing for dinner |
Best part so far....GREEN, unfortunately not much shop to find food. As I expected, Japanese are helpful as long as you can speak with them.
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