Hiking in the Hakkodas

On August 11th, Tommy, Patrick and I went on a day hike organized by the military Outdoor Recreation service. By coincidence, Boy Scout Troop 14 had planned a camping trip to the same place the next weekend, so we did the same hike again. Tommy and Patrick actually did a slightly longer version of the hike the second time. I returned to camp with the group who had had enough hiking after only 6 miles and 1000 feet of elevation gain. The boys and I thought both hikes were pretty easy compared to what we had done at Philmont less than a month ago. The weather the first time was mostly sunny. This time it was mostly cloudy and a little rainy. The pictures below are from both days.


Looking up at O-dake


Troop 14 on top of O-dake


The caldera on O-dake


JC, Scott, Tommy, and Andrew on the "knife edge"


A mountain-top shrine in the Hakkodas