涌蓋山 (わいたざん), 1499m. A cool Sunday morning. Not a cloud in the sky. Yesterday night's sudden decision to head to highlands seemed very promising. And off we drove, via the scenic Yamanami highway, past Mt. Kuju, until the small village of Sujiyu (筋湯) where we footed and treaded on the trail.
Short story tells following: In the past Haneyama and another mountain contended which one was higher. Haneyama lost and started to rage and in its ager stomped the groud with tremendous power. The shock created Waitasan.
According to our guide, the trail can be completed within 3,5 hours. However, as we made a turn to a smaller mountain on the way back it prolonged to 5 hours.
After mountaineering your joints sore and muscles tired a great way to relax is to take an onsen. Sujiyu village offers an ample variety of hot－baths. One that we took at random was an open-air onsen with a view towards Waitasan. Natural stone, dark wood, slowly rising steam for 400 yen per person. A shamefully inexpensive meridian for our trip.
Yamanami highway. Except for this part in the photo, full of ups, downs and needle curves, and therefore a great fun to drive.
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