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Lake Towada Trail Autumn 1979 The trail to Lake Towada was a 5K trek and highlighted many beautiful scenes. Earlier posts that featured photos of the trail can be seen here .
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Nancy Stearns and Roy Sargent Resting on the Towada Lake Trail Japan 1979 Most of the photos I took while overseas were taken with a Minolta SLR camera. I hauled that heavy, but reliable, camera and lenses with me nearly all the time. It is the first camera I can honestly say that I literally wore out. With all our camera gear, Roy and I definitely looked like tourists. Often, I balanced the camera on nearby rocks, cars, etc. to take timed photos that became known as "rock shots." These two photos were rock shots, taken when Roy and I hiked the trail to Towada Lake. By the time we finally arrived at the lake, we were tired and the skies opened up and dropped buckets of rain. Thankfully, we found someone who agreed to give us a ride back to our car. Other photos of the Lake Towada area can be seen in these earlier posts .
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Nature Trail near Towada, Japan - Autumn 1979 Beginning today, a photo taken during the two years that I lived overseas will be featured on Fridays. I loved the area around Lake Towada, but I didn't get there often. This photo was taken on a Saturday in late Autumn 1979. A friend and I parked and walked the trail toward Lake Towada without thinking of how we would get back to the car. Fortunately, we arrived at the visitors center just before it closed and managed to wrangle a ride back to the car some five miles away.
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along hiking trail to Lake Towada Northern Japan Autumn 1979 The trails to Lake Towada were gorgeous when the trees were showing some color. Some previous posts about this area can be seen here .
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a creek on the Lake Towada Trail Japan Autumn 1979 Because of the high humidity and frequent rains, moss was common in Japan. It grew on rocks, sidewalks, in the cracks of the parking lots, and basically anything that didn't move.
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Trail to Lake Towada near Towada City, Japan Fall 1979 Trails in Japan work around nature and not against it.
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Trail near Lake Towada Japan Autumn 1979 Fall was my favorite time to tour Japan. Every twist and turn in the numerous walking trails provided breath-taking scenes - each one more memorable than the last.
