Mt. Takao P.2
Two days after our Mt. Takao hike at around 8:52 in the morning, we found ourselves exhilarated and back on the train station leading to Takaosanguchi once more. She has decided to take the challenging trails from Takaosanguchi base to Takao Cable Car Station, dropping the idea of taking the tram.....then from the Cable Car Station Rest Area, taking the off-beaten trail #4 leading its way to Takao mountain summit. At a relax pace, we moved on gradually, controlling our strides to avoid sweating as it will definitely make us even colder when we got to the airy Takao Summit. "My feet are happier walking on the unpaved trails. They are more comforting to my feet than cemented paths." As she gracefully stepped on ascending foot paths inside a beautifully maintained forested area. The sounds of happily chipping birds were everywhere as we passed by the shaded sections of the forest towards a wooden suspension bridge connecting dense ridges. There were some muddy secti...