Mount Asahidake - Snow and Steam

The cable car takes you up to just above the tree line.

It is cold up here, cold enough for there to be snow in the hollows all year round.  Gek was suitably attired complete with walking boots, unlike the rest of us.  I had to buy a plastic mac at the ground station to guard against the chilling wind.

The up and down climb to the lake and steaming geysers is pretty rough, requiring a lot of hand holding.  Mary-Ann sporting her new flat cap, a timely buy for this excursion into the mountains.

We were just above the cloud base, with the mist swirling in and out of the picture.  I had to be quick off the mark not to miss the brief windows of photographic opportunity.

Time for a picnic with hot coffee as the mist closes in.