Early start at 7:00 AM and a easy ride on Kanetsu expressway in the morning, reasonable traffic and no cops.
Took route 18 at the Usui Karuizawa exit for Shirane San. Asama San and a couple other shots en route
Coming out of route 18, some pics en route to Shirane San
Some pics of Shirane San and the Crater Lake
Headed towards Tanigawa next. Took about a hour and half to reach there only to find out that route is closed all the way to Tanigawa. Saw a cable car which was going up and boarded that instead. Turned out to be a disappointment at 2000 yen! Tanigawa Dake is not even visible from the cable car stop.. Cable car stop is more for hikers to get on to the hiking path.
Some views from cable car station
Tanigawa hidden behind mountain and clouds….
Headed back home after this, again uneventful ride back home on Kanetsu
The FZ1 infront going up Shirane San, needs less than 300kms to reach 40,000 kms mark!
GPS track
