Ura-Bandai

Sunday, October 16, 2011Fukushima

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Cover photo: Ura-Bandai — Red maples by the lake
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Distance: 2.2km
Ascent: 34m; 111 m of descent
Walking time: 0 h 38; 1 h 19 with breaks
High point: 1,419m; low point 1,305 m
Season: Autumn; October 2011

From the lake to the golden grass

The hills of Ura-Bandai mix red, yellow and green around an almost still lake. Higher up, a boardwalk crosses the autumn grass between the conifers. This second October walk carries the colors of Goshiki-numa into more open landscapes.

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Panorama: the colorful hills above the lake

On the boardwalk, among the golden grass

Wooded shore with red and yellow foliage reflected in the pond — The red and yellow foliage of the shore reflected in the pond

Dead branch in calm water, autumn hill reflected — A dead branch in the calm water, the autumn hill mirrored

Small cascades of a stream under the conifers — Small cascades of the stream under the conifers, in the afternoon