Warning Light - Mt Fuji / Japan (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

Warning Light - Mt Fuji / Japan (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

On Photography - Minor White - LensWork Daily / Brooks Jensen (Tue 11 Dec 2012)

Red (*) #1 and #2 - Between 5th and 6th Step / Mt Fuji (Wed 19 Sep 2012)
Minor White (*) On Photography (*):

photograph not only what it is, but what else it is.

via Capitol Reef, 1962 by Minor White (*). Maybe I know what they mean, something to think about.

Onward Forward - To the Summit - 6th Step / Mt Fuji (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

Onward Forward - To the Summit - 6th Step / Mt Fuji (Wed 19 Sep 2012)
We asked whether they would take our photo, which they kindly did. And then Jo took a photo of them on one of their own camera's, where I had the opportunity to capture this photo.

The 6th step is about 6km on track and about 1km in elevation from the Summit. We had to turn around here (we had a tight schedule on buses and trains to get back to Tokyo that evening), but they were continuing on to the Summit from here.

I think it would be possible to reach the Summit from Tokyo and back again in a day. Just not sure how we would handle the higher elevations and change in oxygen levels that goes with it.

A day for all to remember and a Mt Fuji summit is definitely on the agenda when we return to Japan sometime soon. A few Mt Fuji photos to follow.

Intersection - Shinjuku / Tokyo (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

Intersection - Shinjuku / Tokyo (Wed 19 Sep 2012)
The first steps on the way to and back from Mt Fuji that day. One of the better Intersection photos from the trip. A little bit of rain always helps saturate the colours.

Night Lights - Shinjuku / Tokyo (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

Night Lights - Shinjuku / Tokyo (Wed 19 Sep 2012)
The view from the room of our hotel in Shinjuku on a rainy night.

Water - Lake Kawaguchi / Yamanashi (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

Water - Lake Kawaguchi / Yamanashi (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

Mt Fuji - Lake Kawaguchi / Yamanashi (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

Mt Fuji - Lake Kawaguchi / Yamanashi (Wed 19 Sep 2012)
We walked on it from the Fifth Station to the 6th Step and it was covered in cloud and drizzling. We were lucky to see more than 100m around us. Later in the day we saw it briefly from Lake Kawaguchi on a Steam Boat. The sheer scale of it's silhouette through the clouds was amazing. We were told we were lucky to even see a glimpse of it at this time of the year, so we feel very lucky to have seen this brief view.

Looking towards the Sun - Between Fifth Station and 6th Step / Mt Fuji (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

Looking towards the Sun - Between Fifth Station and 6th Step / Mt Fuji (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

Trees - Between Fifth Station and 6th Step / Mt Fuji (Wed 19 Sep 2012)

Trees - Between Fifth Station and 6th Step / Mt Fuji (Wed 19 Sep 2012)
Trees (Detail) - Between Fifth Station and 6th Step / Mt Fuji (Wed 19 Sep 2012)