Genre: Intimate Landscapes
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Shosenkyo Gorge
My last full day in Japan was spent in the city of Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, and my daughter was back to work that day so I was on my own. I decided to take a 40-minute bus ride out to Shosenkyo Gorge. I knew that the bus left from bus stand
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Senga Spray
Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. November 2025.
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Rural Aomori
There is always a big difference between urban and rural areas, but certainly in Japan, where Tokyo is on one side of the comparison, the difference is pretty extreme. I enjoyed seeing the this row of giant radishes hanging from a pole, which is definitely not something you would find in Shinjuku City. I’m not
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Stormclouds over Aomori
As I mentioned in the previous post, Aomori Prefecture is the northernmost prefecture on Japan’s main island of Honshu. The city of Aomori itself averages 26 feet of snow annually, more than any city in the world. I visited in November, and December–February turned out to be one of the snowiest in decades. It would
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Autumn in Morioka
Morioka is a little over 300 miles north of Tokyo. My daughter and I only ended up staying there because we had a one-night gap to fill between our hotel in Tokyo and our hotel in Aomori even further north. So, it was essentially a layover in our shinkansen (bullet train) journey and we spent
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Kamakura Temples
Kamakura is a pretty city in Kanagawa prefecture south of Tokyo. It has some notable temples, including Hasedera and Kotoku-in. All but one of the images in this post were taken on the grounds of the former. The original Hasedera temple dates back to the 8th century, although the building above has been rebuilt more
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Medusa
Cambridge, England. November 2024.
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Last of Leadville
This post is not just the last of Leadville, it is the last of 2025. It is the completion of three years of weekly blog posts, which does seem like an accomplishment and a good time for some reflection. I hope that all of you who subscribe enjoy receiving them each week in your inbox.
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Leadville Fall Color
I didn’t have enough time in Leadville, Colorado, to thoroughly explore the area (as if you can ever thoroughly explore an area in the Rocky Mountains), but I would say that it does not have the massive stands of aspen trees that you find near, for example, Kebler Pass, 50 miles to the southwest, an
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Autumn Drive in Northern Colorado
In early October—before our visit to Michigan—we spent a weekend in Leadville, Colorado. Family events collided with our getaway, so we ended up spending one day driving north to Wyoming and back. It was dark on the return trip, but on the way up we got to enjoy driving through valleys sporting some fall color.