The Biggest Tree in the Woods?: Shinshiro, Japan

No end in sight

I keep walking further away, but the tree does not get any smaller.

Halfway up the 1,000+ Steps to Horaiji: Shinshiro, Japan

The path is very interesting to walk up. We kept stopping to show each other what we found or noticed.

The trees offered good cover from the rain and heat. It was significantly cooler in the woods, but you still work up a sweat, I mean we were hiking up a mountain.

This is a fire hydrant on the mountain. First time I ever saw one of these in the woods.

Yes yes he beat me to the top, but I was busy taking photographs of every leaf and rock I saw. lol

Oh still 500+ steps to go....oh boy.

Even with the hundreds of steps that I had to climb I found that it was a pleasant climb. It was a great change from the city. We felt refreshed walking through the woods and listening to the birds singing.

1,000+ Steps to Horaiji: Shinshiro, Japan

Follow the steps to Horaiji.

The trees are huge here! There is one tree that might be the oldest tree in the area. It has a big prayer rope around the trunk of it.

Some of these rocks are very slippery so be careful! It didn't help that it was misting in the woods.

The steps are laid out nicely like this in the beginning, but the higher you go the smaller and steeper the steps.