Japanese Powder Daze

I think I am still jet lagged–

The past 6 days since I got here have all run together.  I’m beyond exhausted.

This morning we woke up around 4 am to go for a hike/  We arrived at the trailhead about 30 minutes away only to find the clouds rolling back in so we came back to what I call home in Kutchan:

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The rest of the crew went back to sleep but I was all hopped up on iced coffee and stayed awake all day.

Anyway I wish I could write a cohesive blog but I am so tired all I can think about is how nice my pillow will feel.  I’m just going to post some pictures and call it a night.

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Morning exhaustion

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Another full car in the morning darkness

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Every morning we pile into the Toyota Wind Tourer (and we imitate Warren Miller’s narration)

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5 fives

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I <3 Trees

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One of the most exciting things about this trip has been the grocery store.

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Dinner–yummy octopus tentacles

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And don’t forget your Crunky!  I love Japan.  There were so many interesting things at the grocery store that I wanted to eat.

We ended our long and exciting day by making a group sushi dinner, which I will post pictures of tomorrow.