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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
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I've done my fair share of mechanic yoga, but that second pic takes it to a whole new level!
I like to look out of the window of a plane when I'm flying, some of the scenery can be really amazing. One of the most impressive views was when I left SEA-TAC one morning. Once the plane got above the clouds (completely overcast) the sun was shining and the sky was clear, and I was able to see several of the peaks (seemed like there must be at least 4-6 that I was able to see sticking up out of the clouds over a long distance. Looking down a row of volcanos is a completely different sort of view than looking at a "range" of young mountains.
I wasn't able to find anything like what I remember seeing, but this gives an idea.
When we lived in Japan, especially the first time, we had a wonderful view of the Hakkoda mountains. They aren't super tall, the tallest is just under a mile high. I think that most years they have snow on their peaks for most of the year (I think they are clear for 1-2 months if memory serves. I didn't realize at the time, but they are an "active volcanic complex". I think we may have camped near them once when I was in the boy scouts the second time that we were in Japan.
Both as a family and with the scouts I've been to Lake Towada.
"Lake Towada (十和田湖, Towada-ko) is the largest crater lake in Honshū island, Japan. Located on the border between Aomori and Akita prefectures, it lies 400 meters (1,800 ft) above sea level and is 327 m (1,073 ft) deep, drained by the Oirase river. With a surface area of 61.1 km˛, Towada is Japan's 12th largest lake, its bright blue color is due to its great depth. The lake is roughly circular, with two peninsulas extending from its southern shore approximately one-third into the center of the lake.
Lake Towada occupies the caldera of a stratovolcano still regarded as an active volcano. This volcano became active around 200,000 years ago, and through repeated eruptions and pyroclastic flows, especially 55,000 and 36,000 and 15,000 years ago, created an 11 kilometer diameter caldera with the proto-Lake Towada. From approximately 15,000 to 12,000 years ago, intermittent eruptions formed a small stratovolcano within this caldera (Mount Goshikiiwa). Intermediate eruptive activity continued and at least eight eruptions of magma occurred from 11,000 years ago to the present. The Ogurayama Lava Dome was formed approximately 7,600 years ago on the northeastern slope of the Goshikiiwa volcano. The Mikadoishi Lava Dome is estimated to be within 12,000 and 2,800 years ago.[2] The collapse of these secondary lava domes approximately 5400 years ago give the lake its distinct shape and the inlet between its two peninsulas (called the “Nakaumi”) is the remnant of a secondary caldera which erupted and collapsed."
view of the lake from the rim
tour boat for the lake out of the water
mushroom "farm" on the road to the lake
