Mountain climbing and backcountry snowshoeing are no longer activities reserved for those...
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Ascending Spiritual Mountains in Tottori, Japan
Discover a stunning world of remote mountains infused with thousands of years of Japanese spiritual...
Sensational Snowshoeing and Sushi in Japan
When you read the Alps, what pops into your mind? France? Italy? Switzerland? Perhaps you see...
Snowshoeing on Israel’s Mount Hermon
Snowshoeing in Israel sounds like an oxymoron, but it is something that should be on every...
Unforgettable Otaki, Hokkaido
The icy two-lane road toward Otaki is surrounded by woods with an occasional deer browsing on brush...
Hokkaido Snowshoe Tour to Subterranean Ice Sculptures
UPDATE: The following article is about a wonderful tour in natural location Unfortunately, it...
Snowshoeing Amidst Japanese Snow Monsters
A millisecond after looking at National Geographic magazine photographs of the snow monsters of...
Snowshoeing Bliss in Japan’s Myoko Highlands
The sparkling-white Myoko Highlands of Japan, called Myokokogen (妙高高原), richly deserve the same...
Celebrating the New Year on Snowshoes in Japan
In Japan, such firsts as the first dream, the first sunrise, and the first prayers at a shrine on...
Tibet: Mountains and Monasteries
We are on a train bound for Lhasa. I can barely believe it. “On our way to Lhasa” … wow! For as...
