Minami-Yatsugatake Trail Attack!!
(August.31, 2002)

Minami-Yatsugatake Trail
TYPE : Round Trail (Nobeyama Stn. -> Uminokuchi Farm -> PEAK -> Yatsugatake Farm -> Nobeyama Stn.
LENGTH : 30km (including 17km of Climb)
DIFFICULTY : Physically moderate / Technically Easy
ELEVATION : Low-1350m, High-1900m
TIME : 5hrs
RIDERS : ZZ, German, Lee, Phreddie

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It was a clear sunny weekend!!
We planned a two days MTB trip to Yatsugatake!!
1st day, We attacked a Minani-Yatsugatake Trail for warming up!!
to get ready for THE FUJIMI PANORAMA DOWNHILL!!

We thought It would be a warming up.....
It was a nice ride in the begining...
BUT We lost in the Yatsugatake Besso Area....
We missed a turn somewhere and couldn't find our palce in a map...
Suddnely Yoda look old man appeared with his old moped!!
He showed us the secret short cut trail to the right trail!!
He was a real JEDI living in half Nepal and half Yatsugatake!!
Oh Thank JEDI we could come back to the right trail!!

It was a long gravel climb under the red hot Sun!!
German became quiet....ZZ got a weak smile on his face....
and Lee...he was as usual...
After four hours of climbing we finally reached the peak!! (1900m)

Downhill begins....
German and Lee become deathwish!!
They wend down so fast!!

It was a fun ride!! Hee Hee!!

Oh No!! German did it again!!
This time he got a BMX helmet!!
Last time German gota sponge helme!!

At the trail head!!
Yeah!! We are gonna ride!!

Nice ride through trees!!

Phreddie and Yatsugatake!!
Yeah!! we are gonna ride all the way to the TOP!?

BUT...we lost and Yoda saved us!!
(Phreddie, Yoda, German, Lee, ZZ)

Oh No!! This is Yoda's secret trail!? heehee!!

Yes!! We are back on the right trail!!

Lee suddenly crashed...
Reptile like crash....

C'mon!! Ride!! Ride!! Ride!!

Yes!! We made it!!(1900m)

Deathwish German!!

and Lee...Faster! Faster!!

Oh it was fun!!

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