Mostly we didn’t see any real Fall colors. However, on a day trip from Matsumoto to Yudanaka we—fortunately—missed our bus stop and continued up the mountain towards Joshinetsu Kogen National Park. Once we realized our error we got off at a view point and had 10 minutes before the next bus going back down was due to arrive.
10 minutes! I had to work fast . . . there was a thin cloud layer overhead and some very nice autumn colors in view, with scatterings of leafless branches (beeches?). I was able to capture a three-panel panorama (above) now put together in Photoshop.
Later, our hike took us by a number of high-end hotels sporting some delicate maple foliage.
Photos: Autumn Landscape, Joshinetsu Kogen National Park—Japan, 2008; Maple Leaves, Kanbayashi Onsen—Japan, 2008
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