OnesuchplacethatcontainsalloftheseisthevolcanicallyactivechikotiToy, a nationalparkinsouthwesternHokkaidowhichstillcontinuestobuilduponitsgeologicalhistory.
Ondayone, wepickup a rentalcarandstartourjourneyintheChicagoarea, whichislessthananhourbycarfromSapporo, thecapitalofHokkaidowillspendthefirsthalfofthedayhikingonMountJeremiahbeforedrivingaboutanhourwesttonobodyBetsywe'llvisit a hellValleyandspendthenightinhotspringtownThere.
Yeah, farfromtheHellValley, therearewalkingtrailsleadingintotheforestedhillsaboveinto a sulfurichotwaterpondwhichfeeds a naturalriversidefootbathforitdoesn't getmorenaturalthanthisfootbathintheriver.
Themountainisalsoresponsibleforthebirthoftheneighboringshow a shinZanandthesourceofthehotspringwatersfornearbyToyakoOnsenmydayintheToyakoareastartsattheuhSusanroadwayontheeasternsideofMountZuzu, RightbesidetheroadwaystationisshowoptionsononeoftheyoungestmountainsinJapan.
この山は、隣の「SHOW A SHIN ZAN」が誕生した場所でもあり、近隣の洞爺湖温泉の源泉でもあります。私の洞爺湖エリアでの一日は、瑞牆山の東側にある素盞鳴道から始まります。道の駅のすぐ横には、日本で最も若い山のひとつである「SHOW OPTIONS ON」があります。
Themountainwaspushedat a flatfarmlandover a periodoftwoyearsofmultipleearthquakesanderuptionsfrom 1943 to 1945 andisstillconstantlyventingfewmoronicgases.
Yeah, I foundthecontrastbetweenthepleasanthotspringtownalongtheshoresofLakeToyaandtheruinsandrealityof a volcaniceruptiontobeveryreal.
そう、洞爺湖畔の快適な温泉街と、火山噴火による廃墟や現実とのコントラストがとてもリアルだったのだ。
Itwas a goodreminderofthepowerfulenergyintheearthanditisthesameenergythatgivesusthegoodthingslikefantastichikingopportunities, scenicviewsandvistasandhotspringbathstorelaxin.