{"id":1762,"date":"2011-05-04T16:47:42","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T07:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2011-05-04\/1762"},"modified":"2011-05-04T16:47:42","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T07:47:42","slug":"a-bit-of-summer-volcano-skiing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2011-05-04\/1762","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of Summer Volcano Skiing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\nNOTE<\/b>: Images with an icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen; click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 290 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1250 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nA Bit<\/span> of Summer Skiing<\/span>\nMt Kan'nabe, Toyooka City, Japan\n<\/div>\n\n

We tried a bit of grass skiing the other day, at a mostly<\/span>-deserted ski\nresort in northern Hyogo Prefecture, about three hours away by car. It was a<\/span> bit of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu<\/i> for me because like the last time I tried<\/span> to go\nskiing in Japan (with a former<\/span> girlfriend 20 years ago), we found that even\nif I cut<\/span> off my toes my feet were way too big for the rental boots, so I\ncouldn't<\/span> do it. That time, I spent<\/span> the day in the lodge while others skied,\nbut the next day we did an activity that I could<\/span> participate in: paragliding. And the biggest<\/span> d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu<\/i> came when I realized<\/span> that the paragliding place\ncould well have been this exact same location, as paragliding was going on as well as the grass skiing.<\/p>\n\n

This time, though, I was just<\/span> as happy to not have skis because then I\ncould<\/span> take photos more freely, and could better assist Anthony. He's gone snow<\/span> skiing twice (here<\/a> and here<\/a>) but it's been a\nwhile.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 35 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEquipment Rental<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 35 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGrass Skis<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

This is, of course, the answer to the Red, Green, and\nBlack “What am I?” Quiz<\/a> from the other day, that stumped no one. I'd never<\/span> seen grass skis before, but apparently I'm in the minority.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>3200 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPreparation<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

The day was hazy with the yellow sand blowing in from China that I mentioned<\/span> yesterday<\/a>. As nice as<\/span> it made the mountain view at dusk, it made for fairly flat, boring\nlighting during the day. Didn't stop me from getting a mild<\/span> sunburn, though.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLocked In<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>2000 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBasic Instruction<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

I always have a difficult time capturing heights and slopes in photos...\nthe hill behind them in the photo above (actually the remains of an old\nvolcano) is tall and steep, but it really doesn't show. People would ski it\nin the winter, but you'd have to be pretty adventurous to use grass skis\nthere.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 58 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>2000 sec, f<\/span>\/4.8, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFirst Tentative Steps<\/span>\nso to speak\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 78 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSeems Fun Enough<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>2500 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nA Bit<\/span> Wobbly<\/span>\nbecause I was running backwards, ready to catch him if control got away from him\n<\/div>\n\n

He didn't get all that much speed the first time, but enough that he got\nscared, so I had<\/span> to scoop him up to stop him, but that was the only\ntime I had<\/span> to help.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/6, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPausing for a Rest<\/span><\/span>\nmaking your way up the slope was tough work\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 140 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAnthony Goes Again<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 58 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMommy is Way Up There<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPretty Much Like Snow Skiing<\/span>\nexcept with a more-upright posture\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1250 sec, f<\/span>\/6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHer First Longish Run<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 280 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTa Da!<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAnthony Set Up for a Long<\/span> Run<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm, cropped — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nThumbs Up<\/span>\nready to go!\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 140 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 220 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHeading Up For One More Run<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

This was at the bottom of an old, long-extinct volcano. After the skiing, we went to explore it a bit<\/span> more, which turned into quite the adventure.<\/p>\n\n

To be continued...<\/i><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We tried a bit of grass skiing the other day, at a mostly-deserted ski resort in northern Hyogo Prefecture, about three hours away by car. It was a bit of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu for me because like the last time I tried to go skiing in Japan (with a former girlfriend 20 years ago), we found that even if I cut off my toes my feet were way too big for the rental boots, so I couldn't do it. That time, I spent the day in the lodge while others skied, but the next day we did an activity that I [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1762\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}