{"id":2605,"date":"2015-08-19T01:01:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T16:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-08-19\/2605"},"modified":"2015-08-19T01:01:06","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T16:01:06","slug":"a-hazy-visit-to-onyu-pass-with-arthur-and-neil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2015-08-19\/2605","title":{"rendered":"A Hazy Visit to Onyu Pass with Arthur and Neil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 32mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nHazy View From Halfway Up<\/span>\nOnyu Pass, Shiga Japan (\u5c0f\u5165\u5ce0\u3001<\/span>\u6ecb\u8cc0\u770c)<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Last month before heading off on my trip to The States to visit my\nfolks, I did<\/span> a nice<\/span>\nlittle bicycle to Onyu Pass<\/a> and back, an 85 mile (137km) round trip over two other\nmajor passes each way. I was joined<\/span> by veteran riders Arthur Lauritsen and Neil Holt.<\/p>\n\n

My first visit to Onyu Pass had been during a day<\/span> of incessant rain a\nmonth<\/span> prior, and as such the supposedly-spectacular views were shrouded in\nclouds. I hoped<\/span> for something better this time, but was left disappointed\ndue to the extreme haze of the hot (35\u2103\/95\u2109) humid air.<\/p>\n\n

At first glance it may not seem so hazy in the photo above, but that's\nthe result of a lot<\/span> of post processing, including the new\n“<\/span>dehaze”<\/span> feature<\/a> in Adobe Lightroom.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\u80fd\u898b\u5ce0\u304b\u3089\u964d\u308a\u305f\u6642\u306b\u3053\u3093\u306a\u82b1\u7551\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I didn't pull out the camera until three hours into the ride when we\ncame across a field<\/span> of flowers in front of an old farmhouse while\ndescending from Nomi Pass. They were pretty, though this camera (or my\nskill with this camera) doesn't do them justice.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 35mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.3, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMoney Deposit<\/span>\nflowers are 10 for 200 yen (about $2)\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 35mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.3, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“<\/span>Fence is Electrified at Night”<\/span><\/span>\nfor keeping critters out\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 35mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.3, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nArthur Lauritsen<\/span>\nwill kindly help you cut your flowers\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 50mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOld(ish) Farm House<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 35mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.3, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n
Desktop-Background Versions<\/b>\n1280×<\/span>800<\/a>  ·  1680×<\/span>1050<\/a>  ·  1920×<\/span>1200<\/a>  ·  2560×<\/span>1600<\/a>  ·  2880×<\/span>1800<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOn The Road Again<\/span>\ntaken while riding at 25 kph (16 mph)\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLovely Scenery<\/span>\ntaken while riding at 33 kph (21 mph)\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

3½ hours into the ride we came to the last vending machine before\nthe hot climb, so I stopped<\/span> to load up on drinks. Had to wait<\/span> in line\nbehind this little frog...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nUnamused<\/span>\nseemingly\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

A separate little friend tried to hitch a ride<\/span> on Authur's bike...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 37mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>80 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNot The Safest Location To Stow Away<\/span>\nLuckily Arthur noticed him before riding off\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>60 sec, f<\/span>\/7.1, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“<\/span>Look What My Tire Found”<\/span><\/span>\n12:03 PM (from start: 4h 34m \/ 64 km \/ 39.5 miles)\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>60 sec, f<\/span>\/10, ISO 800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNeil Supervises The Tire Change<\/span>\n(sort of... he really just checks email \ud83d\ude09 )\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The main climb to Onyu Pass is 4.5km\nat 8%<\/a>, which isn't so bad except that there's no tree cover the whole\nway except for about 10 seconds about halfway up, and it was a hot<\/span> humid\nwindless day.<\/p>\n\n

Neil rocketed up in an astounding\n17:28<\/a>, just missing the course record (among those using Strava) by two\nseconds. I took more<\/span> than 40% longer at 24:44.<\/p>\n\n

Arthur came up some time later looking hot and uncomfortable, but not so\nmuch that he couldn't ham it up for the camera...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 44mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/10, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFeelin' Fine<\/span>\n12:54 PM (from start: 5h 25m \/ 70 km \/ 43.3 miles)\narriving at Onyu Pass (\u5c0f\u5165\u5ce0)\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 75mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/10, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 30mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/10, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nArthur and Neil<\/span>\nat Onyu Pass\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

After a rest and some snacks, we turned around to head home by the same route we came.<\/p>\n\n

The road up to Onyu pass is mostly clear, but perhaps particularly with a typhoon<\/span> that had come through\na few<\/span> days earlier some areas were strewn with rocks.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOccasional Rocks<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

It's apparently much better than it was a few<\/span> months ago when a larger<\/span> group from Cycling Kyoto came through and got\na total<\/span> of five flats (from the sharp rocks) among them. No rock-induced flats for us today.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>60 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nInteresting Layered Rock<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Part of the way down, the view opens up to the valley below and you can\nsee the road you came in on winding itself up the mountain. The extreme<\/span> haze made for an unspectacular view, but I've eked a few<\/span> shots out.<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 37mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>80 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNeil Descends<\/span>\nhe's the spec in the road at the lower left\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I waited for\nArthur and Neil to make their way down to where I could<\/span> see them on the road below,\nand I was<\/span> surprised that it took 5+ minutes for them to get down there. It feels<\/span> long on the way up,\nbut somehow I usually<\/span> think the descent shouldn't take any time at all. But it does<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 50mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nArthur Descending<\/span>\nhe's an even tinier speck in the middle of the road\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Eventually I made my way down to find them waiting for me in the shade at the bottom of the mountain.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 35mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 1000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The 20km-stretch south of the Onyu Pass area is really lovely and quaint.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOld Abandoned Something-or-Other<\/span>\ntaken while moving at 32 kph (20 mph)\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>3200 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nAbandoned House<\/span>\ntaken while moving at 32 kph (20 mph)\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 30mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTrying (and Failing) to Catch Up To Neil<\/span>\ntaken while moving at 48 kph (30 mph)\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The road is usually fairly narrow, but during a section<\/span> that was wider I\nwanted<\/span> to get a photo<\/span> of Neil from the side, but he was just too fast for\nme to catch up to. By the time<\/span> he slowed down enough, the road was narrower and\nthe background less interesting...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNeil Holt Finally Slowing Down<\/span>\ntaken while moving at 35 kph (22 mph)\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\ntaken while moving at 32 kph (20 mph)\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nPanasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I don't know what the colored ribbons on the trees are. They seem to be\nmore involved than simple forestry\/timber markers, yet not involved enough to be tree huggies<\/a>. I doubt<\/span> it's just decoration, but I'm at a loss<\/span> to guess what it might be.<\/p>\n\n

Very pretty area, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last month before heading off on my trip to The States to visit my folks, I did a nice little bicycle to Onyu Pass and back, an 85 mile (137km) round trip over two other major passes each way. I was joined by veteran riders Arthur Lauritsen and Neil Holt.<\/p>

My first visit to Onyu Pass had been during a day of incessant rain a month prior, and as such the supposedly-spectacular views were shrouded in clouds. I hoped for something better this time, but was left disappointed due to the extreme haze of the hot (35\u2103\/95\u2109) humid air.<\/p>

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