{"id":2712,"date":"2016-07-06T20:44:14","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T11:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2016-07-06\/2712"},"modified":"2016-07-06T20:44:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T11:44:14","slug":"rainy-tiring-fun-descent-213km-round-trip-to-obama-with-gorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2016-07-06\/2712","title":{"rendered":"Rainy Tiring Fun-Descent 213km Round Trip To Obama with Gorm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09700\" href='\/i\/JF100_09700.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09700_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"At Mermaid Beach Obama City, Fukui Japan \u798f\u4e95\u770c\u5c0f\u6d5c\u5e02\u306e\u4eba\u9b5a\u306e\u6d5c\u3001\u4eac\u90fd\u304b\u3089\u306e\u5f80\u5fa9\u30e9\u30a4\u30fc\u30c9\u9014\u4e2d 6 hours and 93km &amp;mdash; almost half way &amp;mdash; into the day's ride photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Mermaid Beach (\u4eba\u9b5a\u306e\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Obama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nfb=\"1\"\nid=\"i09700\"\ntitle=\"At Mermaid Beach Obama City, Fukui Japan \u798f\u4e95\u770c\u5c0f\u6d5c\u5e02\u306e\u4eba\u9b5a\u306e\u6d5c\u3001\u4eac\u90fd\u304b\u3089\u306e\u5f80\u5fa9\u30e9\u30a4\u30fc\u30c9\u9014\u4e2d 6 hours and 93km &amp;mdash; almost half way &amp;mdash; into the day's ride photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Mermaid Beach (\u4eba\u9b5a\u306e\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Obama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09700.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09700.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>At Mermaid Beach<\/span>\n<br\/>Obama City, Fukui Japan\n<br\/>\u798f\u4e95\u770c\u5c0f\u6d5c\u5e02\u306e\u4eba\u9b5a\u306e\u6d5c\u3001\u4eac\u90fd\u304b\u3089\u306e\u5f80\u5fa9\u30e9\u30a4\u30fc\u30c9\u9014\u4e2d\n<br\/>6 hours and 93km &mdash; almost half way &mdash; into the day's ride\n<br\/><span class='photo-by'>photo by Gorm Kipperberg<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09700.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Gorm Kipperberg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Gorm Kipperberg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"At Mermaid Beach Obama City, Fukui Japan \u798f\u4e95\u770c\u5c0f\u6d5c\u5e02\u306e\u4eba\u9b5a\u306e\u6d5c\u3001\u4eac\u90fd\u304b\u3089\u306e\u5f80\u5fa9\u30e9\u30a4\u30fc\u30c9\u9014\u4e2d 6 hours and 93km &amp;mdash; almost half way &amp;mdash; into the day's ride photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Mermaid Beach (\u4eba\u9b5a\u306e\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Obama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Gorm and I had a little adventure on Sunday, cycling up to Obama. I'd <a href='\/blog\/2015-07-25\/2600'>cycled\nthere once before<\/a> <span class='nobr'>a year<\/span> ago, to take the train back. This time we cycled back as well. <span class='nobr'>It ended<\/span> up being 213km (133mi) with\n3,430m (11,250') of vertical climb.<\/p>\n\n<p>Here's the ride on Strava:<\/p>\n<iframe class='ic' height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/628590734\/embed\/b8da8a9f1a3c93cd7940d0c7c1900f2291ed0411'><\/iframe>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09617\" href='\/i\/JF100_09617.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09617_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Way Too Chipper for 4:45am meeting up in Kyoto City -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09617\"\ntitle=\"Way Too Chipper for 4:45am meeting up in Kyoto City -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>60 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 1250 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09617.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09617.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Way Too Chipper for 4:45am<\/span>\n<br\/>meeting up in Kyoto City\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09617.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Way Too Chipper for 4:45am meeting up in Kyoto City -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Our route north to Obama would bring us over three major climbs, starting with my benchmark <a\nhref='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/628590734\/segments\/15353520155'>climb to Hanase Pass<\/a>. <span class='nobr'>I intended<\/span> to pick <span class='nobr'>a pace<\/span> that <span class='nobr'>I\ncould<\/span> handle for 200km, but ended up (<span class='nobr'>I found<\/span> out after getting home) setting <span class='nobr'>a PR<\/span> on every part of the climb and the long descent\nthat followed. <span class='nobr'>I had no<\/span> idea.<\/p>\n\n<p>But while waiting for Gorm, who stopped at the top to eat something, <span class='nobr'>I just felt<\/span> drained. <span\nclass='nobr'>At the time<\/span> <span class='nobr'>I thought<\/span> it was from lack of sleep after having woken up at 4am after\nhaving gone to bed too late, but it turns out that it was lack of calories. After the next big climb (to Sasari Pass) <span\nclass='nobr'>I ate<\/span> something (<a href='https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/dp\/B00ISHLU56\/'>this stuff<\/a>, <span class='nobr'>a\nsports<\/span> version of <a href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Y%C5%8Dkan'><i>yokan<\/i><\/a>) and started to feel better right\naway. <span class='nobr'>I guess<\/span> the bowl of granola <span class='nobr'>I had<\/span> before leaving didn't provide the\nenergy carbs <span class='nobr'>I thought<\/span> it would.<\/p>\n\n<p>I made another PR on <a href='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/628590734\/segments\/15356055615'>the descent from Sasari<\/a>;\nthe day ended up being <span class='nobr'>a day<\/span> of gloriously wonderful descents.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09628\" href='\/i\/JF100_09628.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09628_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"8:02am - taken while cycling at 32 kph (20 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09628\"\ntitle=\"8:02am - taken while cycling at 32 kph (20 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09628.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09628.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/>8:02am - taken while cycling at 32 kph (20 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09628.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"8:02am - taken while cycling at 32 kph (20 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09636\" href='\/i\/JF100_09636.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09636_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"8:10am - taken while cycling at 36 kph (22 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09636\"\ntitle=\"8:10am - taken while cycling at 36 kph (22 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09636.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09636.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/>8:10am - taken while cycling at 36 kph (22 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09636.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"8:10am - taken while cycling at 36 kph (22 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09638\" href='\/i\/JF100_09638.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09638_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Stopping for a Coffee Tautasya Cafe ( \u7530\u6b4c\u820e ) -- Tautasya Cafe (\u7530\u6b4c\u820e) -- Nantan, Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09638\"\ntitle=\"Stopping for a Coffee Tautasya Cafe ( \u7530\u6b4c\u820e ) -- Tautasya Cafe (\u7530\u6b4c\u820e) -- Nantan, Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09638.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09638.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Stopping for <span class='nobr'>a Coffee<\/span><\/span>\n<br\/>Tautasya Cafe (<a href='http:\/\/www.nantan.zaq.ne.jp\/fuajs500\/'><span class='nobr'>\u7530\u6b4c\u820e<\/span><\/a>)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09638.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Stopping for a Coffee Tautasya Cafe ( \u7530\u6b4c\u820e ) -- Tautasya Cafe (\u7530\u6b4c\u820e) -- Nantan, Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Just as <a href='\/blog\/2015-07-25\/2600#i03109'><span class='nobr'>I did<\/span> on the previous trip<\/a>, we stopped at this cafe\nfor coffee. They're not really open at that time, instead serving their overnight customers (they host kayaking and hiking\ntrips), but as before, they kindly let us have coffee.<\/p>\n\n<p>We chatted with some of their kayaking customers about cycling...<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09641\" href='\/i\/JF100_09641.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09641_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Overnight Customers -- Tautasya Cafe (\u7530\u6b4c\u820e) -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09641\"\ntitle=\"Overnight Customers -- Tautasya Cafe (\u7530\u6b4c\u820e) -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09641.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09641.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Overnight Customers<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09641.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Overnight Customers -- Tautasya Cafe (\u7530\u6b4c\u820e) -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Finally feeling whole again, we <a href='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/628590734\/'>climbed to Gonami Pass<\/a> on <span\nclass='nobr'>a lovely<\/span> road that's literally not even on Google Maps.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09643\" href='\/i\/JF100_09643.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09643_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Heading Up to Gonami Pass -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09643\"\ntitle=\"Heading Up to Gonami Pass -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09643.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09643.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Heading Up to Gonami Pass<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09643.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Heading Up to Gonami Pass -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>The road does show up on Strava because they use OpenStreetMaps, and as <span class='nobr'>I do<\/span> with many of the minor\nmountain roads in the Kyoto area, <span class='nobr'>I edited<\/span> the version <a\nhref='http:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\/search?query=#map=15\/35.3409\/135.6899'>on OpenStreetMaps<\/a> to be accurate using road-edge\ndata from the Japanese government. Those updates appear right away on sites like Strava, and in <span class='nobr'>a month<\/span>\nor so on phone apps that cook the map data for fully-offline use, like\n\n<strike>Galileo Offline Maps<\/strike> (Name changed Feb 2019 to <a href='https:\/\/gurumaps.app\/'>Guru Maps<\/a>)\n\nand <a href='http:\/\/maps.me\/'>Maps.me<\/a>, both of which <span class='nobr'>I use<\/span> while cycling.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09646\" href='\/i\/JF100_09646.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09646_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Lovely Scenery 8:52am - taken while cycling at 20 kph (12 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09646\"\ntitle=\"Lovely Scenery 8:52am - taken while cycling at 20 kph (12 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 400 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09646.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09646.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Lovely Scenery<\/span>\n<br\/>8:52am - taken while cycling at 20 kph (12 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09646.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Lovely Scenery 8:52am - taken while cycling at 20 kph (12 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09647\" href='\/i\/JF100_09647.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09647_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"8:54am - taken while cycling at 23 kph (14 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09647\"\ntitle=\"8:54am - taken while cycling at 23 kph (14 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/1.8, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09647.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09647.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/>8:54am - taken while cycling at 23 kph (14 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09647.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"8:54am - taken while cycling at 23 kph (14 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09652\" href='\/i\/JF100_09652.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09652_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Satisfied at the Top Gonami Pass (\u4e94\u6ce2\u5ce0) photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Gonami Pass (\u4e94\u6ce2\u5ce0) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09652\"\ntitle=\"Satisfied at the Top Gonami Pass (\u4e94\u6ce2\u5ce0) photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Gonami Pass (\u4e94\u6ce2\u5ce0) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>60 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 320 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09652.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09652.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Satisfied at the Top<\/span>\n<br\/>Gonami Pass (\u4e94\u6ce2\u5ce0)\n<br\/><span class='photo-by'>photo by Gorm Kipperberg<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09652.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Gorm Kipperberg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Gorm Kipperberg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Satisfied at the Top Gonami Pass (\u4e94\u6ce2\u5ce0) photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Gonami Pass (\u4e94\u6ce2\u5ce0) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>I'm wearing long sleeves and long leggings (both Under Armour, which <a href='\/blog\/2014-09-27\/2462#UA'>I'm\npartial to<\/a>) because <span class='nobr'>I expected<\/span> the day to be really hot and sunny, and <span class='nobr'>I\nwanted<\/span> to avoid sunburn. <span class='nobr'>The previous<\/span> day had been brutally hot and humid, and <a\nhref='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/627129971'>just <span class='nobr'>a short<\/span> ride<\/a> had left me drained. <span\nclass='nobr'>So my biggest<\/span> worry for today's trip was heatstroke.<\/p>\n\n<p>It turns out the worry was unfounded... the day was cloudy with occasional rain, sometimes heavy. <span class='nobr'>It was wonderful<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The northern descent from Gonomi Pass is at first littered with rocks and branches, so one must take it slowly,\nbut it's quite pretty...<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09674\" href='\/i\/JF100_09674.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09674_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Carefully Descending 9:33am - taken while cycling at 23 kph (14 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09674\"\ntitle=\"Carefully Descending 9:33am - taken while cycling at 23 kph (14 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 1000 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09674.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09674.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Carefully Descending<\/span>\n<br\/>9:33am - taken while cycling at 23 kph (14 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09674.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Carefully Descending 9:33am - taken while cycling at 23 kph (14 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Eventually you leave the heavy forest and the twisty road becomes straight, and you can safely floor it\nfor <span class='nobr'>a fast<\/span> fun descent....<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09678\" href='\/i\/JF100_09678.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09678_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Gentlemen, You May Start Your Engines this bridge marks the start of &amp;#8220; Gonami North Descent (fun part) &amp;#8221; 9:38am - taken while cycling at 41 kph (26 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09678\"\ntitle=\"Gentlemen, You May Start Your Engines this bridge marks the start of &amp;#8220; Gonami North Descent (fun part) &amp;#8221; 9:38am - taken while cycling at 41 kph (26 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 320 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09678.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09678.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Gentlemen, <span class='nobr'>You May Start<\/span> Your Engines<\/span>\n<br\/>this bridge marks the start of <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/628590734\/segments\/15357585004'>Gonami North Descent (fun part)<\/a><span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>\n<br\/>9:38am - taken while cycling at 41 kph (26 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09678.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Gentlemen, You May Start Your Engines this bridge marks the start of &amp;#8220; Gonami North Descent (fun part) &amp;#8221; 9:38am - taken while cycling at 41 kph (26 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>The <a href='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/628590734\/segments\/15357585004'><span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>fun part<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> segment<\/a> mentioned in the caption\nabove drops 133m over 2.9km for an average slope of -4.8%. That's <span class='nobr'>a great<\/span> slope for taking it easy if\nyou just want to coast down, or hitting it hard if you want some fun.<\/p>\n\n<p>As we made our way north through flatter farming valleys, it started to rain intermittently, so mostly the camera\nwas tucked away in <span class='nobr'>a plastic<\/span> bag.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i6062\" href='\/i\/JF_i6p_6062.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF_i6p_6062_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"452\"\nalt=\"Dark and Gloomy perfect riding weather 10:07am - taken while cycling at 10 kph (6 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"ii6p_6062\"\ntitle=\"Dark and Gloomy perfect riding weather 10:07am - taken while cycling at 10 kph (6 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">iPhone 6+ &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>800 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 32 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF_i6p_6062.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF_i6p_6062.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Dark and Gloomy<\/span>\n<br\/>perfect riding weather\n<br\/>10:07am - taken while cycling at 10 kph (6 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF_i6p_6062.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Dark and Gloomy perfect riding weather 10:07am - taken while cycling at 10 kph (6 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Finally, at about 10:40am after about six hours of riding, we arrived at Mermaid Beach in the city of Obama.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09704\" href='\/i\/JF100_09704.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09704_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"435\"\nalt=\"Selfie with the Mermaids -- Mermaid Beach (\u4eba\u9b5a\u306e\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Obama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09704\"\ntitle=\"Selfie with the Mermaids -- Mermaid Beach (\u4eba\u9b5a\u306e\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Obama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09704.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09704.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Selfie with the Mermaids<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09704.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Selfie with the Mermaids -- Mermaid Beach (\u4eba\u9b5a\u306e\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Obama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Rather than return the way we came, we cut west along the coast for 17km, to where we intended then to\nturn south and return to Kyoto.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09706\" href='\/i\/JF100_09706.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09706_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Misty Coast -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09706\"\ntitle=\"Misty Coast -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>160 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09706.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09706.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Misty Coast<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09706.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Misty Coast -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09713\" href='\/i\/JF100_09713.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09713_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Monotonous National Road 11:43am - taken while cycling at 32 kph (20 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09713\"\ntitle=\"Monotonous National Road 11:43am - taken while cycling at 32 kph (20 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>640 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09713.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09713.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Monotonous National Road<\/span>\n<br\/>11:43am - taken while cycling at 32 kph (20 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09713.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Monotonous National Road 11:43am - taken while cycling at 32 kph (20 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09721\" href='\/i\/JF100_09721.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09721_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Aoto Bridge Crossing \u9752\u6238\u306e\u5927\u6a4b 11:46am - taken while cycling at 21 kph (13 mph) -- Aoto Bridge (\u9752\u6238\u306e\u5927\u6a4b) -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09721\"\ntitle=\"Aoto Bridge Crossing \u9752\u6238\u306e\u5927\u6a4b 11:46am - taken while cycling at 21 kph (13 mph) -- Aoto Bridge (\u9752\u6238\u306e\u5927\u6a4b) -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>320 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09721.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09721.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Aoto Bridge Crossing<\/span>\n<br\/>\u9752\u6238\u306e\u5927\u6a4b\n<br\/>11:46am - taken while cycling at 21 kph (13 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09721.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Aoto Bridge Crossing \u9752\u6238\u306e\u5927\u6a4b 11:46am - taken while cycling at 21 kph (13 mph) -- Aoto Bridge (\u9752\u6238\u306e\u5927\u6a4b) -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09726\" href='\/i\/JF100_09726.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09726_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Triathlon Marshaling Area that we happened on (I'll stick to the bike, thank you) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09726\"\ntitle=\"Triathlon Marshaling Area that we happened on (I'll stick to the bike, thank you) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>200 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09726.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09726.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Triathlon Marshaling Area<\/span>\n<br\/>that we happened on\n<br\/><span class='subtle'>(I'll stick to the bike, thank you)<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09726.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Triathlon Marshaling Area that we happened on (I'll stick to the bike, thank you) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09730\" href='\/i\/JF100_09730.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09730_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"City Back Alleys 12:00pm - taken while cycling at 17 kph (11 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09730\"\ntitle=\"City Back Alleys 12:00pm - taken while cycling at 17 kph (11 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/3.5, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09730.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09730.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>City Back Alleys<\/span>\n<br\/>12:00pm - taken while cycling at 17 kph (11 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09730.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"City Back Alleys 12:00pm - taken while cycling at 17 kph (11 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Before heading south I wanted to treat Gorm to <a href='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/12545023'>the cute little 1&frac34;km\nclimb<\/a> that Antti and <span class='nobr'>I had<\/span> done last time. <span class='nobr'>It starts<\/span> out innocently enough until you round <span class='nobr'>a curve<\/span> and are hit with <span class='nobr'>a 15.<\/span>8%\nslope.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09737\" href='\/i\/JF100_09737.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09737_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Relatively-Easy Section at &amp;#8220; just &amp;#8221; 11.4% 12:03pm - taken while cycling at 11 kph (7 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09737\"\ntitle=\"Relatively-Easy Section at &amp;#8220; just &amp;#8221; 11.4% 12:03pm - taken while cycling at 11 kph (7 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09737.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09737.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Relatively-Easy Section<\/span>\n<br\/>at <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>just<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> 11.4%\n<br\/>12:03pm - taken while cycling at 11 kph (7 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09737.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Relatively-Easy Section at &amp;#8220; just &amp;#8221; 11.4% 12:03pm - taken while cycling at 11 kph (7 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>There are some flatter sections, so the overall average is <span class='nobr'>a mild<\/span> 9.2%, but there's 300m worth of 11% toward the end, just for\nfun.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09739\" href='\/i\/JF100_09739.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09739_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Wiped Out at the Top Yasuragi Park (\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u516c\u5712) photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Yasuragi Park (\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u516c\u5712) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09739\"\ntitle=\"Wiped Out at the Top Yasuragi Park (\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u516c\u5712) photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Yasuragi Park (\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u516c\u5712) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>100 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09739.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09739.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Wiped Out at the Top<\/span>\n<br\/>Yasuragi Park (\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u516c\u5712)\n<br\/><span class='photo-by'>photo by Gorm Kipperberg<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09739.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Gorm Kipperberg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Gorm Kipperberg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Wiped Out at the Top Yasuragi Park (\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u516c\u5712) photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Yasuragi Park (\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u516c\u5712) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>Gorm took the KOM (<span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>King of the Mountain<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>) for having been the fastest (from among the five folks \ud83d\ude42 ) to have registered <span class='nobr'>a ride<\/span> on it.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09740\" href='\/i\/JF100_09740.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09740_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"432\"\nalt=\"Moody View photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Yasuragi Park (\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u516c\u5712) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09740\"\ntitle=\"Moody View photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Yasuragi Park (\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u516c\u5712) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>320 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09740.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09740.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Moody View<\/span>\n<br\/><span class='photo-by'>photo by Gorm Kipperberg<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09740.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Gorm Kipperberg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Gorm Kipperberg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Moody View photo by Gorm Kipperberg -- Yasuragi Park (\u5b89\u3089\u304e\u516c\u5712) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>We returned back to sea level and rode along the beach. What had been\n<a href='\/blog\/2015-07-25\/2600#i03277'>ridiculously packed<\/a> during our ride last year\nwas empty this year:<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09753\" href='\/i\/JF100_09753.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09753_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"399\"\nalt=\"Quiet Wakasawada Beach (\u82e5\u72ed\u548c\u7530\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) 12:35pm - taken while cycling at 16 kph (10 mph) -- Wakasawada Beach (\u82e5\u72ed\u548c\u7530\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09753\"\ntitle=\"Quiet Wakasawada Beach (\u82e5\u72ed\u548c\u7530\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) 12:35pm - taken while cycling at 16 kph (10 mph) -- Wakasawada Beach (\u82e5\u72ed\u548c\u7530\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>800 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09753.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09753.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Quiet<\/span>\n<br\/>Wakasawada Beach (\u82e5\u72ed\u548c\u7530\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834)\n<br\/>12:35pm - taken while cycling at 16 kph (10 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09753.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Quiet Wakasawada Beach (\u82e5\u72ed\u548c\u7530\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) 12:35pm - taken while cycling at 16 kph (10 mph) -- Wakasawada Beach (\u82e5\u72ed\u548c\u7530\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09765\" href='\/i\/JF100_09765.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09765_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Finally Turning for Home riding due south away from the Sea of Japan Torihama Beach (\u9ce5\u5c45\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) 12:41pm - taken while cycling at 10 kph (6 mph) -- Torihama Beach (\u9ce5\u5c45\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09765\"\ntitle=\"Finally Turning for Home riding due south away from the Sea of Japan Torihama Beach (\u9ce5\u5c45\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) 12:41pm - taken while cycling at 10 kph (6 mph) -- Torihama Beach (\u9ce5\u5c45\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>320 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09765.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09765.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Finally Turning for Home<\/span>\n<br\/>riding due south away from the Sea of Japan\n<br\/>Torihama Beach (\u9ce5\u5c45\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834)\n<br\/>12:41pm - taken while cycling at 10 kph (6 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09765.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Finally Turning for Home riding due south away from the Sea of Japan Torihama Beach (\u9ce5\u5c45\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) 12:41pm - taken while cycling at 10 kph (6 mph) -- Torihama Beach (\u9ce5\u5c45\u6d5c\u6d77\u6c34\u6d74\u5834) -- Takahama, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09774\" href='\/i\/JF100_09774.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09774_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Pleasant Ruralness 1:08pm - taken while cycling at 22 kph (14 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09774\"\ntitle=\"Pleasant Ruralness 1:08pm - taken while cycling at 22 kph (14 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09774.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09774.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Pleasant Ruralness<\/span>\n<br\/>1:08pm - taken while cycling at 22 kph (14 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09774.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Pleasant Ruralness 1:08pm - taken while cycling at 22 kph (14 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>The path back to Kyoto this time went through an area that <span class='nobr'>I passed<\/span> by last year, with <span class='nobr'>a circular<\/span> highway towering\nabove the road we were on. Here's <span class='nobr'>a photo<\/span> from last year:<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i03253\" href='\/blog\/2015-07-25\/2600' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_03253_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Curvy Highway part of a 360\u00b0 loop -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i03253\"\ntitle=\"Curvy Highway -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100 at an effective 24mm &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>250 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_03253.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_03253.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Curvy Highway<\/span>\n<br\/>part of a 360\u00b0 loop\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_03253.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2015-07-20'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Curvy Highway part of a 360\u00b0 loop -- Oi-gun, Fukui, Japan -- Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>This time we'd actually ride up onto that curvy highway.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09782\" href='\/i\/JF100_09782.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09782_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"On the 360\u00b0 Loop looking at additional elevated curves farther up the mountain -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09782\"\ntitle=\"On the 360\u00b0 Loop looking at additional elevated curves farther up the mountain -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09782.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09782.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>On the 360\u00b0 Loop<\/span>\n<br\/>looking at additional elevated curves farther up the mountain\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09782.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"On the 360\u00b0 Loop looking at additional elevated curves farther up the mountain -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09786\" href='\/i\/JF100_09786.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09786_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Fuzzy, But Gives as Sense of Height one of the loops farther up, from the top end of the 360\u00b0 loop -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09786\"\ntitle=\"Fuzzy, But Gives as Sense of Height one of the loops farther up, from the top end of the 360\u00b0 loop -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100 &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.2, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09786.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09786.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Fuzzy, <span class='nobr'>But Gives<\/span> as Sense of Height<\/span>\n<br\/>one of the loops farther up, from the top end of the 360\u00b0 loop\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09786.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Fuzzy, But Gives as Sense of Height one of the loops farther up, from the top end of the 360\u00b0 loop -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09793\" href='\/i\/JF100_09793.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09793_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Looking Back from one curve down to the full 360\u00b0 loop -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09793\"\ntitle=\"Looking Back from one curve down to the full 360\u00b0 loop -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09793.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09793.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Looking Back<\/span>\n<br\/>from one curve down to the full 360\u00b0 loop\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09793.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Looking Back from one curve down to the full 360\u00b0 loop -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you <a href='https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/@35.4418586,135.5614227,768m\/data=!3m1!1e3'>look at the area in Google Earth<\/a>,\nit's <span class='nobr'>a mishmash<\/span> of roads both old and new, and the closer you look, the more difficult it is to figure out how they connect.<\/p>\n\n<p>It seems that there was a small twisty road that wound its way up the mountain like so many of the roads we love to climb,\nand according to the historical imagery in Google Earth, about 10 years ago <span class='nobr'>a replacement<\/span> road was begun, one which\nwound up at <span class='nobr'>a softer<\/span> angle due to the long floating curves. <span class='nobr'>It looks<\/span> like it might have been completed three or four years ago.<\/p>\n\n<p>The confusing thing is that the new road sometimes completely replaced the old road, and sometimes the old road was left as is.\nParts of the <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>as is<span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span> old road don't connect to anything, and are\ninaccessible without rappelling gear, but which parts are still in use and which parts are inaccessible is not readily apparent\nfrom the satellite photos. <span class='nobr'>So while<\/span> researching the route, it was confusing for <span class='nobr'>a\nwhile.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09797\" href='\/i\/JF100_09797.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09797_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Last of the New Road 1:28pm - taken while cycling at 14 kph (9 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09797\"\ntitle=\"Last of the New Road 1:28pm - taken while cycling at 14 kph (9 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 320 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09797.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09797.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Last of the New Road<\/span>\n<br\/>1:28pm - taken while cycling at 14 kph (9 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09797.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Last of the New Road 1:28pm - taken while cycling at 14 kph (9 mph) -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09801\" href='\/i\/JF100_09801.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09801_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Old Road -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09801\"\ntitle=\"Old Road -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09801.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09801.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Old Road<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09801.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Old Road -- \u014ci-gun -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>The rain started again just after that shot, so the camera went away, but eventually we made it to the top of <a\nhref='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/628590734\/segments\/15353521640'>the climb<\/a> and we were rewarded with <a\nhref='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/628590734\/segments\/15375663587'>the best downhill sections I've ever done<\/a>. <span class='nobr'>It was mostly<\/span> long sweeping curves, so you could keep <span class='nobr'>a good<\/span> pace going while enjoying the beautiful scenery and pristine, clean road\nsurface.<\/p>\n\n<p>I did have a monkey cross the road 10 seconds in front of me, so one does have to watch out for wildlife.<\/p>\n\n<p>After another climb and another descent, we stopped by an old style market for ice cream and drinks.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09803\" href='\/i\/JF100_09803.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09803_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"448\"\nalt=\"Old Market in a small village far from everywhere -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09803\"\ntitle=\"Old Market in a small village far from everywhere -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>250 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09803.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09803.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Old Market<\/span>\n<br\/>in a small village far from everywhere\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09803.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Old Market in a small village far from everywhere -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>The last 50 or so kilometers home were <span class='nobr'>a bunch<\/span> of smaller climbs and descents haphazardly arranged.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09807\" href='\/i\/JF100_09807.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09807_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"437\"\nalt=\"Small Random Rise on a Major Road 3:21pm - taken while cycling at 26 kph (16 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09807\"\ntitle=\"Small Random Rise on a Major Road 3:21pm - taken while cycling at 26 kph (16 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>500 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09807.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09807.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Small Random Rise on <span class='nobr'>a Major<\/span> Road<\/span>\n<br\/>3:21pm - taken while cycling at 26 kph (16 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09807.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Small Random Rise on a Major Road 3:21pm - taken while cycling at 26 kph (16 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic tight' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09825\" href='\/i\/JF100_09825.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09825_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"This Road Again Gorm, at the far left, starts his ascent -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09825\"\nphotostream=\"misc\"\ntitle=\"This Road Again Gorm, at the far left, starts his ascent -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 250 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09825.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09825.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>This Road Again<\/span>\n<br\/>Gorm, at the far left, starts his ascent\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09825.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"This Road Again Gorm, at the far left, starts his ascent -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>This is the same road seen at the start of <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span><a class='pt'\nhref='\/blog\/2015-06-04\/2583'>Miyama Cycling Tour with Joshua and Manseki, Part 2<\/a><span\nclass='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>. <span class='nobr'>I had passed<\/span> nearby the other day on <a\nhref='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/621330822'><span class='nobr'>a forestry<\/span>-road gravel ride<\/a> last week, but I'd\nnot been to this spot since <a href='\/blog\/2015-06-19\/2589#i01412'><span class='nobr'>I last<\/span> rode here\nwith Gorm<\/a> <span class='nobr'>a year<\/span> ago.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09834\" href='\/i\/JF100_09834.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09834_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"396\"\nalt=\"Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09834\"\ntitle=\"Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09834.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09834.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09834.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>The descent down the other side is considerably cluttered...<\/p>\n\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09839\" href='\/i\/JF100_09839.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09839_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Not Well Maintained -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09839\"\ntitle=\"Not Well Maintained -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/1.7, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09839.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09839.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Not Well Maintained<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09839.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Not Well Maintained -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09850\" href='\/i\/JF100_09850.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09850_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"450\"\nalt=\"Must Take Care 3:50pm - taken while cycling at 30 kph (19 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\nid=\"i09850\"\ntitle=\"Must Take Care 3:50pm - taken while cycling at 30 kph (19 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>640 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/8, ISO 3200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09850.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09850.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Must Take Care<\/span>\n<br\/>3:50pm - taken while cycling at 30 kph (19 mph)\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09850.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Must Take Care 3:50pm - taken while cycling at 30 kph (19 mph) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http:\/\/regex.info\/ when used online)\"\/><\/div>\n\n<div class='ic' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/Photograph'><a name=\"i09852\" href='\/i\/JF100_09852.jpg' itemprop='image'\n><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/JF100_09852_sm.jpg\" width=\"690\" height=\"461\"\nalt=\"Brooding Sky About to Engulf Us and we're still 40km from home -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\nid=\"i09852\"\ntitle=\"Brooding Sky About to Engulf Us and we're still 40km from home -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/a>\n<br\/><span class=\"camera-info robots-nocontent\">Panasonic LX100  &mdash; <sup>1<\/sup><big>\/<\/big>125 sec, <span class='f'>f<\/span>\/4, ISO 200 &mdash;\n<a href='\/imageinfo.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fregex.info%2Fi%2FJF100_09852.jpg'>map &amp; image data<\/a> &mdash; <a href='\/blog\/proximity\/i\/JF100_09852.jpg'>nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>Brooding Sky About to Engulf Us<\/span>\n<br\/>and we're still 40km from home\n<meta itemprop='url' content='http:\/\/regex.info\/i\/JF100_09852.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='creator' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='copyrightHolder' content='Jeffrey Friedl'\/>\n<meta itemprop='dateCreated' content='2016-07-03'\/>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"Brooding Sky About to Engulf Us and we're still 40km from home -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2016 Jeffrey Friedl, https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Just before <a href='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/628590734\/segments\/15353522815'>the last long fast descent of the\ntrip<\/a>, the sky positively opened up. <span class='nobr'>No more little<\/span> sprinkles here and there... this was <span class='nobr'>a full<\/span>-on <span class='QO'>&#8220;<\/span>standing under <span class='nobr'>a waterfall<\/span><span class='QC'>&#8221;<\/span>\ndeluge. <span class='nobr'>It made the<\/span> descent much slower, but it sure was fun and enjoyable to ride in that kind of rain on <span class='nobr'>a hot<\/span> day.<\/p>\n\n<div class='ic'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/i\/radar-20160703.jpg\" width=\"586\" height=\"439\"\nid=\"iradar_20160703\"\/>\n<br\/><span class='caption'>This is What Hit Us<\/span>\n<meta itemprop='about' content=\"This is What Hit Us\"\/><\/div>\n\n<p>All in all it was a harder ride than <a href='\/blog\/2016-06-20\/2706'>the much longer trip to Nagoya<\/a> <span\nclass='nobr'>I did<\/span> last month, but much more enjoyable for the same reason (more and better climbs), and also because the\nscenery was so much nicer this time.<\/p>\n\n<p>All of this pales in comparison to what <span class='nobr'>I plan<\/span> for next week, which starts off with <a\nhref='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/segments\/12291857'>this 1,747m (5,730') climb<\/a>. Weather permitting, I'll do it twice, once slowly\nwith my Nikon D4 and <span class='nobr'>a few<\/span> nice lenses, and again the next day with friends and only my small\ncycling camera. We'll see.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gorm and I had a little adventure on Sunday, cycling up to Obama. I'd cycled there once before a year ago, to take the train back. This time we cycled back as well. It ended up being 213km (133mi) with 3,430m (11,250') of vertical climb.<\/p> <p>Here's the ride on Strava:<\/p> <p>Our route north to Obama would bring us over three major climbs, starting with my benchmark climb to Hanase Pass. 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