Extending my reach from Nisshin with a second two-day tour, this time to Kyoto. The first night was a repeat visit to Takatoriyama campground in Taga County, Shiga Prefecture, followed by a hotel stay in Otsu City, setting up a short push on the third day to make a luncheon appointment with an old friend in Kyoto before riding Shinkansen back to Nagoya.
18-20 March 2024: A three-day ride into the foothills behind Okayama led by a friend in the area, in which I brought a road bike to a country tour and … found out. A tale of hot springs and cold weather.
1-2 January 2024: A two-day trip starting on New Year’s Day to a free campsite within easy riding distance from Nagoya; but the mountainous route chosen for this first ride to the site was full of surprises.
12-13 October 2023: A two-day trip to a mountain campground in Shiga Prefecture, in the direction of Biwa Lake and Kyoto east of Nagoya. Good conversations and rural scenery reminiscent of California coastal forests in days of youth.