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Ride up Mitsuishi Rindo Road
The two-day layoff in Nagano was invigorating for the soul but didn’t do us any favors for our bodies on yesterday’s ride. We cycled a 34 km loop on local roads including a leg burning 14 km climb up to a lookout with superb views of the townsites below.

The ride starts off fairly innocuous as we pass under the Chuo Expressway.
Talk about a tight squeeze. Things start to get interesting as we begin the arduous climb up the logging road.
Timely stops such as this to rest the legs are always welcome.
Onward and upwards.
Still a long way to go as indicated by the road above us.
Falling rocks come with the territory here as there are no preventative measures to avoid such pitfalls.
It’s easy to be distracted by the vibrant fall colors of the Japanese maples while focusing on the climb.
Near the top of the lookout, we stopped to take in the view of our progress.
Big thumbs up for the Missus. This would be her second trip up in as many weeks but first time doing it clockwise.
Almost there.
Atop the lookout and time for a much needed break and a few photo opps.
Feeling rejuvenated after a quick bite it was time to head back down. We had to be cautious of leaves and rocks on the road so a reasonable pace descending was in order.
We arrived in the resort of Shimobe Onsen and proceeded to ride down the main street to the bridge crossing.
Crossing a pedestrian bridge over the Fuji River and the road towards Minobu-san.
Hope to get one more ride in before we return home. It's been a fantastic trip and it will be hard to leave this wonderful land.
The two-day layoff in Nagano was invigorating for the soul but didn’t do us any favors for our bodies on yesterday’s ride. We cycled a 34 km loop on local roads including a leg burning 14 km climb up to a lookout with superb views of the townsites below.

The ride starts off fairly innocuous as we pass under the Chuo Expressway.
Talk about a tight squeeze. Things start to get interesting as we begin the arduous climb up the logging road.
Timely stops such as this to rest the legs are always welcome.
Onward and upwards.
Still a long way to go as indicated by the road above us.
Falling rocks come with the territory here as there are no preventative measures to avoid such pitfalls.
It’s easy to be distracted by the vibrant fall colors of the Japanese maples while focusing on the climb.
Near the top of the lookout, we stopped to take in the view of our progress.
Big thumbs up for the Missus. This would be her second trip up in as many weeks but first time doing it clockwise.

Almost there.
Atop the lookout and time for a much needed break and a few photo opps.
Feeling rejuvenated after a quick bite it was time to head back down. We had to be cautious of leaves and rocks on the road so a reasonable pace descending was in order.
We arrived in the resort of Shimobe Onsen and proceeded to ride down the main street to the bridge crossing.
Crossing a pedestrian bridge over the Fuji River and the road towards Minobu-san.
Hope to get one more ride in before we return home. It's been a fantastic trip and it will be hard to leave this wonderful land.

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