Nagano Adventures: Part 2

Nagano is home to the 1998 Winter Olympics- one I know I watched intensely because Michele Kwan competed back then!

      

Chapter 5: Narnia
On our second full day in Nagano, we decided we wanted to go hiking in the snow! Luckily for us, the weather was perfect- cold, but sunny. We were even graced with a few light snow flurries. We took another bus ride that wound its way up into the mountains, passed several ski resorts and on and on- at a certain point, I wasn't sure if we were going to find what we were looking for. Honestly, we didn't really know what we were looking for- we just new the name of the temple and that there was a long line of tall cedar trees along the trail up to that temple. Once we got off the bus, we tromped around in the snow, honestly a bit lost.

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But with the help of my amazing new phone, plenty of patience and a bit of luck, we stumbled upon exactly where we wanted to be. Naomi compared the walk to stepping into the enchanted land of Narnia, and I totally agreed with her. Apart from a few snow-shoers, we were all alone and it was incredible! I will let me photos do the talking. Take a look.