Mt. Takao 高尾山

I finished my GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) on Friday so I was thrilled that the autumn leaves waited for me to see them, thanks to the warmer temperatures which delayed this year's red leaves viewing.
今年的紅葉因為受到比往年更暖的氣候影響，所以較晚變紅。很慶幸秋季的葉子有等我在星期五考完GMAT :P

My friend and I took the JR Chuo train down and transferred to Keio line to Takaoguchi station. Didn't realize that I could have taken the direct train from Shinjuku. The train ride if I remember was nearly an hour and everywhere was congested when we reached there.
我和朋友搭了JR中央線，然後轉搭京王線下高尾山口的車站。我沒想到其實我可以從新宿直搭京王線下去。車程總共約一小時，到了那裡到處都是人山人海。

This would have been a better picture if that ojisan wasn't there...
假如這位歐吉桑不在的話，照片會更好看...

My first time seeing actual red maple (kaede) leaves.
第一次看到槭樹的葉子。

We bought the tickets for the sky lift then queued for about 30min for our turn. Ladies toilets were crowded all the way from the station to the top, so I avoided drinking water.
買了空中lift(?)的票之後，還得等約30分鐘後才輪到我們上去。 女生廁所從車站到山頂都大排長龍，所以我儘量不喝水。

Even deity babies need fleece vests to keep them warm!
連神像寶寶都得穿毛衣來取暖！

There were so many temples and shrines that I didn't bother to take photographs for all of them. We realized that there were more red and yellow leaves at the bottom than the top of the mountain.
因為山上到處都有小廟和大寺，所以我都懶得拍照。我們到了上面才知道山下的紅葉比較多。

We happened to see this trail which was said to be the most difficult trekking course so we challenged ourselves thinking that it couldn't be that bad compared to our smooth easy journey up. Damn, we didn't expect that it was so different! Sometimes the trail was just rocks intertwined with roots and sometimes it was slippery due to the condensed moisture.
我們剛好看到了這個據說是難度最高的路程。心想，應該不會和我們上來的輕鬆簡單路程差太遠吧？所以就挑戰了一下。沒想到竟然差很多！有時小路只有石頭和交叉的樹根，有時因為濃縮的濕氣造成路面溜滑。

After experiencing trekking in both Korea and Japan, I always find that the local old folks, who seem to be in their 50s or 60s, are more energetic than us (city dwellers). In fact, they always overtake us and I felt as though that we were obstructing their way... It simply means that I need to exercise more.
經驗過在韓國和日本的遷徙，我覺得當地的老人家（50~70歲）都比我們城市年輕人更有活力。他們常常超越我們，讓我覺得我們好像在阻擾他們的去路似的...結論是：我需要常運動。