Jumping 29!! ~Fifth Adventure in Lake Ashinoko~

さてさて、ついに3週連続のProject29!!

ということで、晴天の中、芦ノ湖へ！

そう、箱根です。
3連休で、なかなかの混みようのなか、箱根湯本をあとに、
いざ湖畔へ




⑭Ashino-ko


真っ青な空、透き通る湖、そし濃い緑の森とくれば・・・

ジャンピング！！
連続でいきますよ～　そぉれ。

そして・・・九頭龍神社→桟橋　にて　渾身の一枚（1セット？）！

ジャンピングに夢中になり、気づけば夕方！
お疲れ様～

本日の成果★１つ。

次回は8月、"Independence month"?!
なんとちょっと遠くまで足をのばしますよ～
お楽しみに！

-ACE


Project 29 was out and active for three weeks in a row in July, as we finally got the chance to hit back after a long dormant period in rainy June.
The fifth adventure took place in Ashinoko (Lake Ashi), a popular retreat in Hakone where visitors can enjoy a beautiful view of Ashinoko and relaxing hot springs.


Ashinoko, despite so many visitors and tour buses constantly coming in and out, was a place of breathtaking beauty and solemn serenity.


Ace scooting into the woods



Pirate ship and private speed boats cruise around, hotels with hot springs stand on the hillside offering a perfect view of the Lake, and there's even a secret shrine for those with extra interest.

Of course Ace and I went on into the forest to seek that hidden shrine.

The Shrine, called the Kuzu-ryu Jinja (Nine-Headed Dragon Shrine), is dedicated to a once vicious dragon that lived in the Lake and was later submitted by a Buddhist priest.



Hidden shrine in the Lake

The sky, the lake, and the green of the surrounding mountains were a sheer perfection that, at the end of the adventure, Ace and I couldn't resist the temptation and started shooting "jumping" photos. I don't know exactly how many times I made Ace jump, but easily over a hundred. Only a few was a success, but it was worth the effort and muscle pains that troubled us the next day.

Jumping to the Sky!

One more lake down, and 1,000 yen donated through JustGiving (http://justgiving.jp/c/6345).
 Fifteen more to go!

- Hero