Jul 29, 2009

Day 7 - more walking

Back in the river valley again, we walked along a one lane road. We did not meet any cars but I wondered what would have happened in a car had come from each direction.
The same road but closer to the long bridge what we had to cross. The road kept crossing the river because a cliff came right down to the water's edge, but I changed sides as the river meandered through the valley.
This was a large Shinto Shrine in the middle of nowhere. It was well kept up and looked like it might be the home of a cult of some kind. We did not see anyone in the area, so it was not possible to ask about it.
This old weather-worn building beside the road was very picturesque. At some point in the near future I plan to use it as the basis of a drawing.
The Henro Trail frequently left the public roads and followed the old footpaths through the hills, providing some of the most pleasant but also the most physically demanding walking.

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