Coming back from Kawaguchi-ko Station, we decided to stop by a shrine on the way back and offer some prayers to the moe gods.Yes, you read that right. There is a shrine within the Tokyo area that's dedicated to the deities representing the…

With all the stuff I went through on the way up, and with plenty of time later to reflect on what made the entire trip more grueling than it could have been, I could go into three or four more posts into what I've learned.However, I've rea…

So now that we summited, we just had to make it back down. Backtracking to our original summit station, we sat down and dug into some good old raisins and peanuts. Truth be told, I wasn't feeling that great from around 9th Station, but aft…

Before we start, the picture album for the summiting (and descent):http://caelk.shutterfly.com/pictures/247When we checked into Mount Fuji Hotel, they asked us what our plans were for the following day. Normally what people do, is climb du…