Oct 14, 2013 - 1 min read

Sunset Hike up Tanigawadake

Worth coming down by headlamp

Community writer

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On the way up (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Last light bouncing above the treeline

Last light bouncing above the treeline (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Just before sun dips below the mountains

Just before sun dips below the mountains (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Euphoria of the peak

Euphoria of the peak (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Going, going, gone

Going, going, gone (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Last bits of light

Last bits of light (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Which way do I go down

Which way do I go down (Photo: Matthew Shewchuk)

Last light bouncing above the treeline

Just before sun dips below the mountains

Euphoria of the peak

Going, going, gone

Last bits of light

Which way do I go down

It was late afternoon and the weather was too good not to try to head up into the mountains. Tanigawadake from a distance was spectacularly clear, an unusual sight for this time of year. A quick stop home to change clothes and pick up my bag and I was off. Clouds moved in as I neared the peak but drifted away just as the sun dipped below the horizon providing a sublime sunset.

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