Adventures of the Hokkaido Bush Pig

You never know who you are going to meet and where you are going to meet them. This month I thought I would tell you a story o...

In this issue, I am talkin’ knives and, more to the point, if it is better to have a big knife or a small knife on a long trek. I ...

Packing your backpack for spring or summer hiking trips can be a matter of preference, but one thing is certain; packing it right...

There I was, heading up another Hokkaido trail, when two people we passed on their way down said, “They are waiting for you at th...

For most people, March and April is spring. Spring in Japan means welcoming cherry blossoms and warm weather, and it is time to s...

About this time last year I did a trip to one of Hokkaido’s great peaks – Mt. Ashibetsu. This hike has one of my favorite huts—be...

There I was in furious winds, hard-driving horizontal rain, looking up at the next section of the hike and wondering what the hel...

December is upon us, so the snow up here in Hokkaido will be here to stay for a while. After a busy summer and fall of taking...