In the Early Morning, 1 Minute past Seven

ブログのトップ画像を変更しました。この写真が撮影された場所は、下の地図で緑の矢印が示す、ワシントン州の海上です。


早朝7時1分。

無風、無音。

鏡のように滑らかな藍色の海面が、朝焼けのうすい紅色で染まった空を写す。

動くものといえば、僕と、カヌーが切る波紋と、イルカの滑らかな曲線。


I have changed a top picture of this blog. This picture was taken at the place indicating at green arrow in the following map, on the ocean in Washington state, USA.


In the early morning, 1 minute past seven.

No wind, no sound.

The indigo blue ocean as smooth as unbroken mirror reflected the pale pink sky at morning dawn.

Me, a ripple of kayak and a elegant back of dolphin were only moving things.

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Movie of The Kennewick-Man Expedition on 2nd May 2012

This movie was taken on the Columbia River on 2nd May 2012, for The Kennewick-Man Expedition. A whole route map of this day can see in the map below.

It was a strong wind along the river from downstream as west. As a zigzag track in the map below, sailing downstream against powerful head wind was very difficult, and I could only just move back and forth in the width direction of river, could not move downstream, for some time after start. I was almost given up kayaking in this day twice.

この映像は、コロンビア川で2012年5月2日に撮影したものです。その日一日の軌跡は、下の地図で見ることができます。

強い川下からの風が、川に沿って吹き荒れていました。その強烈な向かい風に逆らって下流に帆走することはとても難しく、地図上のジグザグした軌跡から見て取れるように、出発後しばらくは川を下ることができずに川幅方向を行ったり来たりするのが精一杯でした。二度、この日川を下ることを諦めかけました。

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Movie of The Kennewick-Man Expedition on 6th May 2012

This movie was taken on the Columbia River on 6th May 2012, for The Kennewick-Man Expedition. A whole route map of this day can see in the map below.

この映像は、コロンビア川で2012年5月6日に撮影したものです。その日一日の軌跡は、下の地図で見ることができます。

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Movie of The Kennewick-Man Expedition on 22th April 2012

This movie was taken on the Columbia River on 22th April 2012, for The Kennewick-Man Expedition. A whole route map of this day can see in the map below.

この映像は、コロンビア川で2012年4月22日に撮影したものです。その日一日の軌跡は、下の地図で見ることができます。

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Return to Japan

With tons of gear separated into four bags, Dave (who is a nice neighborhood friend of Mario and  me) to the Seattle-Tacoma airport before dawn. Thanks :) The flight to Japan was smooth.

四つのバックに分けた大量の道具を抱えて、滞在中しているマリオ家のご近所さんであるデイブの車で、夜明け前の高速をシアトル・タコマ空港へと向かった。順調に飛行機は飛び、成田に到着。

Here I am:

現在地:

Saitama Japan

Finished the Washington Illinois Motorcycle Tour

Yesterday night, I returned to Mario's house, Montesano WA. So, the Washington Illinois Motorcycle Tour has finished.

A total driving distance was 5,937 miles (9,555 km). And I run in 12 states (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, Utah, and Nevada).

A motorcycle was a nice method to know the United State.

I could know by direct experience of my skin, that, what the United States is huge, a considerable difference of landscape between Japan and United States, and how to live in this massive land. And these have made me think about a deep and complex relations between the countries.

I have come to more like the North America :)

But I still just have stepped on twelve states among fifty. I still don't know a east coast and southern states. I should know those also.

During this tour, I worn underwears of LDComfort. It was a something like that, I got a new physically strong skin of myself. I think It comes from the special function of those which controls a skin moisture to the best.

Here I am:

現在地:

Montesano

Stay in Arlene Burns's House

Tonight I am re-visiting Arlene Burns in Mosier, Oregon. I met her in a coffee shop there at 9th May when I kayaked down the Colombia River. And she gave me a wonderful stay in her house 3 nights and 4 days. Thanks for it, I could re-arrange my gears.

She so loves outdoor sports and Japanese culture :)

Here I am:

現在地:

601 State Rd