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Today I headed to nearby Mt. Homan to see the snow and frozen waterfall.

It started OK but became more difficult at around the first water fountain so I put on my crampons and this made the hiking much easier. I saw lots of people who were very poorly prepared with only regular shoes and I saw at least five people slip and fall. 

The top though was pretty clear with good views. I went down to the camp centre for a cup of coffee. A lovely woman on the next table gave me chocolate! Thank you! 

The atmosphere was wonderful. Beautiful white snow everywhere which made everyone happy. Lots of people were eager to stop and talk a little. So I got to meet lots of great people. 

The waterfall was worth the effort. It was beautiful and better than last year. Lots of long icicles hung down from the rocks. There were lots of people who hiked up from the Umi start point. 

On the way down I passed two sweet women with large dogs. One of them had a border collie and the other had a Bernese Mountain Dog which might be my new favourite breed! 

DOMO

宝満山（ほうまんざん）（標高829.6m）は福岡県筑紫野市と太宰府市にまたがる山であり、別名を御笠山（みかさやま）、竈門山（かまどやま）とも言う。

宝満山・三郡山・若杉山

福岡

Homan ice hike and frozen waterfall 宝満山・仏頂山

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Its the end of the year! Tomorrow will be the start of 2021 which will hopefully be a better year than 2020. 

For the last hike of this year I went in search of the frozen waterfall between Homanzan and Sangunsan. I last visited the waterfall in August with my two daughters and it was a slow waterfall that felt like rain. Now it has completely frozen with lots of long icicles, very beautiful! 

I continued on back up to the trail and along to Sangunsan. I took a break for some German spice cake and coffee but it was too cold to really enjoy it. I put on my gloves only to find that they had completely frozen! I had to put my hands in my pockets to warm them up again. 

I went back following some random trails that took me to the camp centre where I said hello to some friends who run the centre and them hiked down via Odakeyama and back down to Kamado shrine. 

Every have a happy new year! And I hope 2021 brings everyone joy! 

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Homan ice hike and frozen waterfall 宝満山・仏頂山

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Homan ice hike and frozen waterfall 宝満山・仏頂山

Frozen Homazan, Sangunsan and Ice Waterfall 宝満山三郡山