It was snowing on the hike up. We had planned for 50 degree weather not the 20s that we were in. Journey didn't have a hat, so we stopped at the trailhead shop and guess what they were all out of? Hats. But they did have a soft, furry neck warmer, um, ok. I pulled one over Journey's head and said, "we'll take it." The employees laughed while taking our money. So now you understand why you can see the top of her head in these photos.
This is where we spotted our first couple monkeys playing on the other side of the river bank.
When we reached the onsen, we suddenly realized we were surrounded by monkeys. Their fur blends in well with the rocks and often we'd be walking right next to one before we realized it.
There's one in the water behind Asher.
They mostly ignore people, but will notice if you're getting too close.
I wish I had a video of this mama and baby walking by Asher.
Another mama grooming her baby.
Monkey baby shenanigans.
My family walked up these stairs without realizing there
was a whole group of monkeys huddled against the left side of the stairs.
The view looking down on them from the stairs.
Everyone vying for a spot to take photos of these monkeys.
This is the only place in the world that monkeys bathe in hot springs. Now you'll probably notice pictures or videos of them on tv or the internet and know right where they were taken.
If you look carefully, you'll see a man enjoying the onsen below. Journey noticed him leaving the onsen and announced to everyone that she just saw a naked man over there. Ha! Later that night, we took the kids for their first onsen experience, which I wrote about in the previous post.
Time to hike back down the mountain.
The trail was icy on the way up and muddy on the way down.
Once we reached the bottom, the kids just had to go play in the snow for a bit.
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