Watch your step !

by Kazu

We were getting closer to the peak of Mt. Esan. The sign beside the trail was the alert "Dangerous ! Watch your step !" Lava rocks were so ragged and dangerous to touch.

The barren and rocky hillside showed nos sign of getting green. Sulfur might keep the ground from nurturing plants on the surface.

We felt that the temperature was getting lower and refreshing. Absolutely the atmosphere near the peak was so different from that on the plain.