Best sunset of my life | Ep. 4 Solo Backpacking Japan's Northern Alps, Mount Chogatake Hütte Tenting

In this episode, I head from Yokoo Sanso-- where I tent camped-- to the ridge and onto Chōgatake Hütte. The hike up was definitely steep, lots of little ladders and step ups, but the forest was really pretty.

The views along the way of the Hotaka Mountain Range are insanely beautiful. I found a great spot in the "tent city" area, pitched my Zpacks Triplex tent, had lunch at the hut, then explored the Mount Chogatake Summit area. I feel so blessed to have witnessed a "Glory"/"Brocken Spectre" and to have seen an "Okojo" (Stoat). So, so cool! And then came the sunset...my absolute favorite sunset ever.

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Cold Soak Oatmeal (one example):
1/2 cup quick cook oats (as in, the 1-minute ones)
heaping tablespoon peanut butter powder
heaping tablespoon vanilla protein powder
tablespoon powdered milk or collagen powder
teaspoon chia seeds
teaspoon ground flax seeds
sprinkling of each: walnut pieces, shaved almonds, dried banana chips, dried cranberries

You can also leave out the peanut butter and add different kinds of seeds and nuts to make it more savory; I like to make a few different variations for each trip. Test out a recipe for breakfast at home first to make sure you like it. You might get hooked on cold soaking too!







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