Nagano Preamble

Here with the promised Sunday night/morning post.  I'm more sore than I can remember being in a long time, sunburnt, and exhausted, so I won't get to the full post tonight.  I'm also going to try to get some pictures from other people that I wasn't able to take, so look for the extended version in the next couple days.  Here's a taste, though:

 

 

 

The pictures won't be able to convey how surprisingly, staggeringly beautiful Nagano and the surrounding area are in the fall, but maybe I can augment that with some words and your imagination.