This is the index page with day-by-day trip reports and will collect all the photos when they show up.
The original solicitation letter got enough attention to go ahead, and due to plane ticket pricing and other timing issues, we settled on an August 25th departure.
We used the Collaborative album feature of PicasaWeb to mix all our photos together in chronological order:
- August 25-26: Prologue
- August 27: Chitose to Sapporo
- August 28: Sapporo
- August 29: Sapporo to Yubari
- August 30: Yubari to Furano
- August 31: Furano to Tokachidake Hot Springs
- September 1: Tokachidake Hot Springs to Biei "Potato" Hostel
- September 2: Biei "Potato" Hostel to Asahidake Hot Springs
- September 3: Asahidake Hot Springs to Biei "Tomato" Minshuku
- September 4: Biei "Tomato" Minshuku to Sounkyo Hot Springs
- September 5: Sounkyo Hot Springs to Bihoro
- September 6: Bihoro to Kotan
- September 7: Kotan to Utoro
- September 8: Utoro to Rausu
- September 9: Rausu to Teshikaga
- September 10: Teshikaga to Ashoro
- September 11: Ashoro to Shintoku "Drum Kan"
- September 12: Shintoku "Drum Kan" to Yubari Forest Youth Hostel
- September 13: Yubari Forest Youth Hostel to Lake Shikotsu "Lapland"
- September 14: Lake Shikotsu "Lapland" to Chitose Airport
- September 14-15: Epilogue
- Appendix A: Hokkaido Touring Tips and Resources
- Appendix B: Thoughts on Hokkaido Touring
- Appendix C: Essay - Why You should not tour like Me