The 5 Different Colored Lakes!!!

Today I went to Goshikinuma at Bandai-Asahi National Park in Urabandai with Michelle and some of her Japanese co-workers at Amity. The lakes in this area are famous for being different colors, like teal, green and red. I guess the local volcano, Mt. Bandai, errupted a long time ago and left certain sediments and minerals that caused the lakes to appear different colors. I actually only saw two different colors, teal and green, but apparently the season and lighting causes a change in color as well. It was great to get out of the city though and hike around for a bit. Going for a short road trip with a small group was a lot of fun too. Everyone brought a little something to eat (e.g. onigiri, cookies, fruit, etc) so we had a nice lunch.

Later we stopped by an herb garden where one of Michelle's co-worker's sister worked. There was a beautiful field of yellow flowers, so I put of picture of that in the mix as well. Enjoy the pictures, I'll write more later!