Maruo Nature Trail
Mar. 17th, 2019 11:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cycleboy1957Near Maruo Falls, which we visited the other day, is a nature trail that simply winds through woods, though not that far from civilisation and roads. Junko spotted one fallen tree with not just one, but a host of curious fungii growing on it.
At the end of the walk is the oldest stone hot bath in the region. I was imagining a large stone carved to receive water and was surprised to find an indentation in a rock at the edge of a stream. It turns out that the stream is not your usual feature and was quite warm to the touch. Clearly, the ancients had simply enlarged a depression in the rock so it could be used as a hot bath. Though we didn't actually take our boots off, we could have eaten our lunch with our feet in warm water.
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At the end of the walk is the oldest stone hot bath in the region. I was imagining a large stone carved to receive water and was surprised to find an indentation in a rock at the edge of a stream. It turns out that the stream is not your usual feature and was quite warm to the touch. Clearly, the ancients had simply enlarged a depression in the rock so it could be used as a hot bath. Though we didn't actually take our boots off, we could have eaten our lunch with our feet in warm water.
https://www.facebook.com/mark.kuramotoheadey/media_set?set=a.10212824361541943&type=3&uploaded=8
