These Walking Dreams: Day 117 (August 7, 2017)

Niniu, Shimukappu → Shimukappu

The trunks of some birch trees take an almost 90-degree turn as they grow from an enormous red rock.

Closeup of the trunk of one of these trees.

These Walking Dreams is a visual field diary of a 4,300-kilometer walk from one end of Japan to the other, in the spring and summer of 2017.