Sliding Down a Mountain Slide, In Style

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For a Quick and Colorful Descent

山びこの森

Mountains of northern Takatsuki, Japan
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View from the Top




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Picking up Speed




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Sudden Acceleration

right before the end

We had a fun trip today to a small food/entertainment area in the
mountains of northern Takatsuki City (高槻市), an hour or so west of Kyoto. The main objective that I'll post about another time was the picking of
(and grilling of and eating) shiitake mushrooms (椎茸), but we also had fun
at a play area that included a slide of rollers for 80m (260') down a
hill.

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From The Bottom

It was wet and dirty, but YOLO, so we gave it a go.

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Mere Seconds Before the End




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Careening out of Control

I waited to catch Anthony at the bottom for his first run because the
slide shoots you at high speed off its end, into what was today a wet mess
of dirty dirt and painful gravel.

For his second run he said he could handle slowing himself down, so I watched him pass with the camera...

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Seemingly In Control




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One Second Later

control has mostly vanished




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Splat

less elegant than he planned




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Wet and Rocky Mess




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Got Juuuust a Bit Dirty




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Sooo Worth It

For another run I positioned myself halfway...

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Mini Jump

where speed starts to increase quickly




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Breakneck Speed




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(But Still Fun)




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The rain picked up noticeably at this point, so we headed home.

This call to mind some other mountain/roller/slide things we've done in
the past, most notably the Slippery Green Slidy Day of
Fun at Bluma no Oka five years ago, and a big roller slide in
Otsu.