暫くぶりに高崎観音像の裏手をウォーキング

　昨日のこのページで吊り橋について書きましたら、私自身が揺れる吊り橋を渡したくなり、昨日の午後３時頃から高崎観音の南方１キロほどの周辺をウォーキングし、樹木が生い茂る中に架かるご覧の「ひびき橋」を数年ぶりに渡りました。

　天気は秋晴れで行楽には最高。多くの人が訪れてましたが、私のように一人でウォーキングしてる人は皆無で、多くはカップルです。それにしても、この吊り橋の下は自然林が密集し、どれ程深いのか見当がつきません。観音山の裏は広く自然が残ってます。

　橋の幅は１．５mほどで、長さは思いのほか長く１００mほどです。橋を支えてる金属の綱を触りましたが、相当の重量がかかっているのでビクともしません。しかし、少しジャンプしてみると微かに揺れて地震のようです。

　今回は南側からここまで来ましたら、吊り橋に着くまでが長い木道です。生い茂る樫の木から時々どんぐりが木道に落ちる音が意外と大きく、珍しい体験です。観音様一帯は行楽地と思ってましたが、裏手は原始林に覆われた高崎市の秘境です。このため空気はとても清々しく森林ウォーキングに適してます。

Dear my friends who like to walk in the nature

　When I wrote about suspension bridges on this page yesterday, I wanted to cross a swaying suspension bridge myself, so I started walking around 1km south of Takasaki Kannon statue from around 3pm yesterday and as you see, I arrived the bridge hanging in the middle of a thicket of trees. I crossed "Hibiki Bridge" after a long interval. Hibiki means sound in English.

　The weather was sunny so that it was perfect for sightseeing, and there were many people visiting here, but none of them were walking alone like me, and most of them were couples. Even so, the natural forest under this suspension bridge is so dense that it's hard to imagine how deep it is. I couldn't see the bottom. There is a lot of nature behind the Kannon statue.

　The width of the bridge is about 1.5m, and the length is longer than expected, about 100m. I touched the metal rope which is supporting the bridge, but it didn't budge because there was a lot of weight on it. However, when I jumped a little, it shook slightly, like an earthquake.

　This time, I came here from the south side, there is a long wooden path until I reach the suspension bridge. The sound of acorns falling from the lush oak trees onto the boardwalk is surprisingly loud, making it a rare experience. In general, I thought the Kannon statue area was a recreational area, but the area behind it is a hidden area of Takasaki City covered in primeval forest. For this reason, the air is fresh and it is a suitable place for forest walking.

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