小春日和に紅葉を味わいつつ、吊り橋を渡ってみたい

　晩秋から初冬にかけ、今日のように良い日は小春日和です。このような日に見事な紅葉を見ながら「吊り橋」を歩いて渡ることほど気持ちがリラックスできることはないでしょう。対岸を綱で結び、深い谷の遥か上を歩いて渡るとは夢のようです。しかも、少々揺れるので心までドキドキ揺れ、私は「吊り橋」を渡るのが好きです。

　今月中に写真の「ひびき橋」を渡りに行くつもりです。ここは高崎観音のすぐ南にある遊歩道です。いつ訪れても、人は殆ど見当たらず、ウォーキングしつつ、近くの東屋で寛ぐのも自己を取り戻すには最適です。

　近年、私が渡った印象深い「吊り橋」は群馬県上野村に架かる「スカイブリッジ」【写真下】です。その名が示す通り、谷底からの高さはおよそ９０mで、まるで空中散歩をしているかのような絶景です。長さ２２５mの揺れる「吊り橋」を、いつか好きな人と歩いてみたい。

　From late autumn to early winter, a beautiful day like today is called Indian summer. There's nothing more relaxing than walking across a suspension bridge while admiring the beautiful autumnal tints on a day like today. It's like a dream to be tied to the opposite bank and walk high above a deep valley. The slight swaying makes my heart beating with joy. So I love crossing suspension bridges.

　I plan to cross the Hibiki Bridge shown in the photo during this month. This is a promenade just south of Takasaki Kannon Temple. No matter when I visited, there were hardly any people around, and relaxing in the nearby bower in order to keep my composure.

　One of the most memorable suspension bridges I've crossed in recent years is the Sky Bridge (pictured bottom left) in Ueno Village, Gumma Prefecture. As its name suggests, it's 90 meters above the deep valley, offering a spectacular view that makes me feel like I am walking in the air. I'd love to walk across this 225-meter-long swaying suspension bridge with a sweetheart in heart someday.