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These raked rock gardens are part of the Zen buddhist philosophy. Aparantly they help the devotees calm their minds and achieve better meditation. However on the day I visited, they were mostly surrounded by hoards of Japanese and other multinational tourists. I cant say I achieved too many Zen thoughts whilst I was there but i was certainly impressed by the amount of work that must go into raking these gardens every morning. Not a foot print to be seen anywhere? How do they do it?

Hovering by wires - very peaceful shot

It's just like tiling a floor. You need patience and start from the furthest corner and rake over your footprints as you go. Or was this a retorical question?
You should see them trying to remove an offending leaf during the day without making a mess.
Regards Colin

Steve

Superb. This has all the use of leading lines that was missing from your other "leading lines" shot I have commented on