Snow remaining on the Mt. Midori trail is melting.

weather: Cloudy Temperature: 22 ℃

The snow on the edge of Daiichi Hanabatake has largely melted where it covered the trail. It is now possible to climb all the way up to the peak without stepping on snow. Sieversia pentapetala spikes are now noticeable at both Daiichi and Daini Hanabatake. Although it appears that the flowering is largely over, the Primula cuneifolia var. cuneifolia are still beautiful on upper slopes where the snow was slow to melt, and it is likely that some flowers have yet to bloom.

Flower blooming
Daiichi Hanabatake: Sieversia pentapetala spikes, Tilingia ajanensis, Gentiana nipponica ◯
Daiichi Hanabatake (upper): Tilingia ajanensis, Gentiana nipponica ◯; Primula cuneifolia var. cuneifolia ◎; Potentilla matsumurae, Phyllodoce aleutica ; Sieversia pentapetala, Pedicularis chamissonis var. japonica 
Daini Hanabatake: Sieversia pentapetala, Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. fauriei spikes, Peucedanum multivittatum, Gentiana nipponica ◯; Phyllodoce aleutica, Platanthera tipuloides subsp. tipuloides var. sororia 
Daini Hanabatake (upper): Sieversia pentapetala, Phyllodoce aleutica 
Daini Hanabatake (upper) to Eiko no Sawa rocky slope: Gentiana nipponica, Primula cuneifolia var. cuneifolia, Peucedanum multivittatum ◯; Tilingia ajanensis, Pedicularis chamissonis var. japonica, Sieversia pentapetala, Phyllodoce aleutica 
Photo: Daiichi Hanabatake, Mt. Midori Aug. 9