Author: vc-dev

The autumn foliage season started.
The picture is taken at Kamui no mori trail that is new trail on 7th station of Mt. Kurodake.
Mt.Kurodake is before our eyes.

Most leaves are still green and yellow green.
Some part of leaves are colored.
“Sorbus matsumurana” at 9th station of Mt.Kurodake is getting red day by day.
The second picture is mountain stream near the Manekiiwa.
Some leaves turned red.
Autumn foliage season starts!

Weather forecast says that from tomorrow the temperature stays high.
From what leaves are colored well, we guess autumn foliage area is spreading day by day.
The autumn foliage season has started.
In a few years we can see very beautiful autumn foliage.
We hope this year’s leaves will be beautifully colored.

Information about autumn color in Mt. kurodake
2019, August, 27
Weather: Sunny
Temperature: 19 degrees

Autumn foliage report in Mt. kurodake

From summit to Pon kurodake, the leaf called Arctous alpinus var. japonicus is now turning autumn colors. Also, in the 9th level, the leaf called Sorbus Matsumurana is changing as well.
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The Temperature around Kurodake Ishimuro hut was only 5 degrees in the early morning on 26th and today 27th was 4 degrees. But that coldness is not enough condition to make the leaf coloring.
Sorbus Matsumurana in Kumonotaira and Hokkaisawa are little bit changing but these are still mainly green colors.

Unfortunately, the weather forecast says that it will be warm and the temperature will be around 10 to 14 degrees in the next few days, so we won’t be able to see the autumn foliage immediately.

Compare to the last year, the changing color is about the same speed. Currently it is not good time to see the beautiful autumn colors but it might be change unpredictably depend on the weather conditions.

* Water level of Akaishi gawa river is not so high and it is easy to cross.
* There are new sighs in Hokuchin junction. The snow here has already disappeared but still be careful not to get lost.

* The pictures above show you Sorbus Matsumurana nearby Maneki rock and stream in 9th level.

* The pictures below show you Arctous alpinus var. japonicus near by the summit
and the green leafs in Kumonotaira.

Mt.Akadake trail report

Snow on the trail is all gone.
At Daiichi kaen there is no puddle. After raining, there are many puddles on the trail.
And the trail is very slippery.
When hikers walk after raining, bring mountaineering spats.
It is very useful to avoid mud splashes.
Wet stone and wet roots are also slippery.
Watch your step.

At Daini kaen and at Daisan sekkei there are steep slope and unstable rocks.
Watch your step. Be careful not to fall down.
At Komakusa daira “Dicentra peregrina” have finished blooming.
At Daiyon sekkei the trail is easy to walk without puddle.
Be careful after raining.

Near the peak of Mt. Akadake ” Phyllodoce aleutica” ,” Gentiana nipponica” and “Arnica unalascensis var. tschonoskyi” are blooming.
Now is end of August “Arctous alpina var. japonica” starts to turn red darker than last report.
Soon the view will be autumn view.
Autumn Leaves is very beautiful.
It is amazing to see alpine flowers although summer is over

Mt.Akadake trail report

In Mt.Akadake snow on the trail is all gone.

In Daiichi hanabatake there is no puddle, no snow melting water.
After raining the trail is very slippery, watch your step, please.

In daini hanabatake , In daisan sekkei rocks on the trail is very unstable.
The trail is sometimes very steep. Watch your step.
Most of “Dicentra peregrina” in Komakusa is out of bloom.

In Daiyon sekkei the trail has no puddle and no snow melting water.
It is easy to walk.
Some place is muddy, gravel road. It’s hard to walk.
Around the top of Mt.Akadake
“Phyllodoce aleutica ”,” Gentiana nipponica” and Gentiana algida f. igarashii “” are blooming.
Some leaves of “Arctous alpina var. japonica” start to turn to red.
We are looking forward to see beautiful autumn leaves.
For a while we can see alpine flowers more.

We thought that a typhoon has passed and the air would be cooler and leaves would turn to autumn color.
But it doesn’t change after last posting (August 14th).

Some leaves is tuning their color more.
But the temperature stays high.
The situation is almost same as last year.

Look at the first pictures.
That is around Manekiiwa. We wander if leaves of “Sorbus matsumurana” turns their color a little.
The second picture is around Mt,Ponkurodake.
It’s same as Last post.
*Mt.Kurodake ~Mt.Hokkaidake/ Kurodake ishimuro lodge ~the junction of Mt.hokuchindake the view is green. Autum leaves have not started yet.

*in Daisetuzan Mountains range everywhere is brown bear’s habitat.
Bring noisemakers like bear bells and whistles.