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Good sightseeing spot in Sounkyo “Momijidani”
In a few day it has been hot and dry. Many plants are bigining to droop.
“Heracleum lanatum”“Saxifraga fortunei var. alpina”“Micranthes fusca var. kikubuki”“”“Cimicifuga simplex (DC.) Wormsk. ex Turcz”are blooming.
Many tourist visited here and walk 40minites to the goal for one way.
When visiting Sounkyo ,how about walking in this woods.
The goal has a beautiful water fall, the flow is fast, the water is much, you can see majestic waterfall.

We accept two internships as usual.

Snow report about Mt.Akadake, Mt.Midoridake, Mt.Hokkaidake

Main trail has no snow. But some parts has snow.
*Mt. Akadake Dainikaen all trail is under the snow
*the bottom of Mt.Itagakishindou all trail is under the snow.
*Hananosawa about 30m +70m snow (the snow was divided into two.)
*Hokkaizawa crossing point all trail is covered the snow.

Flower information about Mt.Akadake, Koizumitaira
Hakuun hut, Mt.Hokkaidake and Hokkaizawa
At the ridgeline almost flowers finished blooming, we are waiting for “Gentiana algida”.
At the place that snow melt slowly hikers might see “Geum pentapetalum”,“Phyllodoce aleutica”,” Primula cuneifolia” ” Phyllodoce caerulea”.

Mt.Kurodake information
*7th station ~the summit(the trail has no snow.)
From the start point we can see many flowers.
Around 8th station autumn flowers like “A. yamazakii Tamura et Namba”,” Campanula lasiocarpa”,“Solidago virgaurea subsp. leiocarpa” and “Cirsium” start to bloom.

*the summit of Mt.Kurodake ~Kumonotaira (there is no snow on the observation deck of Ohatidaira and the junction Of Mt.Hokuchindake.)
As last time we reported, alpine flowers don’t bloom very much because of bad weather.
(as usual at the summit we can see “Therorhodion camtschaticum”,” Pennellianthus frutescens”and “Bryanthus gmelinii”.this year we see only small community.)
At Kumonotaira “Geum pentapetalum” finished blooming and now we can see beautiful fluff.

*around Akaishigawa river
The flow is very fast, the river has a lot of water.
When hikers cross the river, be careful to cross.and prepare full equipment.
Around Akaishi river “Geum pentapetalum”,“Phyllodoce aleutica”,” Primula cuneifolia” ” Phyllodoce caerulea” bloom in the community.
In these days it has been hot.
During walking, hikers feel very hot.
Be careful not to get heatstroke.
When it is cloudy, rainy and windy, hikers feel very cold on the summit/
When climbing, please bring something warm to wear.