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Mt.Kurodake report

It’s August!
Wild flowers don’t bloom in communities very mush.

Comparing with last post (7/27), “Trollius riederianus” and “ Filipendula camtschatica ” that are tall plants go to end.
Now “Anaphalis margaritacea ”, “Aconitum yamazakii.”, “Cirsium” , “Hypericum kamtschaticum”, “:Campanula lasiocarpa”,” Solidago virgaurea subsp. leiocarpa” that are smaller flower bloom at the slope of Mt.Kurodake.
From the summit to Kumonodaira
Depends on the places “Bryanthus gmelinii” and “Pennellianthus frutescens” are blooming to end, and are blooming perfectly.

Around Kurodake Ishimuro
After snow melts, “Geum pentapetalum” and “Phyllodoce caerulea” start blooming.

Around Kumonotaira

“Geum pentapetalum” have fluffy all over Kumonodaira.
But some of them at the place where snow melt slowly are blooming beautifully.

*Today was extreme hot. Please keep yourself safe from heat strokes.
*Water for drinking at Ishimuro is reduced.
*Akaishi river ~flow is calm and low. you can cross the river.
*snow at Mt.Hokuchin junction snow is melting day by day. When you go down, be careful not to fall over.

Mt.Midoridake report

It has been extremely hot.
This heat melt snow on the trail. Only few place has snow on the trail.
At Daiici hanabatake and Daini hanabatake flowers have started blooming.
From now you can see beautiful flower garden.
But at the ridge of mountains flowers finish looming.
We are waiting for blooming of “Gentiana algida f. igarashii.”

Mt.Akadake and Mt.Koizumdake report
The trail to Mt.Akdake
Snow is melting, only Dainikaken has snow remained.

Wild flowers finished blooming,
But at the place where the thaw is slow “Geum pentapetalum” and “Phyllodoce caerulea” start blooming.
At the ridge we see many blue color flowers (these blue flowers are autumn flowers.)
We feel sad a little.
We are waiting for “Gentiana algida f. igarashii.”.

Mt,Kurodake　report
We told you snow on the trail has gone.
It has been sunny for two weeks, trail is very dry, no muddy trail.
About flowers
“Weigela middendorffiana” around 8th station of Mt.Kurodake almost finish blooming.
(But some “Weigela middendorffiana” still bloom around 7th station.)
“Trollius riederianus”, “Filipendula camtschatica ”, “Solidago virgaurea subsp. leiocarpa var. leiocarpa f. japonalpestris” and “thistle” expand their communities.
Now you can see 40 kinds of flowers from Mt.Kurodake to Kumonodaira, and Akaishi river.

“Therorhodion camtschaticum” that blooms around the summit finishes blooming.
Now “Bryanthus gmelini” from the top to Kumonodaira full bloom.
(This year’s “Bryanthus gmelini” is really beautiful, but these are small flowers.)
“Pennellianthus frutescens”, “Pennellianthus frutescens” and “Dicentra peregrina” are very beautiful!
(“Dicentra peregrina” expand their community year by year.)

Around Kurodake Ishimuro at the place that where snow melt “Rhododendron aureum”, “Geum pentapetalum” and “Phyllodoce caerulea” start blooming.
Early blooming “Geum pentapetalum” finished blooming and become fluffy.

Around Kumonodaira
“Geum pentapetalum” finished blooming.
Now is fluffy field.

Around Akaishi river
“Geum pentapetalum”, “Rhododendron aureum , “Phyllodoce caerulea” ,“Primula cuneifolia var. cuneifolia ” and “:Potentilla matsumurae” start blooming and make a small community.

*Today was extremely hot. Take extra care heat stroke.
*There is less drinking water at Kurodake Ishimuro.
*Akaishi river less water and very calm
*snow at the junction of Mt.Hokuchindake snow is melting day by day.
The snow trail is getting shorter. But be careful to go down.
*At Mt.Kurodake north-east slope, at Ohachidaira observatory and at Akaishi river we found brown bear dropping and foot print. Bring a bear bell and a whistle.