Author: vc-dev

Kumontaira

There is still snow gorge.
Finally “Rhododendron aureum ” has bloomed.
We have to wait for blooming of “Rhododendron aureum Georgi” that makes big communities every year.
At the slope of Mt.Kurodake snow still remains here and there.
The trail condition is getting better.
But snow slope is very hard and slippery.
When going down, be careful or you might fall over.
And there are big holes under the snow.
When stepping on snow, walk carefully, or you might step through under the snow.

At Mt. Kurodake slope you will see 25kinds of wild flowers.
Around 9th station of Mt.Kurodake “Weigela middendorffiana” are blooming more and more beautiful.

Mt.Akaadake snow report
Daiichi kaen : some trail has no snow, you have to walk on the snow. When you go down, be careful.
Daini kaen : all snow
Daisan sekkei : 90% of trail is under the snow. on the top of trail has no snow.
Daiyon sekkei : 25% of trail has no snow.
Many people walk with crampons.
Please take off at no snow area.
Thank you for your cooperation to preserve trail and wild plants.

Flower report of Mt.Akadake and Nt,Koizumidake
At the ridge from Mt,Akadake to Mt.Koizumidake many flowers are blooming.
“Diapensia lapponica L. var. obovata F.Schmidt” is the best flower of this year.
You can see it here and there.
Some flowers have started to wither, but still the other is blooming.
About “Lagotis glauca Gaertn”
Some flowers are best time , the others have started to wither.

About “Dryas octopetala”
Some flower is blooming, it will be best time to see in this week.
“Dicentra Bernh” in Komakusa daira blooms very beautifully.

All snow has gone.
This walking course is getting good .
This course takes 30min for one way, 700m, many flowers starts blooming.
“Macropodium pterospermum”,” Peracarpa carnosa (Wall.) Hook. fil. et Thomon var. circaeoides (Fr. Schm.)”,” Aconitum gigas” , “Weigela middendorffiana” and ” Vaccinium hirtum” are blooming .
The end of this course you can see “Momiji Fall”

*Forest road to Numanohara trail head and Forest road to Mt.Niseikausyuppe trail head will open on July 3rd.