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Kougen Onsen numa meguri course open!

Today Daisetu kougen brown bear center and numa round trip course open.
As of yesterday we never find brown bear’s foot print.
You must bring a bear bell, whistle and bear attack spray.
Because there is brown bear’s habitat.
Most of trails are under the snow.
There are a lot of signs and pink ribbon for trail mark here and there.
From Daigaku numa to Kara numa there is big snow field.
So bring GPS or map application when it is foggy.
In case you do round trip, you have to cross the river and walk down very steep snow slope as shown a picture.
If you are not used to walk on snow, you had better go to Midori numa and Kougen numa.

In case a brown bear is seen at this course, you might not go round trip.
Please act following staff’s instruction.

This fox is always saying “Give me snack”.
He was sleeping on the forest road.
I know he is sleeping on purpose.
I stopped the car, he yawned and approached me.
I ignored him, but he knew how to show himself in a cute way.
He said “give me a snack”.
I ignored again, he sat in front of my car.
But at first we gave wild animals food, wild animals want more.
So they stay on the traffic road, and make cars stop, and say “Give me a snack”.
They are so smart.
This fox has not been sick yet.
Don’t give a snack to wild animals.
We told before, snacks is too sweet for animals.
Snacks is laxative for animals.
They lose their immunity, and are bitten by ticks.
The act that human gives foods foxes makes foxes sick.

Forest road to Numanohara trail head is closed in June.
Because now is under construction.

Aizankei Sousenenn trail course will open on July 14th.
These schedules might change.
We will announce again.
Yesterday’s lightning strike caused Kurodake pair lift breakdown.
For a while they stop operation.
When they start operation, we announce you.

Mt.Midoridake snow report

Prefectural road Kougen onsen lone opened on June 10th.
We can walk to Mt. Midoridake now.
But most trail courses are under the snow.
Today( June 16th) from Daiichi hanabatake to Eiko stream cliff all trail is under snow.
It is white snow field without no flag.
Preparing for bad weather like deep foggy, you must bring GPS, smart phone with map application.
You must have gears to know where you are.

Around Eiko stream cliff there is a big hole between ground and snow as shown in the picture.
When you cross here, be careful not fall over.
Particularly when you go down, walk carefully please.
Many flowers start blooming around rock slope to ridge.

” Aegithalos caudatus”
They live in the park where many tree grows to pass the winter.
After passing the winter they breed same place in the beginning of spring.
From April to June they lay an egg, and protect eggs in their nest for half months.
We can meet a baby in April at the earliest.
But we could find fledged chicks in the deep forest.
Fortunately we found a just fledged chick.
We found about 10 chicks.
Look at this picture, they bend their body.
It looks like drying their far heading the sun.
After fledged, they live with some family group.

June 13th Mt.Kurodake snow report
(I fell over a little around the top of Mt.Kurodake.
I am used to walk on snow, but I was careless and ended up causing a big problem.
So I missed my camera. I didn’t take pictures.)

Much snow still remains on the trail to Mt.Kurodake.
We can find 9th and 8th sign poles.
Day by day snow is melting.
Around 9th station branches grows from snow. There are many big deep holes under the snow. When stepping on snow, be careful! You may fall into a hole.
And more around just below the summit you might slip over.
Please be careful to walk preparing your climbing gear.
We don’t recommend a people who are not used to walk on snow.
It depends on weather, please bring crampons and an ice ax at least.
In this time “going up” is easy, but “going down” is too hard.
If you feel anxious to walk, please have courage to turn back.