Author: vc-dev

From the top of Mt.Kurodake to Mt.PonKurodake “Therorhodion camtschaticum” is still beautiful.
And Rhododendron aureum expands its community.
It is beautiful and lovely.
Many hikers said “wow! So beautiful!”
This year for wild flowers is really good climate.
“Rhododendron aureum”, Rhododendron aureum, “Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D.Don” and “Viola crassa Makino” is better than in a few years.
“Bryanthus gmelinii” booms all at once.
“Bryanthus gmelinii” is really good condition.
This flower is very small, but spread widely to bloom.
Depends on kinds of flower and weather this year’s wild flower in Daisetuzan is the best!

“Weigela middendorffiana” that bloomed in a big community is still beautiful. But some flowers are dying.
On the other hand “Trollius riederianus var. riederianus” bloom widely from 8th station of Mt.Kurodake.
Just under the summit it is like a big flower garden of “Trollius riederianus var. riederianus”.
“Trollius riederianus var. riederianus” has a lot of buds.
Hikers will see them for a while.
Day by day numbers of flowers and kinds of flowers are increasing.
We will tell about it in “Mountain information” later.

Center News vol.98 has been published.
This cover is “baby fox”
Away from the nest mother fox and baby fox are playful.
Other topics are “Deer hips “, “Muscicapa dauurica is hiding his nest.” ,” Red color tipe Cuculus saturates” and “Rhododendron aureum”booming in community”
Check it out!

Numanohara　trail report
Heavy rain in 2016 broke forest road that goes to Kuthanbetu trail head.
But June 27th this road open again.
This gate has no key, hikers remove a chain to enter.
Heavy rain in 2016 was so terrible.
Large-scale restoration work was carried out. (Picture 1)
And hikers can write a hiking resistration.
As soon as you start walking, you find a junction. (Picture 2)
You go to the left. This is the trail now.
Before there was another route, that hikers walk along the stream, that is on Geografical Survey Institute map.
But this route was broken by heavy rain again and again.
In 2016 they made new route that hiker walk right side of Nishiki stream.
Now Original route is under the construction.
After construction hikers can use 2 route.
① One is walking right side of Nishiki stream and walking along mountain surface.
② The other is walking along Nishiki stream, and crossing Nishiki stream.
(Now hikers use only ①route)
The trail to Numanohara is well maintained.
Bamboo is cut down.
It seem unchanged from 2016.
Onuma camp site have enough space to build a tent.
Because the amount of water is low.
After heavy rain, this camp site will be under the water.
Be careful!

After snow is gone, “Rhododendron aureum” ,” Geum pentapetalum”
and “Phyllodoce caerulea” start to bloom and make big communities.
As same as last report, near Akaishi river same kinds of flowers start to bloom.
*Today’s Akaishi river is calm, and the amount of water is low.
It is easy to cross the river.
*Around Kumonodaira ” Geum pentapetalum” has fluffy. If you see from a distance, it is ok.
*About the junction of Mt.Hokuchindake, there is no snow on the trail.
But it is muddy. Watch your step, please.