Archives: July 4, 2019

On the way to Ohachi daira we met “Lepus timidus ainu” around Kumono taira.
The past few years we often find them.
Compering with winter season, they are not cautious.
We can see them here and there.
“Tamias” that is bringing up their children appear.
They are busy to find food and feed.
In middle of July around Kumonodaira we will see big communities of “Rhododendron aureum” and “Geum pentapetalum”

*today we found a few “Rhododendron aureum”.
If hikers want see big community, please wait for a while.

On the way to Ohachi daira we met a pair of “Pinicola enucleator” around Kumono taira.
Today we watched their courtship feeding.
And more we found very rare wild birds,” Leucosticte arctoa” and “Anthus hodgsoni”.

Snow is melting.
From 7th station of Mt.Kurodake to 8th station big snow gorge divide into eight snow gorge.
The length is getting shorter, it is better to walk.
The temperature stays low, so snow is very hard and slippery. Be careful to walk down.

The trail condition changes to be like a stream or muddy.
When you walk on snow, sometimes you might step through under the snow.
But after 3 snow gorge in 8th station there is no snow on the trail.

From 9th station many kinds of flowers start blooming.
Depends on weather in a few days “Trollius riederianus var. riederianus” and “Weigela middendorffiana” will bloom in community.

*About Akaishi river the place that we cross the river appears.
But depends on the situation it will be difficult to cross river.
Please check weather forecast.