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.
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.
