Mt. Midori snow report

Mt.Midoridake report

It has been extremely hot.
This heat melt snow on the trail. Only few place has snow on the trail.
At Daiici hanabatake and Daini hanabatake flowers have started blooming.
From now you can see beautiful flower garden.
But at the ridge of mountains flowers finish looming.
We are waiting for blooming of “Gentiana algida f. igarashii.”

Mt. Aka course flowering report

Mt.Akadake and Mt.Koizumdake report
The trail to Mt.Akdake
Snow is melting, only Dainikaken has snow remained.

Wild flowers finished blooming,
But at the place where the thaw is slow “Geum pentapetalum” and “Phyllodoce caerulea” start blooming.
At the ridge we see many blue color flowers (these blue flowers are autumn flowers.)
We feel sad a little.
We are waiting for “Gentiana algida f. igarashii.”.