Mt. Gassan, Part 2 (August 6th and 7th)

Mt. Gassan and Mt. Choukai at dusk.

Here is the other bunch of the pictures taken in Mt. Gassan and Kisakata, where we stayed the day before we went to Mt. Choukai.

月山の写真第2弾。下山後、鶴岡からきらきらうえつ号で象潟へ。
ここで、1泊して、翌朝、鳥海山に向かいます。


Flowers at the top of Mt. Gassan.


Adenophora triphylla var. hakusanensis (Hakusan Shajin).


Pedicularis chamissonis var. japonica (Yotsuba Shiogama) and Geranium yesoense var. nipponicum (Hakusan Fuuro).


Adenophora triphylla var. hakusanensis (Hakusan Shajin) and Anemone narcissiflora (Hakusan Ichige).


The view from the top of Mt. Gassan at dusk.


夕暮れ時のお花畑。秋の花でいっぱいです。


The sunrise at the top of Mt. Gassan.
The mountain on the right is Mt. Hayama.


Geranium yesoense var. nipponicum (Hakusan Fuuro) and Ranunculus acris var. nipponicus (Miyama Kinpouge).


Mt. Hayama and the morning sun.


Leontopodium fauriei (Miyama Usuyuki-sou, or Hina Usuyuki-sou).


Adenophora triphylla var. hakusanensis (Hakusan Shajin) and Anemone narcissiflora (Hakusan Ichige).


Another shot of Mt. Hayama.
While we were going down, it was getting cloudy.


Geranium yesoense var. nipponicum (Hakusan Fuuro).


Prunella prunelliformis (Tateyama Utsubo-gusa) and other flowers.
八合目バス停に下山途中もお花畑が続きます。


Geranium yesoense var. nipponicum (Hakusan Fuuro) and Prunella prunelliformis (Tateyama Utsubo-gusa).


Geranium yesoense var. nipponicum (Hakusan Fuuro).


Gentiana algida (Touyaku Rindou).


Busshouike Hut and Mt. Choukai on the backside.


Ligularia hodgsonii (Touge-buki).


Mt. Choukai from the window of the special train "Kirakira Uetsu".


The special train "Kirakira Uetsu" at Kisakata Sta.


The Kisakata Beach.


The view of Mt. Choukai at the Kisakata Port.


The sunset at the Kisakata Beach.