Mt. Akitakomagatake, Part 2 (September 20th)

 

Mt. Kotake, another interesting peak of Mt. Akitakomagatake.

Here are the second bunch of the pictures taken in Mt. Akitakomagatake.

We took the trail to Mt. Odake and walked down to the so-called Moomin valley.

The landscapes and fall colors were amazing.

We stayed at the 8th station hut on this day and the stars were beautiful at night.

秋田駒ケ岳の写真の後半。

阿弥陀池から男岳への分岐まで登り、そこからムーミン谷に下りて、大焼砂、横岳、焼森を経由して、八合目小屋に戻りました。夜の星空もきれいでした。

 

Mt. Medake is the one which is still active.

We saw the steam coming out of the top of the mountain.

 

Mt. Kotake.

It looks like a snail.

 

The Moomin valley and Mt. Kotake.

 

 カタツムリのような小岳。

 

Here is a panorama of Mt. Kotake, the Moomin valley and Mt. Medake.

 

Angelica ursina (Ezo Nyuu).

 

Eupatorium chinense var. sachalinense (Yotsuba Hiyodori).

 

Gentiana triflora var. montana (Ezo Oyama Rindou).

 

Geum pentapetalum (Chinguruma).

Some of the flowers were still blooming even after the leaves turning red.

 

Gentiana triflora var. montana (Ezo Oyama Rindou).

 

The view of the Ooyake-suna ridge from the Moomin valley. 

 

Mt. Kotake from the Moomin valley.

 

The view was amazing from the valley!

 

The colors were bright near the ridge.

 

This panorama of Mt. Kotake was also taken from the same valley.

 

Gentiana triflora var. montana (Ezo Oyama Rindou)

and the burgundy leaves of Geum pentapetalum (Chinguruma).

 

We walked on the board walk.

 

The burgundy leaves were Geum pentapetalum (Chinguruma).

 

Aconitum japonicum ssp. subcuneatum (Oku Torikabuto).

 

Mt. Odake from the valley.

 

The Koma-ike pond.

 

Mt. Odake and Koma-ike.

 

雲が切れて日が差すたびに紅葉が鮮やかに浮かびます。

 

Sanguisorba albiflora (Shirobana Touuchi-sou).

 

Mt. Medake and Mt. Kotake.

 

The ridge to Kunimi hot spring.

 

The Lake Tazawa.

 

国見温泉方面への尾根も紅葉しています。 

 

Aconogonon nakaii (Oyama Soba).

 

Viola crassa (Takane Sumire).

 

Dicentra peregrina (Koma-kusa).

 

The yellow leaves of Viola crassa (Takane Sumire) covered the ridge of Ooyake-suna.

 タカネスミレは秋も大焼砂を黄色く染めていました。

 

Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Koke-momo) 

and Empetrum nigrum var. japonicum (Gankouran).

 

The view of Mt. Onamedake and Amida-ike.

 

The view of Mt. Nyuutou on the ridge to Yakemori.