Mt. Daisetsu, Part 2 (August 10th) 《Summer Trip Day 9》

Dicentra peregrina (Komakusa).

Here are more pictures taken at Mt. Daisetsu.


Viola crassa (Takane Sumire) on the way to Mt. Mamiyadake from Mt. Asahidake.
The flowers finished already... It must be amazing when all those plants have yellow flowers!


Dicentra peregrina (Komakusa).


Saxifraga laciniata (Kumoma Yukinoshita).


Dicentra peregrina (Komakusa).


Stellaria nipponica (Iwa Tsume-kusa).


Campanula lasiocarpa (Iwa-gigkyou).


Campanula lasiocarpa (Iwa-gigkyou).
We found white ones, too.


The junction of the way to Nakadake Hot Spring and Mt. Nakadake.


The view on the way to Nakadake Hot Spring.


Arnica unalaschcensis (Ezo Usagi-giku).


Linnaea borealis (Rinne-sou).


Linnaea borealis (Rinne-sou).
The inside of the flowers is beautiful!


Linnaea borealis (Rinne-sou).


When I was taking pictures of Linnaea borealis (Rinne-sou), Daniel found a strange black spot far away from the trail... Can you tell?
It was a bear!


There was still snow left here and there.


Looking down on the Nakadake Hot Spring.


Nakadake Hot Spring.
Somebody dug the small bath.


No one was actually bathing in the bath, but we, of course, got naked and enjoyed the bath.


Caltha palustris var. barthei (Ezo-no-ryuukinka).


Primula cuneifolia (Ezo Ko-zakura).


Primula cuneifolia (Ezo Ko-zakura).


Caltha palustris var. barthei (Ezo-no-ryuukinka).
こんなに見事な群落を見つけました。
小川を埋め尽くしています。


Caltha palustris var. barthei (Ezo-no-ryuukinka).


Primula cuneifolia (Ezo Ko-zakura).


Polygonum bistorta (Ibuki Tora-no-o).


Pseudolysimachion schmidtianum subsp. senanense (Miyama Kuwagata).


Cirsium pectinellum var. alpinum (Miyama Sawa Azami).


Primula cuneifolia (Ezo Ko-zakura).


Geum pentapetalum (Chinguruma).
There were lots of them covering the field.


Primula cuneifolia (Ezo Ko-zakura).


Phyllodoce caerulea (Ezo-no-Tsuga-zakura).


Harrimanella stelleriana (Jimukade).


Gentiana triflora var. japonica subvar. montana (Ezo Oyama-rindou).


Geum pentapetalum (Chinguruma).


Solidago virgaurea var. leiocarpa (Miyama Aki-no-kirin-sou).


Tamias sibiricus lineatus (Ezo Shima-risu).


Tamias sibiricus lineatus (Ezo Shima-risu).


Back to the Sugatami-daira area.


Reflection on the Sugatami pond.


Pretty big ropeway car.


Tonight's supper at YH.