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posted: May 31st, 2010 |
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This page continues where Page 4 left off - on May 22nd and a climb of Mt. Mitake and Mt. Ohtake. That was the final adventure of the month. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| May 22nd Continues From Page 4 |
As we hiked along the trail we found these cute little plants in full bloom. They are Disporum smilacinum. The center shot was taken along the trail looking up - forest & rocky mountain.
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At the summit of Mt. Nabe-Wari (1,084 meters = 3,556 feet) we ate part of our lunch and took a break for a while. We also found a Viburnum phlebotrichum (first photo). The 2nd photo is the summit sign. Then - as we hiked along Kazuya spotted these "snowballs" way down below us on this incredibly steep slope. We immediately recognized them as Paeonia japonica - Wild Peonies. Heavens - this is the 2nd time we've found this rare flower this month. Twice in one month is astounding, especially as we've only seen them in bloom in a single previous year (May 2007). There were 2 patches of them and well over a dozen blooms in all. Sorry, I also showed you some of these flowers on Page 4 in Rows 8 & 9. If you understood how rare it is to see this flower you would quickly understand.
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Here are 3 more Paeonia japonica shots. This time I have mostly inserted only those photos which show HOW MANY flowers there were. In the first shot I can count 8 flowers. In the 2nd shot there are at least 5 flowers. In the 3rd shot there are a minimum of 9 flowers showing.
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Here are 3 more shots of Paeonia japonica. The first shot is a close-up. In the 2nd shot there are at least 7 blossoms and in the 3rd shot there are 5 blossoms.
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Here are 2 additional shots of Paeonia japonica and the summit sign of Mt. Ohtake (1266.5 meters = 4,155 feet).
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As we came off Mt. Ohtake we found this plant. You may mistake it for another flower which I have showed you with the April Photos. It is NOT the same plant though. This is Schizocodon ilichifolious f. purpureiflorus. It grows in places similar to the Shortia uniflora which you saw back in April's photos, but as you can see - it is not even the same genus.
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Here are two final shots of Schizocodon ilichifolious f. purpureiflorus and a 2 photo Panorama showing Forest Blowdown from this past winter. Note how some trees are true blowdown - the roots torn out of the soil by the winds. But, note that some of the damage is breakage caused by wind. This is a rather uncommon phenomena - trees are strong enough (and limber enough) so that they don't usually break off like matchsticks.
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In this row is a species of Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum sp.) and then 2 shots of a very tiny flower Scrophularia musashiensis.
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Here is a final shot of Scrophularia musashiensis and then 2 shots taken from the Mitake Train Station of a Clear-cut. Amazingly, the Japanese people will never utter a complaint about this kind of activity - at least not to anybody except the people they happen to be traveling with. There is no "Sierra Club" or equivalent. The 3rd shot is zoomed in to the lower left-hand corner of the Clear-cut.
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| End May 22nd, End Page 5, End May 2010's Photos |
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