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posted: April 30th, 2008 |
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This page continues with April 17th at ICU and Nogawa Park, jumps to the 19th at Fujino, in Saitama Prefecture and then to the 20th - a climb of Takamizu 3 Mountains. It ends with an April 26th climb of Mt. Sougaku and Mt. Gozen, in the Okutama Area. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin April 17th |
On April 17th Kazuya had a day off, so we went to Nogawa Park. We found the first Gentiana zollingeri of the season. These first 2 shots are of the same plant. The 3rd shot is an Ebine Orchid.
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Here is a shot of incredible purple Ajuga nipponensis, a perfectly formed flower of Lithospermum zollingeri, which is quite rare to see - these flowers are generally attacked by insects very quickly. The 3rd shot is a beautiful patch of fern.
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| End April 17th, Begin April 19th |
On April 19th Kazuya and I went out to Fujino (picture titles spelled incorrectly), in Kanagawa Prefecture, to a hot spring. On the hike back to the Station from the hot spring Kazuya spotted this pheasant in a field and we snuck up on it and got these shots. Notice that in the first picture you can see the hen too. Kazuya told me this is a Korean Pheasant, not the native Japanese Pheasant.
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Here is a picturesque old abandoned bridge and a weirdly colored shot. This is what it looked like - with some trees leafing out and some not yet leafing out, but it's a strange color combination - kind of silver and light green!
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| End April 19th, Begin April 20th |
On April 20th we went out to Mitake and hiked the Takamizu-san 3 mountain trail. We crossed over the tops of Sougaku Mtn. (756 m = 2,480 ft), Iwatakeishi Mtn. (793 m = 2,602 ft) and Takamizu Mtn. (759 m = 2,490 ft). These 2 shots are both Viola rossii - you can identify it by the tightly rolled up leaves.
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Here are 2 scenery shots. The first is from the summit of Iwatakeishi Yama and the 2nd shot is the town of Iksubata taken from the summit of Takamizu San.
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| End April 20th, Begin April 26th |
On April 26 we went out and climbed Mt. Sougaku (1,341 m = 4,400 ft) and Mt. Gozen (1,405 m = 4,610 ft) in the Okutama Lake Area. It was cloudy and rainy. The first photo here shows a Trout Lily covered with rain drops. The 2nd shot shows a vague view of Okutama Lake from Mt. Sasuzawa. The 3rd shot is another new Violet we found for the first time - a cross between Viola rossii and Viola bissetii. We've now found several new violets (first time for us - not new species) this season.
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Here is another shot of the cross between Viola rossii and Viola bissetii followed by a scenery shot and then another Trout Lily Shot.
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Here are 2 shots of a rain drop covered Pseudostellaria palibiniana and then another raindrop covered Trout Lily.
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Here is another new violet for us - Viola shikokiana. We found lots of the plants but very few in bloom, it was still too early for them to be in full bloom. The final shot is a Trillium smallii in bloom.
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Here are 2 scenery shots taken on the way down. Seeing as it was raining and the rain was a surprise (not called for in the forecast) we were unprepared and therefore wet and cold by the time we got to a bus stop on the highway! It was a very tiring day.
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| End April 26th, End Page 3, End April 2008's Photos |
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| November 11, 2007 DVD Collection, Movie of Home Theater System & Sharp Aquos TV Pictures (new window) |
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