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posted: April 30th, 2012 |
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This page continues April 28th at 2:40 PM near Asagiri Kogen. We are still near Kawaguchi Lake. This page will take you through the end of this adventure - on April 29th - and those are the final photos of the month. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| April 28th Continues From Page 3 |
We are still hiking in the Asagiri Kogen Area and here are some more specimens of Viola orientalis in first position. That photo is followed by 2 nice shots of Mt. Fuji.
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Here is a shot of me with Mt. Fuji in the background and also a shot of Kazuya with Mt. Fuji in the background. The 3rd shot was taken at Asagiri Kogen Roadhouse with a considerable degree of zoom and it shows the backside of some Viola orientalis.
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Both shots in this row were taken at Asagiri Kogen Roadhouse. To get the first shot I again used a considerable degree of zoom, but for the 2nd one I snuck up on the plant and shot it. These photos both show the backside of Viola orientalis.
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Here is a great shot of Mt. Fuji from the bus stop at Asagiri Kogen Roadhouse. The final shot shows the Fried Shrimp dinner we had. We always go to the same restaurant for dinner when we visit Kawaguchi Lake and we always get the Fried Shrimp. It's not especially fancy, but it's certainly delicious - and the shrimp are huge!
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Now we begin April 29th - and we will be back at home this evening. We got up early to catch the first bus to where we wanted to go - the closest bus stop to Hahanoshira Waterfall. We are hiking up towards the waterfall now and we have found our first Viola mirabilis var. subglabra. This is the violet which we specifically came here to find! We are already happy. The 3rd shot is a really nice example of Trillium tschonoskii. Do not confuse this with the Trillium smallii shown on Page 3 in Row 24.
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Here are 3 more shots of Trillium tschonoskii. It's easy to see why the other species is named Trillium smallii when one compares the size of these 2 Trilliums.
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Here are 3 shots of a colorful Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana.
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As we hike further we come to a place where we have this nice view of Mt. Fuji and some blooming Cherry Trees. In the 1st photo note the house - nice place to live, eh! Unfortunately there is a huge highway just below the house, so the poor people there always have the sounds of traffic - 24/7/365! Sad!
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Here is an example of Chloranthus japonicus in first position. That's followed by a beautiful shot of Viola eizanensis in 2nd position. In 3rd position is a nice example of Viola rossii - note the curly leaves.
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Here is another shot of a Viola rossii - again, note the curled up leaves. This is a distinctive feature of this species in the early spring. In 2nd and 3rd position are some shots of Viola mirabilis var. subglabra - remember, this is the species which we came here specifically to find.
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Here is another shot of Viola mirabilis var. subglabra, followed by an example of Viola collina. In this shot you can see a dried up flower. Unfortunately we did not find any fresh flowers on this species at all! We were disappointed in that. In 3rd position can be found Scopalia japonica - a poisonous plant, but pretty.
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Here are 2 additional shots of Scopalia japonica and those are followed by a really nice shot of Viola rossii.
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Here is another shot of Viola rossii and then we come off the trail and come to the abandoned road which looks directly upon Hahanoshira Waterfall.
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Here are 2 more shots of Hahanoshira Waterfall. In center position is a Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana f. variegata. The variegations are so strong in this example that they virtually make the entire leaf whitish.
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Here are 2 more shots of the Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana f. variegata with the really intensely variegated leaves.
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Upon finishing at the waterfall, we hiked back down to the bus stop and went to the base of the Kachi-Kachi Ropeway, which would take us to the summit of Kachi-Kachi Mountain. It's not much of a mountain, but the locals call it a mountain. These 3 shots show the scenery from the summit of Mt. Kachi-Kachi. WOW!
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Three additional shots from the summit of Mt. Kachi-Kachi. We were fortunate to be here for the Cherry Blossom Season, which was long past in the Tokyo Area.
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Here's a shot of Kazuya with Cherry Blossoms and Mt. Fuji behind him. The 2nd shot shows the trail which we hiked out for about a mile or so - searching for some Viola collina with fresh flowers. None to be found. We found plants, but no fresh flowers. The 3rd shot is a great example of Viola eizanensis. Then we headed back down the mountain and then back to Kawaguchi Lake Station and then took a train home, arriving at our apartment a bit before 5:00 PM. We surely had great weather for both days. We got our necks and arms sunburned.
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Here is a short movie of Hahanoshira Waterfall. Again, I can't tell you how large (in KB) this will be for you because this is QuickTime magic and supposedly one of the 3 different size movies will be downloaded for you, depending on your connection speed and your screen size.
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