Yatsugatake Nordic Walking Club ＞ Walking Diary
Walking Diary 2013
Dec.7th
We walked the narrow path to FUJIONE root maintained newly today.
It is so comfortable to walk this root.
With lot of dead leaves are piled up on a soft and fluffy tip.
Mr. Kobayashi explained it was made with all local production.
The signpost was just made.
Today we have 17 members.
We go back by AYUMI no KOMICHI.
We go back by AYUMI no KOMICHI.
There is the huge tree estimated 100 years old,
symbol of "illuminations festival in Hara-Village"Please check these pages.
http://www.vill.hara.nagano.jp/www/event/detail3.jsp?id=3169
http://www.vill.hara.nagano.jp/open_imgs/event/0000012743.pdf
11月2日
The regular walking of this month, many people were please to participate in
recruitment of Shinanomainichishinbun Chino Haramura office.
Go to the garden of the Culture Park, It is the state of training of how to walk.
We practiced how to walk at the back yard of Bunnkaenn.
Blessed with a great walking weather cloudless,
was starting first with the aim of MOMINOKI-SOU.
We take turn at the WARANYOU corner and walk to the Yatsugatake Heights church.
Autumn leaves are beautiful, the participants for the first time
is also an excellent condition gait.
Lake MARUYACI reflected the sky and trees of colored leaves and
it was really beautiful, but was not able to watch the Yatsugatake
which I expected.I confirm the physical condition,
and all the members seem to fine. Then we entered the path of the farm.
Today’s members are 36.
There is the person who nourished it with the ice cream of JISSENN farms,
and everybody walks the way back smoothly.
All of us enjoyed beautiful autumn Yatsugatake.
Oct. 5th
The row of cherry blossom trees of Jissenn farms showed the gradation
of beautiful colored leaves.
The small apple which we found in August became really red.
A lot of Halloween pumpkins line up. A harvest festival is held at the end of this month.
Don’t touch this vine. It is a kind of lacquer and break out with its poisoning.
Please be careful.
There was a booth of ENEOS which is the company maintained the promenade
of the soft and fluffy tip which always walked.
Today, we found Ennbisennnou and a wild gentian.
It was drizzling in the morning, The participant was seven today.
Sep. 7th
Following the last month, it was overlapping with the event this month.
It is the first day of 100 miles Yatsugatake Super Trail race.
They are running 160km in two days!!
We walk the same way that there are staffs and this arrow to the middle today.
We can find some flowers and butterflies on the way. But…
Fall is approaching steadily.
We walk around the Nakashiniden pond.
We call it Totoro’s pond.
It was always full of water, but was turned down quite a lot today.
Participants today 12 members.
Aug. 3rd
First Saturday of August fell on《 Hara-mura Star Festival 》,
and the Bunnkaenn was wrapped in an atmosphere totally different.
Parking are full at 9:00 so we have to move to the second parking.
There are A lot of big telescopes by the cars.
The telescope which sunspot observation made a long line after this.
We move to the back yard to warm up.
Then we start walking along the lake Maruyachi.
Walk through the bamboo grass, and…
It leads to the Jissen farm areas.
Evening primroses are beautiful.
The primary schoolchild of the on-site training carried a tip at the farm
and maintained it. We call out "thank you".
Goats are relaxing.
Small apple tree produced a lot of fruit.
We have 20 members today, and it is the best record for us.
7月6日
By the Nakashinndenn-tameike, we always find many bee boxes.
Today we can see the harvesting landscape.
We are surprised at they are harvesting with bare hands!
Today’s members are 17 including photographer.
Entrance of Ayumino-komichi.
Compared to last month, the green of trees are coming deeper.
It is so comfortable to walk on this path even after the heavy rain.
We find many mushrooms on the way.
Jun.8th
Today, we decided to go to the spring water named Amida Seisui.
On the way, we found the bottom point of a trail up Mt. Yatsugatake.
This flower is called Benihanaichiyakuso.
On the way is an uphill slope.
We take break often at the shade of a tree.
The azaleas are now at their best around here.
We enjoyed the beautiful green larch trees.
All the way through, choruses of spring cicadas are around us.
Finally, we reach Funayama Juujiro.It takes 2 hours.
Butterfly named Miyamashirocho is kept very carefully.
Only few minutes, we reached our destination.
It is so quiet and cool.
Today’s members are 10.
We walked the longest distance today.Hurray!
Apr.27th
Snow still remains on Mt. Yatsugatake.
The cherry tree slightly turned pink.
At the beginning, uphill walking to the Yatsugatake museum.
Today’s Cherry tree.
( NOBIYUKU ) by Takaji Shimizu, at the backyard of the museum.
There are many sculptures on the backyard.
We can find “ Shingen’s Bomichi” around here.
Shingen is famous samurai in 16th century,
and Bomichi is the special road made by him.
Walking path is located along the Hachimaki.
It is so comfortable to walk on it.
Today’s members are 15.
Apr.6th
It is blowing a gale today. We decided to walk through the woods.
Inside of the woods, it is very quiet.
We find a little butterbur scape. Spring is coming soon.
When we reach in front of the Momonokisou, we breathe a sigh of relief.
There is the sculpture made by Takaji Shimizu, who was born in Hara Village.
They are very interesting in it,
Today’s members are 11. Terrific!
On the way to go back to the started point,
we find (WARANYOU) by the folk museum.
It is very rare these days even country side.
Mar.2nd
After warm-up, we start walking toward the Jissen Farm.
We find “CLOSED “sign, but we permit to go ahead.
We must concentrate on walking.
To protect from the damage of deer, they built the high fence.
Frozen road is so slippery. It is easier walk on the snow than icy road.
To the gift shop, the road is dry. So we felt relieved.
Today’s members are 13. Mr. & Mrs. S are the first time today, but they accomplished.
At the lake “Maruyachi” some part of the bank shows ground.
Feb.2nd
The temperature is unusually high for February and it rained in the morning.
We decide to start with the ward “It’s going to be fine”by Mr.KOBAYASHI from Hara Town Hall’s.
He explains about walking map and signposts.
It has stopped raining, but we have to make line to walk in the deep snow today.
Today, we have 12 members.
Today’s walking complete long straight road.
When we return to BUNKAEN, we can find blue sky.
Today for the first time had lunch after walking.
I forgot to take a picture until the dessert because we are so hungry.
We could exchange a lot of information. Gochisousamadeshita!
Feb.2nd
Happy new year 2013 !
With perfect weather, Lake MARUYACHI was completely frozen.
Signpost had been completed.
We can find some animals prints at walking.It may be deer this time.
For safety, we decided to return by same way.Today we have 7 members.
Beautiful white birches.
Signpost is very helpful especially on the snowy road.
The views of the unique winter walking.
The air is so cold but after 10 or 20 minutes it becomes warm inside.