Yatsugatake Nordic Walking Club ＞ Walking Diary
Walking Diary 2015
Dec. 5th
It is fine day with blue sky.We are talking pleasantly before departure for a while.
We leave the slightly snowy Shizen Bunkaen.
We go ahead through the narrow path of Fujimiyama smoothly
The pond of Totoro has a lot of water without wind. Trees,
cloud and blue sky reflected on the water.
We take a break to taking a photograph for a while
We walk along the pond; then on the zoom line
The path of the Fujione root is like this now.
11月7日
This month we walk through the forest next to the Shizennbunnkaenn to Jissenn Noujou.
Then we go down to Futago Seisui of Shingen’s straight root.
It is the first course that we have not walked so far.
16 members enjoyed nice walking with beautiful weather.
Oct. 3rd
It is a fine day for walking. The sky is deep blue, and the Yatsugatake
becomes bright.
Colored leaves are beautiful in the farms.
The apple changes color red.
Photo backed by Yatsugatake. Today's participant was 14 people.
Cows are taking a rest comfortably.
The round mistletoe which shines in white birch forest and a blue sky
The Maruyachi lake reflects Yatsugatake, and is quiet
Sep.5th
Today iｓ perfect day for walking with blue sky.
Japanese pampas grass and a cosmos letting us feel autumn are seeing off.
We decided to walk from the Yatsugatake starting point of a mountain climb
up to 1,501m above sea level today towards the Funayama crossroads.
We came across a pretty mushroom on the way.
One of them sees pancakes and the others are seem to come out in Snow White.
On the way back, the spot where Mt. Amida was seen neatly.
There were a sign and a bench with a photograph.
This is Mt. Amida.
The sign and pretty butterfly.
We entered the straightway called Shingen no boumichi.
We find the back yard of the Yatsugatake Museum .
Approximately 7km, the up are slightly hard today,
but all the 19 members have finished walking well.
Aug.1st.
Lavenders are full bloom.
We decided to walk the way with much shade today because sunlight was strong.
Fujione path is comfortable.
It is hydrangea of the kinds called Annabell to be beautiful with lavender now.
It is one of the pleasure to hear a various story while walking in nature about
flower, tree or mountain.
Today’s member was 16 people.
7月4日
Today, we have 16 participants.
The rain we worried about did not fall. and all the members finished walking 4.5km in 1.5 hours.
Flowers began to bloom, and Hara-Village greeted the liveliest season in a year.
Jun.6th
When we begin warm-up, a cute cat appeared and began to play with a pole
and saw off departure.
It was heavy rain last night, but it is splendid blue sky this morning.
The brook on the way came to have very much quantity of water.
We found gregariousness of theMaizuru grass
When he was child he eats this grass this way.
Lavenders of the zoom line attach a lot of bud.
Fresh young green which was washed by the yesterday's rain is so beautiful.
We have 13member today.
May.2nd
It is wonderful weather for walking today.
The route aims at the place where a cherry tree is beautiful.
We find the new photograph panel of the Mt.Yatsugatake with the names
of the mountains by the Maruyachi lake.
We took a group photo under the beautiful cherry trees.
Can you guess what this is?
A big giant skunk cabbage bloomed in the brook of the back yard of Mominoki-sou.
We go up to the Ayumi-path.
We look forward to see the beautiful cherry trees,
but it was completely over this year.
We did not notice this path. Will we walk here this time?
Apr.4th
The rain which I worried about stopped. Snow completely melted.
We took Fujione path at the beginning today.
We climb to the Ayumi path. Altitude is 1,321 meters.
The cute bud of the spirea swelled out already.
A beautiful blue sky appeared halfway and became splendid day for walking.
The avenue of white birch and the wild cherry tree.
The bud of the cherry tree is hard, and the white birch has not yet had a bud, too.
All are smooth and fine.
Today’s members are 13.
Mar.7th
We decided to walk a little bit longer than last month, because the snow having
decreased to remain on both sides of the road.
The root named Yokomiyama is very easy to walk. A car does not go very much.
In the left sidewalk had snow and it was hard to walk. For our safety we
entered the sidewalk.
We found such a mark on the valley side of the Hachimaki road.
They loaded the tree of mountain onto a truck and seemed to carry it
in old days.
By a break, most participants took off one piece of jacket on the way.
Spring seems to be coming.
It is the favorite way where the fresh green of the white birch and a cherry tree,
the far forward Alpine mountains are seen when it is spring here.
Backed by Yatsugatake nature culture garden of the meeting place.
The participant was ten people including a photographer today.
Feb. 7th
It is beautiful day today.
Because the road and the sidewalk froze, we take same
route as last month.
Today’s members are eight. We talk pleasantly for a while
in front of a stand.
We met lovely dog named “SORA” means the sky.
He is so happy running around
in the snow.
Let's walk together this time!
I walk the snowy field to be stuck in to a knee here and there towards clear
Mt.Yatsugatake.
There seems to be around 2m in the longest icicle.
It is the walking in the 360-degree panorama today.
We can see Mt. Tateshina,
Mt. Kurumayama Mt. Yatsugatake, Mt.Onntake that the smoke goes up,
and far-off Yarigatake.
Today we can see the face of the mountain clearly.
We can walk safely without gliding in this course.
A silver world around us is
so beautiful the scenery that shines.
Jan. 10th
It is the first walking this year. It was fine.
There is the place where snow freezes firmly, and attention is necessary.
There are a lot of footprints of the animal in snow on the way.
This is a deer. It is considerably the deer which seems to be heavy.
It is a group photo backed by the stand of the Jissenn farm.
The sound of the koto spreads; and New Year holidays feeling.
Though we expected it, a cloud hangs on the mountain,
and we are slightly sorry that we may see Yatsugatake neatly.
A day shines again on the way back, and snow shines and is beautiful.
When return to the Bunnkaenn garden; the sky is so beautiful.
Today we walked 4.2km in this difficult condition.
We did a new annual convention in noodle shop called "Yama no Sachi" today.
This set meal is just 1,000 yen. It is splendid cost performance.