Iharayama flower safari

Mid October I went up to Iharayama with a small group. We got there around 10:00 am after a winding drive up in Mr. A's car. It was raining at first, but that stopped eventually. The clouds stayed low however and the sky overcast, resulting in a dark forest. The hike to our goal was short and easy, I managed to stay upright for a change (😅) There were many flowers in bloom, some I had never seen before. Despite the dark conditions I took many photos and I'm quite happy with the results. 

What a beautiful place! It's a real treat to have mountains like this so close to home. I had never been to this part, mostly due to the scary narrow road. Also because there are other, easier accesable places where I often find my "treasures". I will be nagging Jaap to take me up there again in spring.

ツリフネソウ,  (Impatiens textori)

ツクシアザミ,  (Cirsium suffultum)

ツルグミ,  (Elaeagnus glabra)

アキチョウジ,  (Isodon longitubus)

ジンジソウ,  (Saxifraga cortusaefolia)

レイジンソウ,  (Aconitum loczyanum)

Wolf's Bane, also known as Monkshood, トリカブト (Aconitum)

 サンコダケ (Pseudocolus schellenbergiae)

サラシナショウマ,  (Actaea simplex)   Baneberry or Bugbane

オモト,  (Rohdea japonica)

オタカラコウ,  (Ligularia fischeri)

Ruins of a charcoal kiln 炭焼き窯

Some unknown mushrooms that looked good for the stew. 

On the way back we stopped briefly at the dam lake to check on ducks that usually spend the winter here. We counted 19 Mandarin Ducks (オシドリ) 

A memorial stone that has been here so long that trees started growing on it. The power of nature!

Keep calm, stay strong