Monday, November 11, 2013

八ヶ岳の紅葉巡り - Autumnal Colors around Yatsugatake

Yellow Bridge of Yatsugatake-Kogen



友人から今年は唐松の色付きが凄くて今が見頃と電話をもらい、八ヶ岳高原を訪問することにした。小海線の甲斐大泉近くの八ヶ岳高原大橋は南アルプスや富士山も臨めるパノラマ展望スポットだ。
A friend of mine phoned me telling the larch yellow was just in its peak and great that drove me to visit Yatsugatake area immediately. As we get in the Koumi train line area, the Yellow Bridge near Oizumi offers the panoramic views of not only Yatsu but also Mt. Fuji and South Alps.

Shinano-Kawakami

増富温泉の奥に奥入瀬風の渓流に沿って紅葉を楽しめる道があるのを教えてもらったが、あいにくの雨でここは来年の楽しみに取っておくことにした。その代わり雨上がりの空に巨大な虹のプレゼント。
There was a nice path beyond Masutomi hotspring with autumn colors along a torrent, but it was raining unfortunately, and I thought I should visit there next year again. I still enjoyed a great rainbow in the sky!





Nobeyama


2日目は雲ひとつない快晴。八ヶ岳には初冠雪という絶景を拝む。
The second day was fair and clear without a cloud, and the bonus was the first snow cap this fall on the mountain.

First snow on Yatsugatake Mountains

開拓の碑というのが広大な農場の中に立っていて、その両側にはふたつの地域がそれぞれのモニュメントを別個に並べている。山を眺めるには良い場所だ。
The view of Yatsugatake mountains from a broad farm where a stone monument stands recognizing old colonists for deforestation.


もう少し遠くの展望台、野辺山高原(平沢峠)に向かう途中、電波望遠鏡天文台を過ぎた辺りの景色に魅せられてカメラに収める。
Another vista point of mountains, a bit further away, is Nobeyama-Kogen/Hirasawa Pass. As we passed Nobeyama Observatory on our way, I was enchanted by the landscape and stopped the car to take pictures.

Near Nobeyama Observatory


みずがきの森自然公園から見える山は友人と「ヨセミテみたいだね」と話す。
"Doesn't this look like Yosemite?" we talked each other in Mizugaki Nature Park.


Mt. Mizugaki
Mizugaki Park



Lake Matsubara
今年の紅葉は全体に赤が不作。松原湖と吐龍の滝にも行ってみたが・・・
This year red color is poor and not burning. We visited Lake Matsubara and Toryu Fall in vain...
Toryu Waterfall


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