2024.6.25 Gosen-sui Nature Park - Walking through the virgin forest at the foot of Mt. Tateshina - by Genya

In late June, the snow on Mt. Tateshina was starting to become faintly visible in the valleys, so I went to enjoy nature at Gosen-sui Nature Park, a walking trail through a virgin forest that spreads across the middle of Mt. Tateshina at an altitude of 1,830m.

Surrounded by coniferous forests of larch and silver fir, the area is home to an abundance of alpine plants and wild birds.

The higher elevation areas are subarctic primeval forests, the intermediate areas are marshes, and the lower elevation areas are a pond called "Gosen-sui Pond" where rainbow trout swim.

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Boardwalk in the Larch Forest

The forest was a dried up wetland.

Trees on the lava plateau

▼Yamadori spring.

It is a large fern that grows in mountain wetlands.

It is said that the upright reddish-brown spore leaves resemble the tail of a pheasant.

It is edible, but it takes some effort to remove the bitterness.

▼Ursula gracilis hanging down from a larch tree in a larch forest.

First seen at Irigasaki MarshThis is the second time.

Moisture is generated by light, and here the mist generated by spring water remains on the surface for a long time, deepening the overall landscape.

▼ It was the season when the flowers had already finished blooming, but the bellflowers were still in bloom.

▼Meishin Lake is a man-made lake located downstream from Gosen-sui Natural Park, but there were still standing trees remaining on the water's surface on the opposite side of the dam.

Although the background is different, it reminds me of "Todowara" on the Notsuke Peninsula.

▼The marshland atmosphere along Lake Megami.

There is a floating island.

The sediment from the inflowing water has created a marsh-like landscape.

▼ It will close in March next year.
The lobby of the lodge.
It is a spacious hall in a Nordic style.