空木岳山頂を経て駒ヶ根に下山。伊那街道(三州街道)に接続。
Welcomed by beautiful sunrise.
Said goodby to Kisodono-sanso hut.
Weather turned misty with strong west winds.
Two young climbers passed me over.
At times, the sun would peek through the veil of clouds.
Attractions along the rocky ridge trail.
Utsugidake peak got closer.
Reached the peak at 2,864m high in clouds.
Eastside of the range showed haimatsu vegetation.
Fortunate to have encountered a Ptarmigan parent and its offspring.
Clear at times in moving clouds all the day.
Inadani(伊那谷) valley from Komaishi(駒石) view point.
Took a drop to see the glacial landscape of Utsugidaira(空木平).
The snowy climate has caused the birch trunks to grow sideways.
The trail led horizontally to the valley bottom.
Here came the water spot of Utsugidaira-hinan-goya(空木平避難小屋) cabin
From Utsugudaira to Komagane base, a long trail including several rocky gaps continued.
From Ikeyama-goya(池山小屋) cabin to Komagane town was a long walking work if you do not call a taxi. And I did not.
At last the hotel reserved came in sight. Today's course time was 11.5 hours.
After taking a shower at the hotel, I went out for dinner and looked back at the mountains I had traveled from.
Next morning I merged walking Ina or Sansyu kaido(伊那街道。三州街道ともいう) old route around JR Komagane station.
Bought an express ticket from Iida to Toyohashi.
Enjoyed a train travel recalling memories once visited at my high school age.
Bought a lunch box and some souvenirs at Toyohashi station and got in the Shinkansen back home.
One of the people I met on the trip sent a picture at Kisodono hut. The person on the left is me.