Ibukiyama 伊吹山 ２

I had a rest next to a small shrine in the eighth stage.
The number and types of flowers increased above the ninth stage.

８合目のお宮の横で、おにぎり食べて一息。９合目からは、咲いている花の種類が増える。遊歩道を反時計回りに歩くことにする。




Ibukiyama is 1377m. There were some restaurants and shops near the top of the mountain. There were lots of tanpopo ( dandelion). I could see beautiful view and yellow flowers there, I thought I had lunch, but I also could see lots of flies and they annoyed me. I gave up lunch at the place, stared walking.

山頂は1377m。売店あたりにはたんぽぽがたくさん咲いていた。お昼ご飯にしようと思ったけど、あまりにハエが多いので退散して歩き出す。




I noticed something sound from field. A kiji (pheasant) was taking sand on his back and wings. He had a red face and beautiful tail feather.
I’m sorry to bother you…

何か音がして、目を向けるとキジが砂浴び中。カメラを向けると、いそいそと草の陰へと歩き出す。真っ赤な顔と立派な尾羽。おじゃましました。。。




There were a lot of wild flowers. I walk down on the east path (it had steep and narrow slopes) to the car park, then walked up on the west path (it had gentle slopes). The elementary school students I met on the foot of Ibukiyama were having lunch on the top of mountain.

このあたりは、白や黄色や紫のお花畑。
東遊歩道を下り、駐車場経由で西遊歩道を歩く。東遊歩道は山道という感じで足下に十分気をつけなければいけないけど、西遊歩道はなだらかな整備された道で歩きやすい。
頂上では登山口で出会った小学生達が、お弁当を食べていた。


I started to walk down to the third stage of Ibukiyama. I really didn’t want to leave the wild flowers field. I promised to come back in the near future. Then I took the ropeway.

ゆっくり山を下る。３合目では、ゴンドラが静かに私を待っていてくれた。