豊岡市畑上ライド「後編」 Toyooka, Hatagami Ride (Part 2)
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ランチをしてからまだまだ登っていきます。 After lunch, we continue on upwards.
 上の尾根からの展望 The view from the top ridge |  円山川が見えます。 Can see Maruyama River |
「赤色矢印」まず絶景ポイントまでここを上ります 「黄色矢印」山を下る道 [Red Arrow] First we went up here to the point with a stunning view. [Yellow Arrow] The way down from the mountain.
動画：鹿 Video: Deer
 きつい！！！ Steep!!! |  もっときつい！！！ Even steeper |
絶景ポイント：残念ですがかすんでいます。 The stunning view point: What a shame! It's hazy.
 円山川の河口と日本海が見える Can see the mouth of the Maruyama River and The Japan Sea |  円山川と離湖が見えます。帰りはこの谷を走ります。 Maruyama River and Lake Hanare. We'll ride through this valley on the way back. |
 無線反射板 Radio wave reflection board |  反射板が豊岡市に向いています。 The reflection board is facing Toyooka City |
「豊岡市」かすんでいるからあまり何も見えません。 [Toyooka City] It's hazy, so can't see much at all
振り返る図。下り道がちょっとガレガレです。 Looking back. The road down is a little rocky.
 はげている木 leafless trees |  大分下ってきました。 Getting near the bottom |
山から出ました。反射板が赤色矢印の辺りだったと思います。 Coming out of the mountains and into civilization. I think the reflective board was where the red arrow is
動画：豊岡市畑上ライド・ダウンヒル Video: Toyooka, Hatagami Ride Downhill
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 背中の写真が要らないぞ！いい加減にしなさい！ I don't want a photo of your back. Give me a break! |  よしっ！横に餌を見つけたようです。 Okay! It found something to eat off to it's side. |
久美浜駅に行く途中に大宮で今まで見たことがない鳥を見ました。体とくちばしが他の鳥より大きかったです。コウノトリかなと思いました。そして、MTBライドをしている間には山から出て円山川に沿って走っているとき、また同じ鳥をもう一つみました。写真を撮ろうとしたとき、背中しか見えませんでした。写真を１０枚後くらいでいい写真がやっと取れました。家に帰ったら調べました。間違えない！コウノトリでした。日本ではこの鳥が絶滅危惧種で、日本ではこの辺しか見られません。
On the way to Kumihama Station, I saw a bird in Omiya that I'd never seen before. Both it's body and beak were bigger than the other birds I usually see. I thought it might be an Oriental White Stork [kounotori]. Then, after I left the mountains and was riding along the Maruyama River, I saw another one of these birds. All I got was it's back every time I tried to take a photo. After about 10 photos, I finally got a good shot. After returning home, I looked it up, and indeed it was an Oriental Stork. Until a few years ago, this bird was extinct in Japan. But in 2007, a hatchling was reported in the wild for the first time in 40 years. It's now classified as endangered and can only be seen in this area of Japan.
On the way to Kumihama Station, I saw a bird in Omiya that I'd never seen before. Both it's body and beak were bigger than the other birds I usually see. I thought it might be an Oriental White Stork [kounotori]. Then, after I left the mountains and was riding along the Maruyama River, I saw another one of these birds. All I got was it's back every time I tried to take a photo. After about 10 photos, I finally got a good shot. After returning home, I looked it up, and indeed it was an Oriental Stork. Until a few years ago, this bird was extinct in Japan. But in 2007, a hatchling was reported in the wild for the first time in 40 years. It's now classified as endangered and can only be seen in this area of Japan.
コウノトリ Oriental White Stork
 |  山陰海岸国立公園 The San'in Coast National Park |
玄武洞 Genbudo Cave
玄武洞 Genbudo Cave
 |  |  You can clearly see the hexagonal columns |
The rock formation here is amazing and the hexagonal columnar joints are fascinating. The Japanese name “genbugan” for basalt originates from here, the Genbudo Cave. This area is also noted as the location where reversed polarity of the earth was first discovered.
青龍洞 Seiryudo
 |  The hexagonal columnar joints are most beautiful here. |
 The Columnar Joints of Seiryudo The formation that looks like columns separated by fractures in the granite is called columnar joints. Amongst the Genbudo Park caves, the Seiryudo Cave's columnar joints are especially beautiful. These columnar joints are formed when the hot lava hardens and constricts through the process of cooling |  How columnar joints are formed. Basalt forms when lava flows. Fissures form on the surface of the lava when it cools and constricts. When the fissures are homogeneous they form hexagons. As the inner lava cools, the joints on the surface extend towards the center. The columnar joints from the surface are linked, and in addition, horizontal platy joints can also form. |
| Genbudo Cave In the Edo Period (1603-1868) this place was called Genbudo Cave, and then in the Meiji Period (1868-1912) the word for granite in Japanese became 'genbugan' (named after this place). Here you can see beautiful columnar joints that were formed by volcanic activity 1.6 million years ago. | Columnar Joint When lava cools and hardens, the cracks that appear are called joints. The columns formed by these cracks are called columnar joints. |
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青龍洞から豊岡市の方向に見ると円山川と田圃が見えます。 If you look towards Toyooka city from Seiryudo, you can see the Maruyama River and rice fields.
 円山川に沿って走ります。 |  Riding along the Maruyama River. |
円山川の長さは68Kmで兵庫県で5番目です。 The Maruyama River is 68 km long and is the 5th longest river in Hyogo Prefecture.
 |  コウノトリを観察できる場所。 Place to observe white storks. |
White storks became extinct in the wild in Japan in 1971. However, through protection, breeding programs and environmental improvements, white storks took to the skies once again in 2005. This is an observation area where they are protected and can nest on specially built poles.
 離湖 Lake Hanare |  |
 飯谷峠を渡って Go over Iitani Pass |  三原峠を渡って Go over Mihara Pass |
「妙意寺」久美浜に戻りました。 [Nyoiji Temple] We've arrived back in Kumihama.
動画3：久美浜～豊岡ライド Video 3: Kumihama ~ Toyooka Ride
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 今日のルート（４０km） Today's route (40 km) |  黄色の部分が大トチノキまでの登山道で、ピンク色のドットが反射板です。 The yellow part is the track up to the giant Japanese horse-chestnut tree and the pink dot is the reflection board |
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