Sakaeura-242-1 Tokorocho, Kitami, Hokkaido 093-0216
Lake Saroma Wakka Nature Center
In the parking lot of the Saromako Wakka Nature Center, I saw a red fox for the first time on this trip. As expected of Hokkaido. I won't get bored here. Ezo red foxes are cute, but when you see them scavenging for garbage many times, they start to look like stray dogs.
The Wakka Nature Center is a fairly large facility. Since I arrived in the evening, I did not enter the center and started walking along the field road.
There is a colony of coral grass behind the Nature Center.
Such a panoramic view spreads out 360 degrees. The contrast of blue, green and red is amazing! There are only a few people around and it is the best. I have never seen such a view.
Coral grass is a plant that is resistant to salt, and its scientific name is Salicornia. I thought it looked like a succulent plant, but it seems to be an annual plant.
It's like a red carpet. It is also good that the walkway is maintained so that people do not step on it.
The field road has returned to nature in some places. (I was able to bypass it.)
Areas other than coral grass colonies are basically green. The whole place seems to be called a flower garden. Indeed, there are several kinds of flowers blooming here and there. It's not the kind of atmosphere that you might imagine when you think of a flower garden, where the flowers are in full bloom.
Is this plant a kind of rose? This tree was growing everywhere and had colorful red fruits. I feel like jams using this fruit were sold at gift shops.
A field path where you can't predict how far it will continue. Later I found out that the path connects to the street called Ryugu Road, and it continues for several kilometers. This time, I would like to go to the coast at least.
Aim for the rest area with a roof that you can see over there. You should be able to get to the coast from there.
Next to the rest area, there is a passage to the coast.
Is this the Sea of Okhotsk? The sand is fine and black. I think it's probably made of broken lava. The beach is long and there is no end in sight. It's very flat and open.
Dozens of large fishing rods are lined up. I wonder if it's for big fish like bonito. It's not like there's a thread hanging in the sea, it's just fishing rods stuck in the sandy beach. What the hell is going on here? There are many things in the world that we do not understand.
The sun sets on the opposite side of the Sea of Okhotsk, so I returned to the coral grass area. There are no streetlights on the field path, so it's scary when it gets dark.
I sat on a bench in front of the Nature Center and watched the sun set over Lake Saroma on the first day of my trip. It was a very fulfilling day.
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