サロベツ川を、さかのぼる。1 Going up the SAROBETSU River 1

サロベツ川を、さかのぼる。1 Going up the SAROBETSU River 1

Spring “The Sarobetsu Wilderness, a wetland spanning 27 km” “ it stretches Toyotomi and Horonobe Town” “I decided to go upstream on the Sarobetsu River today” i”t flows though that vast wilderness” “The water’s still cold!” “Okay, the Sarobetsu River starts here” “The water changed color, didn’t it?” “The current’s reasonably strong.” “That white mountain up ahead is Rishiri-Fuji, on Rishiri Island.” “To our left and right… “ there’s nothing but the Sarobetsu Wilderness” That’s not it ! “Let’s take a look” “The view is still the same …” “The Onnedetsu River joins here” “Up ahead, you can see the river’s current getting stronger” “Let’s pass on the inside” “Passage Point of 45 Degrees North Latitude ! “ “This sigh face the river’s inner side” “The bridge is coming into view” “I guess this is as far as I go today”

4月になっても、まだまだ雪の残っていた北海道の北　宗谷地方。
豊富町と幌延町にまたがり広がっている「サロベツ原野」は、全長27km 幅8kmにも及ぶ広大な湿原。
その大きさを例えるなら、東京駅から横浜駅まで電車に乗って窓から見える景色は、見渡す限りの草原という壮大なもの。
今回は、その原野の中をゆっくりと縦断している「サロベツ川」を、河口から遡上し、パンケ沼までの約12kmのツーリングを、2回に分けてお送りします。

Even in April, there was still snow remaining in the Soya region in the north of Hokkaido.
The Sarobetsu Wilderness, which stretches across the towns of Toyotomi and Horonobe, is a vast marshland that is 27km long and 8km wide.
To give you an idea of ​​its size, the view from the train window from Tokyo Station to Yokohama Station is magnificent, with grassland as far as the eye can see.
In this two-part tour, we will be taking a 12km tour of the Sarobetsu River, which slowly cuts its way through this wilderness, from its mouth to Panke Numa.

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