水無川を歩く

豊かな八色の里を流れる水無川はその名の如く表面を流れる水が少ない。一級河川だが流路は１３キロ。雪が多く、伏流水が多い軟水のおかげで醸造に適し、近年下流部には清流の恵みに依存する食品関連の工場も立つ。雪の季節には川を横断できる。この日は水につかる心配もなく、雪面に足跡を残しながらウサギになった気分で歩く。雪と源流の駒ヶ岳のツーショットをおさめることができた。

The Minakawa River, which flows through the rich, Yairo village of Yashiro, has little surface water, as its name suggests. Although it is a first-class river, its course is only 13 kilometers long. Thanks to the soft water, which is rich in groundwater and snowmelt, it is suitable for brewing, and in recent years, food-related factories that depend on the blessings of the clear stream have been built in the lower reaches. During the snowy season, it is possible to cross the river. On this day, there was no need to worry about getting wet, and I walked along the snowy surface, leaving footprints behind, feeling like a rabbit. I was able to capture a two-shot of the snow and the source of the river, Komagatake Mountain.

EOS-1DsMarkⅢ　45mm  1/200秒 f：22

©️photo by Nakamura Osamu