竹田城跡と立雲峡へのバス旅行３ (Bus Trip to the Ruins of Takeda Castle and Ritsu-unkyo 3)

竹田城跡のサクラの古木。
An old cherry tree in the ruins of Takeda Castle.

古城山を下る途中の道ばたに見つけたスミレ。
A violet found at the road side when coming down from the Mt. Kojo.

下り山道での眺め。円山川が眼下に横たわり、川を隔てて、写真左手に次の目的地、立雲峡が見える。中央のピンクの花はミツバツツジ。
View from the mountain road. The Maruyama River is seen below. Beyond the river, Ritsu-unkyo, our next destination, is seen (the left side of the photo). The pink flowers at the center are Rhododendron dilatatum.