This is a record of the sea of clouds on October 7, 2021.
Matsunoyama, where I live now, is a mountainous area surrounded by mountains. It is a very suitable area to see the sea of clouds. If you look up the area on Google Maps, you can see that it is located in the mountains.
The conditions for the sea of clouds are summarized below.
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When I woke up this morning, the road in front of my house was covered with faint clouds. This photo was taken at 6:17. You can see the orangeish clouds in the morning sun.
I decided to take a short walk around the Kurokura area. At around 7:00, the sun was shining and it was very beautiful.
At that time, I hadn't noticed the sea of clouds forming. I wondered if I was just in the sea of clouds. When I climbed a little higher, I noticed for the first time that a sea of clouds was forming.
As I walked up to the "Kamosu Mori" restaurant in Kurokura, I could see a beautiful sea of clouds. The area near this restaurant is the highest point in Kurokura. This photo was taken around 7:30am, and by this time the sky was blue. I looked at the position of the clouds. I may have been at the exact height of the borderline of the sea of clouds.
The mornings in Matsunoyama are very beautiful. It was a day that made me determined to wake up early in the future.
