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2025/07/28

攀登Silver Dollar Lake和Murray Lake (2025.07.26)

Silver Dollar Lake (2)

Silver Dollar Lake 

週六和登山隊前往Guanella Pass旁攀登Silver Dollar LakeMurray Lake兩座高山湖,以往登該兩座湖都將車子停在Guanella Pass Road旁的第一登山口停車場,這次則續沿Naylor Lake Road朝西上行0.7哩到第二停車場停車;今年來美有一種感覺,似乎近年美國的登山人口大增,每個登山口幾乎都很難停車,所以晚一點到登山口的登山客停車只好各憑本事了!

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攀登湖泊:

  Silver Dollar Lake:海拔11,942呎/3,640公尺

  Murray Lake:海拔12,139呎/3,700公尺

登山口Silver Dollar Lake Trailhead,海拔11,105呎/3,385公尺

登山里程:往返全程4.35哩/7公里

總爬升高度1,171呎/357公尺

登山時間:往返費時4小時

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行車資訊:

從丹佛沿I-70州際公路西行,在Exit 228下交流道進入小鎮Georgetown,由Georgetown Visitor Center一路沿“Guanella Pass”南行;9.5哩抵Guanella Pass Campground,再行0.1哩遇右岔Naylor Lake Road即為Silver Dollar and Murray Lake第一登山口,小車停此,我車子續沿Naylor Lake Road朝西上行0.7哩抵達第二停車場,座標39° 36' 24.1" -105° 43' 37.6",海拔11,105呎/3,385公尺。

步程簡述:

08:25 由第二停車場登山口出發,座標39° 36' 23.7" -105° 43' 39.4",海拔11,105呎/3,385公尺;

Silver Dollar Lake Trailhead (1)-1

Silver Dollar Lake Trailhead 

小徑先在松林間穿行一陣子後便穿越森林抵達Naylor Lake東南岸高處一展望點,座標39° 36' 23.7" -105° 43' 39.4",海拔11,407呎/3,477公尺;

Naylor Lak (2)

Naylor Lak

在此點可俯瞰Naylor Lake及眺望西北邊的Mount Wilcox、Argentine Peak,我們在此小休後續行;

Taken from Naylor Lake above,background are Mount Wilcox (R) & Argentine Peak (L) (2)

Taken from Naylor Lake above,background are Mount Wilcox (R) & Argentine Peak (L) (1)

Taken from Naylor Lake above,background are Mount Wilcox (R) & Argentine Peak (L) 

登山步道由此開始陡坡上升,直到出森林線。

Wildflowers blooming along Silver Dollar Lake Trail (1)

Indian Paintbrush flower  (1)

Wildflowers blooming along Silver Dollar Lake Trail 

Naylor Lak (1)

Naylor Lak 

On the trail to Silver Dollar Lake, looking up Square Top Mountain

On the trail to Silver Dollar Lake, looking up Square Top Mountain

Taken from Naylor Lake above,background are Mount Wilcox (R) & Argentine Peak (L) (3)

Taken from Naylor Lake above,background are Mount Wilcox (R) & Argentine Peak (L) 

Silver Dollar Trail (1)

Silver Dollar Trail

09:09 遇一處岩石地形,稍有落差,座標39° 36' 07.3" -105° 44' 16.6",海拔11,644呎/3,549公尺;

Silver Dollar Trail (2)

Silver Dollar Trail 

此處如遇積雪或結冰狀況有其危險性,攀爬宜加小心。

09:18 出森林線,座標39° 36' 05.7" -105° 44' 23.1",海拔11,811呎/3,600公尺,距第二登山口約1.12哩/1.8公里;此後步道一路在Square Top Mountain北坡下腰繞微幅爬升,偶而是岩石坡,偶而是高可及腰的willow樹叢,沿途俯瞰右側山坡下的私人湖泊Naylor Lake;此段山徑坡度不大,走來蠻舒服的。

Elephant Head (3)

Elephant Head (5)

Elephant Head (2)

Elephant Head (4)

Elephant Head 

Blue Columbine (2)

Blue Columbine (4)

Blue Columbine (3)

Blue Columbine 

Indian Paintbrush flower  (4)

Indian Paintbrush flower 

Sky Pilot flower

Sky Pilot flower

Wildflowers blooming along Silver Dollar Lake Trail (4)

Wildflowers blooming along Silver Dollar Lake Trail (3)

Wildflowers blooming along Silver Dollar Lake Trail (2)

Wildflowers blooming along Silver Dollar Lake Trail 

Silver Dollar Trail (5)

Silver Dollar Trail 

On the trail to Silver Dollar Lake, looking towards Argentine(L) and Wilcox (R)

On the trail to Silver Dollar Lake, looking towards Argentine(L) and Wilcox (R)

Naylor Lak (3)

Naylor Lak 

09:57 抵達第一個湖泊Silver Dollar Lake,海拔11,942呎/3,640公尺,距第二登山口約1.8哩/2.9公里,她安詳的躺臥在海拔13,794呎/4,204公尺的Square Top Mountain北坡下;

Silver Dollar Trail (3)

Silver Dollar Lake (5)

Silver Dollar Lake (3)

Silver Dollar Lake 

在此拍照小休。

Silver Dollar Lake (10)

Silver Dollar Lake (7)

Silver Dollar Lake (4)

Silver Dollar Lake

Benchmark

Benchmark on the Silver Dollar Lake shore

10:15 續往Murray Lake上行,Murray Lake距Silver Dollar Lake約有半哩路,爬升約250呎,從Silver Dollar Lake的北岸沿小徑稍往西北爬升;

Indian Paintbrush flower  (3)

Indian Paintbrush flower  

Silver Dollar Lake (8)

Silver Dollar Lake

Silver Dollar Lake (9)

Silver Dollar Lake 

Looking down on Naylor lake(L) and Silver Dollar Lake(R) from Silver Dollar Lake above

Looking down on Naylor lake(L) and Silver Dollar Lake(R) from Silver Dollar Lake above

Wildflowers blooming along Silver Dollar Lake Trail (5)

Wildflowers blooming along Silver Dollar Lake Trail 

沒多久即抵達Silver Dollar Lake的北岸稜線,海拔約12,205呎/3,720公尺,Murray Lake就在北邊幾十呎的稜線下;

Murray Lake (7)

Murray Lake

該湖已去過數次,我們就在稜線上休息俯瞰Murray Lake全貌及四周山景。

Murray Lake (4)

Murray Lake (5)

Murray Lake (6)

Murray Lake (3)

Murray Lake (2)

Murray Lake (1)

Murray Lake 

Looking east at Blue Sky、the Sawtooth & Biestadt from Murray Lake above 1

Looking east at Blue Sky、the Sawtooth & Biestadt from Murray Lake above 

10:58 循原路下山。

Silver Dollar Trail (4)

Silver Dollar Trail 

Naylor Lake from the trail above Silver Dollar Lake

Naylor Lake from the trail above Silver Dollar Lake

11:15 下抵Silver Dollar Lake後續沿原路下山。

12:25 回到第二停車場,整裝後下山返家。

 

AllTrails:Silver Dollar Lake & Murray Lake Hike(2025.07.26)

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2025/07/25

攀登Brainard Lake Recreation Area內Blue Lake (2025.07.17)

Blue Lake (6)

Blue Lake 

貝貝刻意安排假期要陪我上山走走,就挑個Brainard Lake Recreation Area區內的高山湖走走吧,幸運的話說不定還可看到駝鹿(Moose)呢!

 

攀登湖泊

    Brainard Lake:海拔10300呎/3,139公尺 

    Mitchell Lake:海拔10,656呎/3,248公尺

    Blue Lake:海拔11,348呎/3,459公尺

登山口Brainard Lake Parking Lot,海拔10,230呎/3,118公尺

登山里程:上下山全程合計6.77哩/10.9公里

總爬升高度1,217呎/371公尺

登山時間5小時34分鐘

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行車資訊:

CO 72號公路(Peak To Peak)北行,經過小鎮Ward後路右就可看到一面大指示牌指向西邊標明“Brainard Lake”,順著指示牌左轉沿Brainard Lake Road行約2.6哩/4.2公里抵達收費站,驗明預約許可證後進入Recreation Area續行,我們今天本要申請Mitchell Lake Trailhead的停車場,但因申請不上所以改申請Brainard Lake Picnic Site/Trailhead - Day Use Parking;車子過了收費站行不多遠在剛過Red Rock Lake即在路邊看到一隻雌性駝鹿(cow moose),但該Cow moose看起來還未成年,個子不大;

Cow moose (1)

Cow moose (2)

Cow moose (3)

Cow moose 

停車拍照後車子再行約2.0哩/3.2公里抵達Brainard Lake 停車場停車,座標40° 04' 42.6" -105° 34' 15.2",海拔10,230呎/3,118公尺。

步程簡述:

07:50 由Brainard Lake停車場出發,先到附近的Brainard Lake拍照後沿著Brainard Lake北岸朝Mitchell Lake Trailhead西行。

Brainard Lake (1)

Brainard Lake (2)

Brainard Lake (3)

Brainard Lake 

08:05 抵路右一登山步道,步道口有一往“Mitchell Lake Trailhead”的指示牌,右轉沿該步道在林中往Mitchell Lake Trailhead朝西北行。

Mitchell Lake Trailhead sign

Mitchell Lake Trailhead sign

08:16 抵達Mitchell Lake停車場,如果能申請到此停車場停車可省下0.8哩/1.3公里的路程。

08:19 由Mitchell Lake Trailhead出發,步道口標示:Mitchell Lake 1哩;Blue Lake 3哩;

Mitchell Lake Trailhead (1)

Mitchell Lake Trailhead (2)

Mitchell Lake Trailhead 

登山步道在雲杉、冷杉林間穿行,行來舒爽。

08:33 經過一座橫跨在Mitchell Creek上的木橋,座標40° 05' 08.5" -105° 35' 18.2",海拔10,535呎/3,211公尺,距Brainard Lake Parking Lot 約1.3哩/2.1公里;

Mitchell Creek crossing by log bridge

Mitchell Creek crossing by log bridge

過了Mitchell Creek 隨即進入Indian Peaks Wilderness 範圍,步道仍在山林間穿行。

08:49 來到Mitchell Lake岔路,座標40° 05' 11.4" -105° 35' 39.6",海拔10,650呎/3,246公尺,距Brainard Lake Parking Lot約2.8哩/1.74公里;

Mitchell Lake (1)

Mitchell Lake 

左岔直行往Blue Lake,右岔往Mitchell Lake湖邊;先取右到Mitchell Lake湖邊賞景拍照。

Mitchell Lake海拔10,656呎/3,248公尺, 湖的西北邊是科羅拉多的一座13ers--Mount Audubon,海拔13,221呎/4,030公尺,此山我曾三度登頂,在湖邊停留10分鐘拍完照後回到步道岔路續往Blue Lake前行。

Mitchell Lake (2)

Mitchell Lake (3)

Mitchell Lake (4)

Mitchell Lake (5)

Mitchell Lake 

09:09 抵達Mitchell Lake的進水口小溪,座標40° 05' 10.1" -105° 35' 51.5",海拔10,735呎/3,272公尺,距Brainard Lake Parking Lot約1.99哩/3.2公里;

Mitchell Lake inlet crossing by log bridge

Mitchell Lake inlet crossing by log bridge

經過進水口小溪上的木橋後來到一處亂石區;

Blue Lake Trail rocky area

Blue Lake Trail rocky area

由亂石區底下穿過後步道開始朝西陡升。

09:21 陡升步道頂端地形轉為平緩地形,座標40° 05' 11.4" -105° 36' 01.1",海拔10,846呎/3,306公尺,距Brainard Lake Parking Lot約2.17哩/3.5公里;

Mount Audubon as seen as from Blue Lake Trail (4)

Mount Audubon as seen as from Blue Lake Trail (1)

Mount Audubon as seen as from Blue Lake Trail 

Mount Audubon as seen as from Blue Lake Trail (3)

Mount Audubon as seen as from Blue Lake Trail (2)

Mount Audubon as seen as from Blue Lake Trail 

在高點回頭俯瞰Mitchell Lake;在此小休後再行,步道緩平西行,兩旁陸續出現沼澤、小湖泊,沼澤野花盛開。

Looking back at Mitchell Lake from Blue Lake Trail

Looking back at Mitchell Lake from Blue Lake Trail

Cloud

Cloud

Elephane Head (1)

Elephane Head (2)

Elephane Head

09:25 步道又開始陡升,座標40° 05' 13.3" -105° 36' 08.8",海拔10,863呎/3,311公尺,距Brainard Lake Parking Lot約2.3哩/3.7公里。

Mount Toll as seen as from Blue Lake Trail

Mount Toll as seen as from Blue Lake Trail near 10,950 ft.

09:31 再度抵達地形轉為平緩山徑,此處已進入山谷上游,座標40° 05' 09.9" -105° 36' 14.9",海拔10,965呎/3,342公尺,距Brainard Lake Parking Lot約2.42哩/3.9公里;

Blue Lake Trail (1)

Blue Lake Trail

Beaver pond in the valley along Blue Lake Trail (1)

Beaver pond in the valley along Blue Lake Trail 

路徑旁除了沼澤區、小湖邊野花盛開外,山徑慢慢轉為多岩石地形,步道就在岩石間小徑緩坡爬升。

Blue Lake Trail (2)

Blue Lake Trail

Mount Audubon from Blue Lake Trail near 11,010 ft.

Mount Audubon from Blue Lake Trail near 11,010 ft.

Beaver pond in the valley along Blue Lake Trail (2)

Beaver pond in the valley along Blue Lake Trail (3)

Beaver pond in the valley along Blue Lake Trail (4)

Beaver pond in the valley along Blue Lake Trail 

09:56 出森林線,座標40° 05' 04.6" -105° 36' 42.8",海拔11,105呎/3,385公尺,距Brainard Lake Parking Lot約2.92哩/4.7公里;山徑又轉為有點陡的陡坡朝Blue Lake爬升。

Mount Toll from Blue Lake Trail near 11,096 ft.

Mount Toll from Blue Lake Trail near 11,096 ft.

Parry Primrose

Parry Primrose

western bog laurel

western bog laurel

10:07 步道左側不遠處是Blue Lake出水口,形成一座小流瀑,周圍一片雪原尚未融化。

Blue Lake outlet

Blue Lake outlet

Blue Columbine (2)

Blue Columbine (1)

Blue Columbine 

10:27 抵達Blue Lake,座標40° 05' 18.4" -105° 37' 01.4",海拔11,348呎/3,459公尺,距Brainard Lake Parking Lot約3.42哩/5.5公里;

Blue Lake (2)

Blue Lake (6)

Blue Lake

尖塔狀的Mount Toll(海拔12,979呎/3,956公尺)矗立在湖的西岸,北岸是海拔13,221呎/4,030公尺的Mount Audubon,南岸則是海拔12,943 呎/3,945公尺的Pawnee Peak;

Blue Lake (7)-1

Blue Lake 

Blue Lake (1)

Blue Lake (5)

Blue Lake (8)

Blue Lake (9)

Blue Lake (4)

Blue Lake (3)

Blue Lake 

這美麗的高山湖泊就寧靜的躺在這群山的懷抱裡,我們在湖邊休息、吃點乾糧隨即下山。

11:00 循原路下山。

13:23 返抵Brainard Lake Parking Lot,整裝後開車返家。

 

AllTrails:Blue Lake via Mitchell Lake Trail (2025.07.17)