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2010/08/08

Mitchell Lake & Blue Lake(2010.08.05)

Blue Lake

Blue Lake (backgrand is Mount Toll

前天送女兒上班後便偕太座帶著豆豆、貝貝爬山去,目的地是Nederland附近Brainard Lake Recreation Area內的Mitchell Lake Trail,該登山步道可抵達兩座高山湖泊-- Mitchell Lake & Blue Lake。該步道由海拔10,460(3,188公尺)爬升到11,400(3,475公尺),全程來回約6(9.6公里),爬升約1,000(305公尺),沿途有雲杉、冷杉林、Willow灌木林、沼澤地、苔原地形,地形變化大且生態豐富。

11:07 停好車後由Mitchell Lake Trail登山口起登,登山口海拔10,460(3,188公尺),步道口標示:Mitchell Lake—1哩; Blue Lake—3哩。登山步道在雲杉、冷杉林間穿行,行來舒爽。

Trailhead

 

11:25 經過一條小橋(Mitchell Creek),距登山口0.4哩,橋下流水潺潺,點綴河邊繽紛野花,頓覺暑氣全消。

Mitchel Creek

 

過了Mitchell Creek 沒多久便進入Indian Peaks Wilderness Area,步道仍在山林間穿行。

Mitchell Lake Trail 4

 

11:44 來到Mitchell Lake,距登山口約0.9哩,此湖海拔10,699(3,261公尺), 湖的西北邊是科羅拉多的一座13ers—Mount Audubon,海拔13,221(4,030公尺),此山三年前上去過。

Mitchell Lake 1

Mitchell Lake 2

Mitchell Lake

Mount Audubon

Mount Audubon

Wildflower along the trail 1

 

12:00 Mitchell Lake南岸的一條小河邊用餐,這裡是Mitchell Lake的進水口(inlet),距登山口約1.1哩,豆豆一直念著“我們學校十點四十五分就用中餐了”,每當他重複這句話表示他餓了,正值發育期,吃得多、餓得快!

Mitchell Lake Inlet 1

Wildflower along the trail 2

 

用餐點正在一條小河邊,兩根大圓木跨在河上供登山客渡河,流水旁盡是野花,在此野餐真是心曠神怡。

Mitchell Lake Trail 5

Mitchell Lake Inlet

 

 12:25 吃飽續行,兩個小子飯飽精神足,一路往前衝,這可累壞他阿嬤了!

Mitchell Lake Trail 1

 

離開Mitchell Lake之後步道穿出杉林曝露在陽光下,但由於高海拔,溫度低,倒覺得陽光非常的溫暖;此後步道也有較大幅度的爬升,地形也脫離森林線漸漸進入高山苔原地貌,石堆、野花、小瀑一路相隨,看著貝貝那有點過重的身材、扭著大大的屁股,穿行在石堆小徑間,很快地到達了目的地。

Mitchell Lake Trail 3

Wildflower along the trail 8

Elephant Head

Elephant Head

Yellow Pond Lily 4

Yellow Pond Lily 2

Yellow Pond Lily 1

Yellow Pond Lily 3

Yellow Pond Lily

Wildflower along the trail 6

Wildflower along the trail 7

Columbine 1

Columbine 2

Columbine

white gentian

white gentian

積雪未融

Wildflower along the trail 3

 

13:48 Blue Lake海拔11,400(3,475公尺),尖塔狀的Mount Toll(海拔12,979/3,956公尺)矗立在湖的西岸,北岸是海拔13,221(4,030公尺)Mount Audubon,南岸則是海拔12,943 呎(3,945公尺)Pawnee Peak ,這美麗的高山湖泊就寧靜的躺在這群山的懷抱裡,我們選了一塊大石頭坐在上面,慢慢享受這山中的寧靜。

Blue Lake (backgrand is Mount Toll) 2

Blue Lake (backgrand is Mount Toll) 1

Blue Lake (backgrand is Mount Toll) 3

Blue Lake (backgrand is Mount Toll)

Mount Audubon (2)

Mount Audubon

Pawnee peak

Pawnee peak

14:10 下山

15:10 回到Mitchell Lake的進水口中午用餐的小河邊。

15:15  經過Mitchell Lake

15:30橫越小河Mitchell Creek

15:43回到登山口,貝貝說--有點累,真的,No Kidding!豆豆說--兩隻腳像果凍,軟軟的!不管是累或像果凍,一上車就睡趴了倒是真的!Wildflower along the trail 9

Wildflower along the trail 10 Wildflower along the trail 4Wildflower along the trail 5Mitchell Lake Trail 2

 

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