2009/06/18

Blue Lakes(2009.06.13)

13日從Hoosier Pass Loop下山後因距離山友們團契時間下午四點還有三個多小時,所以順道到Blue Lakes一遊。Blue LakesMonte Cristo Creek流域的幾座高山湖泊,位處North Star MountainQuandary Peak間的山谷,車子可開到大壩下。

離開Hoosier Pass最高點後車子往Breckenridge回開,正在之字形下坡路段女婿子峰突然急促的叫著:黑熊!黑熊!我順著他的手勢往左一看,在左下方約200公尺的樹叢邊果然看到一隻緩緩移動的黑熊,待我把車停在路邊拿起相機,黑熊已即將走入樹叢,匆忙間按下快門,就只照到這張模糊的半隻黑影。

Bear

Black Bear

 

這是我第二次近距離看到黑熊,第一次是2001年在黃石公園看到一隻黑熊,就在我車前大搖大擺橫越馬路而過,我們還得禮讓牠呢!

Bear (2)

Black Bear in Yellowstone National Park


12:55左右車子開抵大壩下停車,看到一些Mountain Goats正在覓食。這種北美野山羊在這裡的高山岩石坡最常看到。

Mountain goats 12
Mountain goats 11
Mountain goats 10
Mountain goats 9
Mountain goats 8
Mountain goats 7
Mountain goats 5
Mountain goats 4
Mountain goats 2
Mountain goats 1

Mountain goats 6

Mountain goats 3

 

幾隻Marmot也在岩石堆上好奇的看著我們這群不速之客。

Marmot 3
Marmot 2
Marmot 1

 

Blue Lake的湖面冰層有一大半都還沒融化呢!

Quandary Peak as seen from Blue lake dam

Quandary Peak as seen from Blue lake dam
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Picture 219

母子愛作怪

North Star Mountain (looks from blue lake dam)

North Star Mountain (looks from blue lake dam)

Blue lake dam

Blue lake dam

Blue lake 10
Blue lake 9
Blue lake 8
Blue lake 7
Blue lake 5
Blue lake 4
Blue lake 3
Blue lake 2
Blue lake 1

Blue lake 6

Hoosier Ridge as seen from Blue lake

在大壩逛一逛後回度假屋,山友們尚有一場聚會呢。

 

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