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2010/08/30

登Green Mountain (Boulder)--2010.08.28)

週六,全家爬山去!一來強迫女兒運動運動,二來藉此讓豆豆、貝貝遠離電動玩具,當然這就苦了太座大人,這一陣子跟著我爬了不少山和高山湖,操得有點“虛咧咧”。下午另有聚會,就選定到Boulder的Green Mountain走走。


Reflect image(Baseline lake & Green Mt.& Bear peak)1
Reflect image(Baseline lake & Green Mt.& Bear peak).
Rockies Viewpoint near Boulder 3
Rockies Viewpoint near Boulder
Rockies Viewpoint near Boulder
Rockies Viewpoint near Boulder


Green Mountain位在Boulder西邊,是洛磯山脈Front Range的山麓丘陵,海拔8,144呎(2,482公尺),Boulder就依偎在其山腳下。Green Mountain東面的幾片大石壁即是象徵著Boulder的Flatirons, 這兒是攀岩者最喜歡挑戰的場所。


攀登Green Mountain有多條難易不一的路線,若從Chautauqua Park啟登,來回大約6哩,爬升高度約2,500呎(5,680~8,144呎)。當然也可以開車沿Flagstaff Road上山,沿途也有幾個Trailhead可上Green Mountain,距離就縮短了多了。山頂上俯瞰整個Boulder市區和東部大平原,向西則遠眺整個Indian Peaks,是一座老少咸宜的熱門登山路線,今天下午因為要參加一位朋友為他兒子舉辦的生日party,所以我們就走一條最容易的步道—West Ridge Trail。

Green Mountain West Ridge Trail的登山口就在Flagstaff Road的最高點,由此上Green Mountain僅1.4哩(2.24公里)的路程,爬升僅約600呎(183公尺),實在說不上是爬山,就當作是散散步吧!

09:55從登山口(海拔約7,550呎)起登,前面的1.2哩幾乎是起起伏伏的步道沒什麼爬升,直到10:45接Green-Bear Trail的岔路(海拔約7,860呎)後的約1000呎才是較為陡峭且是粗躁的小徑,也只有這一段路稍有點像爬山的樣子,我們於09:55從登山口啟程,登頂時是11:00,用去一小時的時間。
Green Mountain West Ridge Trail 1
Green Mountain West Ridge Trail 2
Green Mountain West Ridge Trail 3
Jacob on the trail
Take a rest
Overlook Green's summit from the trail
Overlook Green's summit from the trail
Bear Peak(L) & South Boulder Peak(R) from the trail
Bear Peak(L) & South Boulder Peak(R) from the trail
Indian Peaks as seen from Green Mt. view to West 1
Indian Peaks as seen from Green Mt. view to West 2
Indian Peaks as seen from Green Mt. view to West
Approch the summit
Approch the summit 1


今天另有一單位舉辦登山活動,所以山頂人滿為患;
Green's summit 3
Green's summit 2


此山我上過無數次,深知另有一私房景點可避開人潮,景點絕佳,就在山頂東北方向一條小徑下切約2~30公尺,有一大塊巨石,或坐或躺在那巨石上,整個Boulder市區一覽無遺,每次來此均少見人影,今天亦復如此,整個巨石就是我們的地盤。
On the Green Mountain summit 1
Overlooking Boulder downtown from Green's summit 1
Overlooking Boulder downtown from Green's summit 2
Overlooking Boulder downtown from Green's summit 3
Overlooking Boulder downtown from Green's summit 4
Overlooking Boulder downtown from Green's summit
Overlooking CU from Green's summit
Overlooking CU from Green's summit
Overlooking Flagstaff Mt. from Green's summit
Overlooking Flagstaff Mt. from Green's summit
Overlooking 1st. Flatiron from Green's summit
Overlooking 1st. Flatiron from Green's summit
On the Green Mountain summit 4
On the Green Mountain summit 3
On the Green Mountain summit 2
On the Green Mountain summit

 
在巨石上休息一陣子後,下山前豆豆和貝貝再爬到山頂巨石上的登頂簽名簿上簽個名作紀念,兩個小子好得意!
Jacob on the Green's summit
Matthew & Jacob on the Green's summit 1
Indian Peaks as seen from Green's summit view to West
Jacob on the Green's summit 1
Matthew & Jacob on the Green's summit 2
Matthew & Jacob on the Green's summit 3
Green's summit 1

 
下山時 間我們也費了將近一個小時的時間,溫馨愉快的一次登山(散步)行!
Gayfeather FlowersGayfeather Flowers
Wooly Mullein
Wooly Mullein
Slender Dayflower
Slender Dayflower
Wooly Actinella
Wooly Actinella

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