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2010/11/14

Loveland Pass 登山賞雪 (2010.11.12)


昨日帶著女兒偕同太座同遊Loveland Pass,順便登上Loveland Pass北邊稜線(12,414/3,784公尺),賞盡高山雪景;回途繞道KeystoneDillon Lake,非假日遊客不多,倒是滑雪者不在少數,經過的兩三個滑雪場人潮滿滿,誰說經濟不景氣?女兒則持保留的說:誰知他們不是在待業中?說的也是,最近好像台灣的景氣稍有起色,美國,持續低迷中。
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Loveland Pass位在US-6號公路上,海拔11,990  (3,650 公尺),是科羅拉多州落磯山脈的一個高山隘口,它位在丹佛西邊Front Range的大陸分水嶺上,US-6號公路穿過此隘口,曲折陡峭的山路和髮夾彎行車不易。
US-6號公路由丹佛西行有很大一部分是和70號州際公路(I-70)共用的,在現今70號州際公路216哩到205(Dillon Silverthorne)這一段還沒興建艾森豪(Eisenhower Tunnel)隧道以前,是從Exit 216開始循蜿蜒的山路上山,越過落磯山脈分水嶺(Continental Divide ),也就是Loveland Pass,然後再陡下進入Arapahoe Basin,經過Keystone接回70號公路(全長20)。這一段路的東端是Loveland Ski Area,西邊則是Arapahoe Basin Ski Area,都是離丹佛不遠的滑雪勝地,由於道路彎曲陡峭,在在冬季下雪的季節是特別危險的,常因大雪而封路。自從1970年代Eisenhower Tunnel 建好後,除了Trucks以外的車輛都可直接由70號公路穿越隧道,避開此路段。Loveland Pass為紀念William A.H. Loveland(19世紀末Colorado Central Railroad的總裁)而命名。
Loveland Pass目前除了大型貨卡車通行外,就數觀光客和登山客最多,因為車行在這條路線上不僅可近距離親近滑雪場,更可在最高點的分水嶺上飽覽群山之美。
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Loveland ski area位在Loveland Pass東邊

Summit of Loveland Pass海拔11,990  (3,650 公尺)
Loveland Pass from East side
登頂途中--
Loveland Pass from parking area view to West
Loveland Pass from parking area view to West
Loveland Pass from parking area view to West
Loveland Pass from parking area view to West
View to North from atop Loveland Pass
The Eastern side of the continental divide on Loveland Pass
Loveland Pass North ridge
Loveland Pass North ridge
Snowscaped Rocks
Loveland Pass North ridge
Mt. Sniktau (L) from atop Loveland Pass North ridge

Loveland Pass北邊稜頂
Inside the Loveland Pass cirque
Loveland Pass looking West over the Rocky Mountains
Overlooking I-70 from Loveland Pass view to North
Loveland Pass North ridge
Atop Loveland Pass North ridge
Fast moving storm clouds over Loveland Pass
Loveland Pass from it's North ridge
The snow is very deep
Skiers heading to the top
Skier
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area位在Loveland Pass西邊
Dillon Lake
Eisenhower & Johnson Tunnel
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