落磯山國家公園健行--Toll Memorial Trail(2012.09.06)

 

月初走了一趟落磯山國家公園，當天天氣不錯，和太座在山頂走了一段Toll Memorial Trail，雖然看不到遠山的殘雪，可遇上了藍天上的朵朵白雲。天，藍得深沉；雲，白得透徹！

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上午九點左右抵達公園東入口小鎮Estes Park，鎮前湖泊Lake Estes湖面如鏡，倒影美如仙境！

 

路旁的野火雞與小鹿

Wild Turkey

 

Deer

 

沿途白楊木葉子已開始轉黃

 

Rainbow Curve景點，下午下山時 在此碰上一群古董車隊

Rainbow Curve

Rainbow Curve俯瞰Horseshoe Park

 

 

Trail Ridge Road直入天際

Trail Ridge Road

Trail Ridge Road

Trail Ridge Road

Trail Ridge Road

Trail Ridge Road

Forest Canyon Overlook

Forest Canyon Overlook

View to the Continental Divide from Forest Canyon

日光浴時間(Marmor)

Forest Canyon Overlook休息中的Elk

 

Toll Memorial Trail

位在落磯山國家公園內Trail Ridge Road頂端的Toll Memorial Trail全長約二哩(來回)左右，海拔在12,100~12,330呎之間(3,688~4,063公尺)，步道兩旁盡是苔原植物，矗立步道沿途之巨岩造型特殊；該步道距離雖不長，但因高海拔，太座走來也不輕鬆。

Toll Memorial Trail

Toll Memorial Trail

Toll Memorial Trail

Toll Memorial Trail

Toll Memorial Trail

Toll Memorial Trail

Toll Memorial Trail俯瞰Trail Ridge Road

View to Sundance Mountain from Toll Memorial Trail

View to Mummy Range from Toll Memorial Trail

View to the Continental Divide from Toll Memorial Trail

 

Alpine Visitor Center