2013/10/10

2013賞白楊木 (aspen)之旅--Kenosha Pass (一)-- 9/28 葉子變色中

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Kenosha Pass 位在丹佛西南方，Jefferson小鎮的東北方；US 285公路在Jefferson和Grant路段環繞著Kenosha Pass，成為North Fork South Platte River山谷和South Platte River河源上游的通道。此隘口以前是印第安人到South Park打獵必經的路線，19世紀成為白人越過Front Range的道路，在1860科州採金礦熱潮期間，許多探礦者經這路線到South Platte河源上游的金礦區及其他South Park採礦區，交通的繁忙促使這條小道拓寬成為大道，在科州採銀礦熱潮時，此隘口變成移民者進入Leadville, Breckenridge, 和 Aspen的主要道路之一。

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Kenosha Pass最高點海拔10,000呎(3048公尺)，Colorado Trail (#1776)由此穿過，在此點有一露營地，大部分車輛皆可通過此隘口，是丹佛近郊最佳的賞白楊樹地點，每年的九月底遊客絡繹不絕；今年可能由於氣候炎熱，白楊木葉子轉黃時間比往年晚了一個多星期，葉況也比去年來得亮眼、光滑、圓潤。
往年來此賞白楊除了欣賞停車場附近白楊木外，最常走的步道就是Colorado Trail；今年則發現一處更佳賞白楊地點，就是從停車場往東走，一、二十分鐘後越過Kenosha Creek往山上走，途中越過兩處透空處，展望都很好；近一小時上抵第三透空處，俯瞰Kenosha Pass全景，西眺Sawatch 山脈和 Mosquito山麥積雪山頭，展望特佳，貝貝自豪的說，我將這裡命名為“Jacob’s viewpoint”！(Jacob是他的名字)

行車資訊：
丹佛開車沿I-70州際公路西行，過了Golden在Exit 260下交流道改走CO-470朝Colorado Springs前進，約5.7哩後下交流道改走US-285 S朝Fairplay前進，46.9哩後抵達目的地，停車場在公路左側，或再往內開0.1哩另有一停車場，此停車場設有廁所，但在白楊木賞葉旺季此停車場經常客滿。
US 285 公路旁農莊 (The X-Brand Ranch)
The X-Brand Ranch along US 285 HWY 2The X-Brand Ranch along US 285 HWY 1
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