2014/08/13
攀登Rogers Pass兩高山湖(Rogers Pass Lake & Heart Lake),順登落磯山脈大陸分水嶺俯瞰Iceberg Lake(2014.08.09)
Overlook Iceberg Lakes & Clayton Lake from Continental Divide
繼上週帶小外孫貝貝攀登洛磯山脈 James Peak Wilderness範圍內的Clayton Lake後,昨天獨自經由Heart Lake登上落磯山脈大陸分水嶺(Continental Divide),然後北行約一哩多後由上往下俯瞰Clayton Lake上方的Iceberg Lakes,該湖區若由Clayton Lake續往上登約一哩多路程,爬升約八百多呎可抵達,但因路跡不明較少人攀登,為安全起見我乃決定多走些路,順便再走走落磯山脈大陸分水嶺步道(Continental Divide Trail,簡稱CDT)。
落磯山脈大陸分水嶺步道(Continental Divide Trail,簡稱CDT) 是一條北起加拿大沿著落磯山脈南伸直抵墨西哥的景觀步道,全長約3,100哩,共貫穿Montana、Idaho、Wyoming、Colorado和New Mexico五個州,其中在科羅拉多州境內就達八百多哩,去年攀登King Lake 時就曾走了其中的一段High Lonesome Trail約3哩路。
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步道名稱:South Boulder Creek Trail(No.900)、Rogers Pass Trail、Loop Trail
登山口:Moffat Tunnel(East Portal Trailhead, 海拔約9,220呎)
距離:全程來回約12.4哩(19.84公里)
爬升高度:約3,300呎/1,006公尺
登山口行車指南請瀏覽:登Clayton Lake(2014.08.02)
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行程記錄:
07:20 從 East Portal Trailhead出發,今天主要是沿South Boulder Creek Trail一路西南行,直到登上大陸分水嶺(Continental Divide)。
East Portal Trailhead
07:52 抵達大草原 Arapaho Lakes 、Forest Lakes Trail 岔路(距登山口1.25 哩,海拔 9,555呎),取左直行。
The fork to Forest Lakes(R) and Roger's Pass (L)
08:15 抵 Crater Lakes Trail 岔路(距登山口1.95 哩,海拔 9,930呎),取左上,登山步道在杉林中緩升。
The fork to Crater Lakes(R) and Roger's Pass (L)
08:27 過第一座橫跨小溪上有扶手之小橋,此處為Clayton Lake及Iceberg Lakes登山口,上禮拜六才帶貝貝由此登Clayton Lake (距登山口2.35 哩,海拔 10,090呎);
The fork to Clayton Lakes(R) and Roger's Pass (L)
由於從Clayton Lake到Iceberg Lakes 路徑不明,今天打算走到落磯山脈大陸分水嶺俯瞰Iceberg Lakes,取左過橋續行。
Hiker or runner
08:43 抵第二座橫跨小溪上有扶手之小橋(距登山口2.45 哩,海拔 10,260呎)。過小橋後約30公尺右側有兩棵大杉木,中間一條小徑,入口處有一大倒木橫著,此為直上Heart Lake的小徑,四年前登Heart Lake時下山係走此路下山;取左直行。
09:15 抵第三座橫跨小溪上無扶手之小橋(距登山口3.48哩,海拔 10,774呎),橋右有小瀑布;
過小橋後步道坡度有點陡,還算好走。
South Boulder Creek Trail
09:26 抵一立有“Camping prohibited within 100 feet of water”木牌處,前行數步跨過小溪(距登山口3.68哩,海拔 10,995呎),溪上以簡單四、五根樹幹橫跨其上,過小溪後隨即看到一條岔路往下切,不知通往何處,不予理會,續沿小溪右岸往上行。
South Boulder Creek Trail
Haystack Mountain from South Boulder Creek trail
James Peak from South Boulder Creek trail
09:40 抵Rogers Pass Lake左下方一無名小湖,湖邊野花盛開,James Peak矗立在後方,在此方向看James Peak山形特別美;
Unnamed lake below Rogers Pass Lake
在步道右邊另有一座較大無名湖,湖邊石頭居多。
路右無名小湖
Camping site
09:50 抵達Rogers Pass Lake(距登山口4.05哩,海拔 11,090呎),在湖的東岸有一些隱密的營地,更可展望Haystack Mountain (11,780呎)、 Rogers Pass (11,860呎)和 James Peak (13,294呎)。
Rogers Pass Lake
Rogers Pass Lake
環湖一週後由北岸小徑上登稜線。
Rogers Pass Lake north ridge
Hiker
12:15 登上Rogers Pass Lake北岸稜線(距登山口4.35哩,海拔 11,347呎),向北俯瞰Heart Lake,往南回望Rogers Pass Lake。
Overlook Rogers Pass Lake from it's north ridge
Heart Lake from it's south shore
James Peak from Heart Lake's south ridge
This tree taken on Heart Lake's south shore; the wind is coming from the right, the trees branches grow to the left.
下去Heart Lake繞一圈後再接回South Boulder Creek Trail,今天計畫循Rogers Pass Trail登上大陸分水嶺(Continental Divide),然後沿著大陸分水嶺北行到Iceberg Lake後的山頭俯瞰Iceberg Lake;
Heart Lake
Rogers Pass from Heart Lake's south ridge
從Heart Lake登上大陸分水嶺約有半哩路,但須爬升約五百多呎,算是蠻陡的,登山小徑一路“之”字形往上盤升。
登山客正要登上大陸分水嶺(Continental Divide)
Rogers Pass
James Peak from Rogers Pass
Rogers Pass Lake from Rogers Pass
View of Heart Lake (L) and Rogers Pass Lake (R) from the Rogers Pass Trail
Roger
The Rogers Pass Trail wraps up the Heart Lake basin and headwall to the Continental Divide
11:10 登上大陸分水嶺(Continental Divide),此處海拔約11,900呎/3,627公尺,距登山口約4.85哩。
Me on the Continental Divide (background is James Peak)
Heart Lake from high points on the Rogers Pass Trail
Hikers on the Continental Divide
11:20 北行至Corona Trail和Rogers Pass Trail的岔路(距登山口5哩,海拔 11,850呎),左下是Corona Trail通往James Peak Trailhead;取右上Rogers Pass Trail走在落磯山脈大陸分水嶺上(地圖上標示Loop Trail)。
Corona Trail (CDT) - Rogers Pass Trail split
Loop Trail沒有明顯的路徑,但每約兩三百呎處便堆有一堆石堆,上插一根木頭為記,整條路徑大致在等高線上的苔原、亂石堆中盤升,除非你刻意要登上路右的無名山頭。
Alpine tundra at Continental Divide
Overlook Heart Lake from Continental Divide
Overlook Rogers Pass Lake(R) & Heart Lake(M) from Continental Divide
12:00 登上Heart Lake西邊最高山頭,海拔約12,251呎/3,734公尺,俯瞰Heart Lake和Rogers Pass Lake。
Overlook Rogers Pass Lake(後)& Heart Lake(前) from Continental Divide
Me on the Continental Divide (12,251 ft./3,734 m)
Heart Lake西邊最高山頭北望大陸分水嶺(Continental Divide )
12:10 下抵一小鞍部,海拔約12,080呎/3,682公尺,在此已可清楚俯瞰Iceberg Lakes,但還不能看到在其下方上星期帶小外孫貝貝去攀登的Clayton Lake;
Overlook Iceberg Lakes from Continental Divide
Iceberg Lakes共有南、北兩大湖及其東、北零星分布的四個小湖,南、北兩大湖的北湖湖面湛藍一片,而南湖湖面則終年飄浮著小冰山,Iceberg Lakes因此而名。
看完Iceberg Lakes後續往北行,打算登上Iceberg Lakes西邊最高山頭俯瞰更完整的Iceberg Lakes和Clayton Lake。
12:22 登上Iceberg Lakes西邊最高山頭,此處海拔約12,150呎/3,703公尺,距登山口約6.2哩,站在此山頭向東俯瞰完整的Iceberg Lakes及其下方的Clayton Lake,就連遠在山抵下的登山口也可清楚望見。
Overlook Iceberg Lakes & Clayton Lake from Continental Divide
Continental Divide (background is James Peak)
12:30 下山,循原路往南行。
Hikers
The CDT is variously referred to as the Corona Trail in the James Peak Wilderness
12:55 回到Heart Lake上方大陸分水嶺South Boulder Creek Trail和Rogers Pass Trail的岔路,取左下切South Boulder Creek Trail下山。
Hikers
13:30 下抵Heart Lake
13:40 下抵Rogers Pass Lake
15:50 返抵登山口,抵登山口前淋了十幾分鐘的小雨。
★ 登山路線圖
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