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2017/06/28

加拿大落磯山公園群之旅D9 Glacier National Park、Emerald Basin Trail (2017.06.16)

Emerald Lake and Michael Peak in Yoho National Park 3
Emerald Lake and Michael Peak in Yoho National Park 

今天原計畫遊覽加拿大英屬哥倫比亞省的冰川國家公園(Glacier National Park),行前已得知該國家公園幾個景點都是走好久的冰川,而且此時都還處於封閉季節,加之今天氣象預報該公園是雨天,所以決定開車進去公園走走就好。


Brookside Motel出發,出了小鎮沿Trans-Canada Hwy/BC-1 W公路西北行,行約77公里進入冰川國家公園(Glacier National Park)範圍,雨勢不小,根本無法下車,就是下車也無景可看,兩側山頭罩滿烏雲;這種天候下我們決定開車到羅傑斯隘口(Rogers Pass)的遊客資訊中心參觀一下就好,重點擺在下午的翡翠湖(Emerald Lake)健行。

09:25 進入Glacier National Park範圍。
Glacier National Park , Canada (1)
Glacier National Park , Canada (2)
Glacier National Park , Canada



冰川國家公園(Glacier National Park)位於加拿大英屬哥倫比亞省的落磯山脈上,東部通往幽鶴國家公園(Yoho National Park),西部通往勒維斯托克山國家公園(Mt. Revelstoke National Park),公園以冰川和鐵路博物館著名。該公園建於1886年,佔地約1394平方公里,有加拿大太平洋鐵路和橫貫加拿大公路貫穿,冰川退縮後留下許許多多美麗的山川、湖泊、瀑布等,風景從大到小都變化萬千,非常精緻。
Mountain view (Glacier N.P. of Canada) 1
Mountain view (Glacier N.P. of Canada)
Glacier National Park , Canada (3)
Glacier National Park , Canada (5)
Glacier National Park , Canada (6)
Mountain view (Glacier N.P. of Canada)
Glacier National Park , Canada (8)
Glacier National Park , Canada (9)
Glacier National Park , Canada (4)
Glacier National Park , Canada



09:50 抵達羅傑斯隘口(Rogers Pass)的遊客中心;
Rogers Pass Discovery Centre 1
Rogers Pass Discovery Centre 2
Rogers Pass Discovery Centre 


雨勢不歇,遊客中心人員的解說就如行前得知的訊息相符,此季節還不適合登山健行,我們在遊客中心參觀後回頭開回旅館,準備下午到翡翠湖(Emerald Lake)健行。




回到Golden後用完中餐後開車到翡翠湖(Emerald Lake)。



13:50 抵達翡翠湖(Emerald Lake),今天我們預計走Emerald Basin Trail。

Emerald Basin Trail含兩部分路段,一段是Emerald Lake環湖一圈,全長約5.3公里,另一段是從Emerald Lake的西北角往西北登上Emerald Basin,全程來回約5.8公里,兩段合計11.1公里,爬升約240公尺。

14:00 從Emerald Lake 停車場起登,由遊艇船屋後方順時鐘方向沿湖邊步道北行,沿途野花遍開,步道寬敞好走。
Emerald Lake 1
Emerald Lake
Emerald Lake Circuit trail 2
Emerald Lake Circuit trail 3
Emerald Lake Circuit trail 4
Emerald Lake Circuit trail
Fairy Slipper orchid (1)
Fairy Slipper orchid (2)
Fairy Slipper orchid (5)
Fairy Slipper orchid (6)
Fairy Slipper orchid
Looking east to Wapta Mountain from Emerald Lake 1
Looking east to Wapta Mountain from Emerald Lake


14:40 環湖步道與Emerald Basin步道岔路,距登山口約1.8公里;
Looking east to Wapta Mountain from Emerald Lake 2
Looking east to Wapta Mountain from Emerald Lake 


往東沿湖續行為環湖步道,往北岔路為Emerald Basin步道,取岔路往Emerald Basin,標示牌標示距Emerald Basin為2.9公里。

Looking east to Wapta Mountain from Emerald Lake Basin Trail 1
Looking east to Wapta Mountain from Emerald Basin Trail
Michael Peak from the Emerald Lake Loop Trail
Michael Peak from the Emerald Lake Loop Trail


14:54 抵一岔路取左,標示牌標示距Emerald Basin為2.3公里。
Emerald Lake Basin Trail 1
Emerald Basin Trail 岔路

此後山徑轉為陡坡,山徑也較為原始難走,前段數百公尺是較為陡峭部分,爬升約一百多公尺,後面近兩公里則蜿蜒穿過冷杉、雲杉和雪松,步道在森林及矮灌木林間緩升。
Emerald Lake Basin Trail 2
Emerald Lake Basin Trail 3
Emerald Basin Trail
Taken from Emerald Lake Basin Trail
Taken from Emerald Basin Trail
Yellow Columbine (2)
Yellow Columbine (5)
Yellow Columbine
Glacier Lily (5)
Glacier Lily (3)
Glacier Lily (2)
Glacier Lily
Emerald Lake Basin Trail 8
Emerald Lake Basin Trail 9
Emerald Lake Basin Trail 6
Emerald Lake Basin Trail 5
Emerald Basin Trail
Marmot 1
Marmot 2
Marmot at Emerald Basin


16:10 步道末端穿越兩處大片雪原之後抵達大瀑布下雪原,因時間太晚沒上到瀑布下在此下撤。
Emerald Basin resides beneath Presidential Mountains in Yoho National Park 2
Emerald Basin 1
Emerald Basin resides beneath Presidential Mountains in Yoho National Park 1
Emerald Basin 3
Emerald Basin resides beneath Presidential Mountains in Yoho National Park
Emerald Basin 6
Emerald Basin 5
Emerald Basin 4
Emerald Basin 7
Emerald Basin
Emerald Lake Basin Trail 10
Emerald Lake Trail

17:24 回到環湖步道與Emerald Basin步道岔路,取左續沿順時鐘方向走環湖步道回停車場;
Emerald Lake taken from it's North shore
Emerald Lake taken from it's North shore
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper (3)
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper (1)
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper (10)
Large Yellow Lady's Slipper 


這一段環湖步道比前半段長了約兩倍距離,步道也因融雪關係泥濘不堪,異常難走 。

Emerald Lake 6
Emerald Lake
Emerald Lake and Michael Peak in Yoho National Park 2
Emerald Lake and Michael Peak in Yoho National Park 5
Emerald Lake and Michael Peak in Yoho National Park

18:30 返抵停車場;此步道計行走約11.1 公里,總爬升約240公尺,登山時間約4小時30分鐘。

簡單換裝後開車回Golden昨晚住宿的旅館。



★ 今日行車約300公里(約190 哩)

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