登Boulder小鎮的Green Mountain(2017.07.19)

今天和太座、貝貝前往Boulder攀登Green Mountain，我們走一條最容易的步道--West Ridge Trail；Green Mountain West Ridge Trail的登山口就在Flagstaff Road的最高點，由此上Green Mountain僅1.4哩(2.24公里)的路程，爬升僅約600呎(183公尺)，算是一條輕鬆的健走路線！

Green Mountain位在Boulder小鎮西邊，是洛磯山脈Front Range的山麓丘陵，海拔8,144呎(2,482公尺)，Boulder就依偎在其山腳下。Green Mountain東面的幾片大石壁即是小鎮Boulder 的的標--Flatirons, 這兒是攀岩者最喜歡挑戰的場所；登上Green Mountain山頂可俯瞰整個Boulder市區和東部大平原，向西則遠眺整個Indian Peaks，是一座老少咸宜的熱門登山路線。

10:10 從登山口(海拔約7,550呎)起登；

Green Mountain West Ridge Trailhead

Green Mountain West Ridge Trail

Looking East from Green Mountain West Ridge Trail at Green Mountain


前面的1.2哩幾乎是起起伏伏的步道沒什麼爬升。



Monarda (Bee Balm、Bergamot、Horsemint)

Thistle

Oregon Daisy


Sego Lily flower



Looking South from Green Mountain West Ridge Trail at Bear Peak & S. Boulder Peak

10:47 接Green Bear Trail 岔路(海拔約7,860呎)，登山口距此約0.8哩；右下往Bear Canyon可登Bear Peak不取，取左直行；

West Ridge Trail& Green Bear Trail junction

11:03 從Green Bear Trail 岔路開始緩上坡再行約0.3哩後接到左側上來的Ranger Trail，取右續行；

West Ridge Trail& Ranger Trail junction


此岔路後的約0.3哩才是較為陡峭且是粗躁的小徑，也只有這一段路稍有點像爬山的樣子。

Steeper & rocky portion of the Green Mountain Trail

Take a rest

Steeper & rocky portion of the Green Mountain Trail

我們於10:10從登山口啟程，登頂時是11:20，用去一小時又十分鐘的時間。

A built up stone post on the large rock at the summit




Taken from Green Mountain summit

Looking South from Green Mountain at Bear Peak & S. Boulder Peak

Looking East from Green Mountain summit

登頂後先上大岩石頂拍照；

The summit marker on Green Mountain identifies distant peaks

I on the summit of Green Mountain


Jacob on the summit of Green Mountain

Looking West from Green Mountain at the  Rockies

Looking Southwest from Green Mountain at James Peak

Looking West from Green Mountain at Arapaho Peaks et.

Looking Northwest from Green Mountain at Mount Toll & Audubon

Looking Northwest from Green Mountain at Longs Peak


然後再沿山頂東北方向一條小徑下切約2~30公尺到一大塊巨石處休息用餐，巨石上展望奇佳，可俯瞰整個Boulder市區。




Overlooking Boulder downtown from Green Mountain


Overlooking Boulder downtown from Green Mountain

Overlooking 1st. Flatiron from Green's summit

Overlooking CU Boulder from Green Mountain

Overlooking NCAR from Green Mountain

在巨石上休息一陣子後下山，下山時間我們也費了將近一個小時，結束愉快的一次登山行！