![King and the Bob and Betty lakes form the headwaters of South Fork Middle Boulder Creek](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4360/36589736511_4e11faf3b1_c.jpg)
King and the Bob and Betty lakes form the headwaters of South Fork Middle Boulder Creek
今天帶著貝貝參加品菁女士帶領的華人登山隊去爬Indian Peaks Wilderness範圍內的King Lake,登完King Lake後經領隊同意我再帶著貝貝去攀登Betty Lake和Bob Lake;該兩湖是二度攀登,而King Lake則是我第三度攀登。
King Lake位於落磯山脈Indian Peaks Wilderness大陸分水嶺下方的一處凹地盆地上,和附近的Bob Lake、 Betty lake構成South Fork Middle Boulder Creek的源頭;登山口通往King Lake的步道抵達King Lake後再爬升兩百多呎可直通落磯山脈大陸分水嶺連接High Lonesome Trail。High Lonesome Trail連接King Lake和北邊的Devil’s Thumb Lake,這是一條不錯的“O”形連走路線,四年前曾獨自走過(那天,我漫步在落磯山脈大陸分水嶺上(2013.08.03) )。
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登山口:Hessie Trailhead (約9,000呎/ 2,743公尺)
攀登湖泊:
King Lake:距停車處約6.5哩(10.4公里),海拔11,430呎(3,484公尺)
Betty Lake:距停車處約6.6哩(10.56公里),海拔11,422呎(3,481公尺)
Bob Lake:距停車處約7.1哩(11.36公里),海拔11,570呎(3,527公尺)
大陸分水嶺(High Lonesome Trail )高點:距停車處約6.85哩( 10.96公里),海拔11,657呎( 3,553公尺)
登山里程:約15.7哩(約25.12公里)
總爬升高度:約3,120呎(約951公尺)
登山時間:10小時
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登山口行車資訊:
從家中Thornton出發經 Boulder走119號公路到Nederland後續往南沿CO 119(CO 72,Peak To Peak )走約0.5哩右轉,沿County Road 130往小鎮Eldora,過Eldora後再走約1哩的石子路,左岔往Hessie Trailhead,直行續往Fourth of July Trailhead,今天是女兒開車送我們來登山口,在此下車。
從停車處(County Road 130岔路)到Hessie Trailhead尚有0.5哩的路程,性能好的四傳車可開抵登山口,但大部分的登山客都選擇步行,因路況實在有夠不好!
步程簡述:
我事先已跟領隊品菁女士報告,我和貝貝會先走順道參觀Jasper Creek Waterfalls瀑布群,然後在King Lake和Woodland Lake Trail 岔路口等候他們。
08:45 County Road 130(The Fourth of July Road)岔路口出發,取左往Hessie Trailhead。
![Hessie Trailhead & The Fourth of July Road fork](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4364/36333152170_5384660376_c.jpg)
Hessie Trailhead & The Fourth of July Road fork
![Unnamed pond along the trail](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4353/36559147092_208c4f7600_c.jpg)
Unnamed pond along the trail
09:00 路過Hessie Townsite遺址,繞道參觀一下。
![Hessie townsite 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4421/36559144002_f24f27f02f_c.jpg)
Hessie townsite
![Abandoned Cabin](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4390/36559139822_767a8fcab7_c.jpg)
Abandoned Cabin
09:05 過Hessie Trailhead前小橋。
![A wooden bridge crossing the creek](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4342/36559135592_7673db68ff_c.jpg)
A wooden bridge crossing the creek
09:07 抵達登山口--Hessie Trailhead,距停車處約0.5哩。
![Hessie Trailhead](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4360/36589691511_5a6bfe4208_c.jpg)
Hessie Trailhead
09:30 經步道左下方Jasper Creek Waterfalls瀑布群,時間應該比其他山友早很多,帶著貝貝下去參觀一下。
![Unnamed waterfull 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4417/35919390013_458c4f676f_c.jpg)
![Unnamed waterfull 2](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4375/35919386663_cbe2d4ae34_c.jpg)
Unnamed waterfull
09:50 離開瀑布群回到步道續行。
09:57 抵達Devil’s Thumb Trail & Devil’s Thumb Bypass Trail 岔路,距停車處約1.5哩,海拔 9,455呎(2,882公尺);
![Thumb Trail & Devils Thumb Bypass Trail fork 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4373/35894202374_30604214cf_c.jpg)
Thumb Trail & Devils Thumb Bypass Trail fork
左岔過橫跨South Fork of Middle Boulder Creek木橋是Devils Thumb Trail,右行直上是Devils Thumb Bypass Trail,取左過小橋。
經小橋跨過South Fork Middle Boulder Creek後即沿著South Fork Middle Boulder Creek左岸上行,一路是一層層的小瀑,伴隨著轟隆隆的流水聲。
10:09 抵達Lost Lake Trail junction,距停車處約1.75哩,海拔 9, 582呎(2,921公尺);左上再行十幾分鐘約0.25哩可抵Lost Lake;取右直行往King Lake、Woodland Lake。
10:14 過一小橋後抵達King Lake和Woodland Lake Trail 的岔路;
![A log bridge crosses the creek](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4395/36333124290_e0d2ff1344_c.jpg)
A log bridge crosses the creek
這是一片大草原,可遠眺Devil’s Thumb Pass,此處距停車處約1.95哩,海拔9,600呎(2,926公尺);在此等候其他山友。
![King Lake & Woodland Lake Trail fork](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4430/36559125642_ce0d2e1991_c.jpg)
King Lake & Woodland Lake Trail fork
10:45 領隊品菁女士一行八位山友抵達岔路口,簡單寒暄後取左岔往King Lake Trail上行,行約幾百公尺後即進入Indian Peaks Wilderness範圍。
從King Lake與Woodland Lake Trail 岔路起約有2.5哩的步道大都在Woodland Mountain南側坡的松林間緩升,兩旁野花已進入尾聲,盛開期應是在七月份;
![King Lake Trail 3](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4378/36559120602_0e314d9ecf_c.jpg)
![King Lake Trail 4](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4385/36682406406_f4f66149c7_c.jpg)
King Lake Trail
South Fork of Middle Boulder Creek潺潺流水聲不絕於耳,松林透空處可窺見壯麗的山景。
![Mountain view along the King Lake Trail 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4397/36559124532_53e43a39f8_c.jpg)
![Mountain view along the King Lake Trail 2](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4333/35894176024_0c67f00bc4_c.jpg)
Mountain view along the King Lake Trail
11:57 南側山脊頂部可看見舊鐵路支架遺跡,那是早期Moffat railroad的遺址,該條鐵路是早期輸運丹佛遊客前往Winter Park的主要交通工具,當年Moffat Tunnel還沒有開通;在該鐵路的再上端即是Rollins Pass,你有高性能的越野車即可由Rollinsville開著車經由Rollins Pass直接開上Continental Divide。
![A historic railroad trestle on the Rollins Pass 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4335/36559122332_e5693b479d_c.jpg)
![A historic railroad trestle on the Rollins Pass 2](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4430/36559115272_873fd64be4_c.jpg)
A historic railroad trestle on the Rollins Pass
12:33 步道開始“之”字形爬升,這是此步道較陡峭的一段,距停車處約5.85 哩,海拔約10,904呎(3,324公尺);幾分鐘後上抵山脊平台。
12:45 抵達King Lake和Betty and Bob Lakes岔路,此處距停車處約6.1哩,海拔約11,108'呎(3,386公尺);
![King Lake Trail & Bob Lake Trail fork](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4382/36559118042_70418f51a2_c.jpg)
King Lake Trail & Bob Lake Trail fork
右往Betty Lake and Bob Lake,資料記載Betty Lake約 0.5哩、Bob Lake約1哩;取左往King Lake。
![Wildflowers along the trail](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4402/35894170924_19ab10cdab_c.jpg)
Wildflowers along the trail
離開岔路後隨即遇到一小溪,找一處有石頭處踏石而過,山徑又開始爬升。
![Continental Divide seen from above 11,100’King Lake below](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4348/36728928995_fc59d6b417_c.jpg)
Continental Divide seen from above 11,100’King Lake below
13:01 右側一條不很明顯的岔路通往一無名小湖,小湖距步道約一兩分鐘的路程。此處距停車處約6.35哩,海拔約11,339呎(3,456公尺)。
13:07 登抵King Lake,距停車處約6.5哩,海拔11,430呎(3,484公尺)。
![King Lake 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4415/36589826631_723ef8d815_c.jpg)
King Lake
![King Lake (3)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4338/36728877495_e1ee3ab4d6_c.jpg)
![King Lake (4)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4432/35894166704_3478d657bd_c.jpg)
![King Lake (5)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4334/36728866895_5cb52817bb_c.jpg)
King Lake
我們在湖邊用餐點,今天湖邊風蠻大的,小休片刻後有人提議續上大陸分水嶺(Continental Divide)。
13:38 離開King Lake,由King Lake南岸繞過直上湖後的大陸分水嶺,此路徑約0.35哩,爬升約兩百多呎。
![King Lake (7)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4366/36333081690_e3682e138f_c.jpg)
King Lake
13:50 登上King Lake後方的落磯山脈大陸分水嶺,距停車處約6.85哩,海拔11,657呎(3,553公尺)。
![Jacob on the Continental Divide](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4347/35919332103_f189e84dc7_c.jpg)
Jacob on the Continental Divide
站在大陸分水嶺上是一片寬廣的苔原,視野無限!此處西邊是Winter Park方向,東邊則是早上上山的Nederland方向;苔原南接Rollins Pass,那是一條可開高性能四傳車上山的古道;苔原往北沿分水嶺稜線即是High Lonesome Trail,沿著High Lonesome Trail北行約2.5哩即可銜接Devil’s Thumb Trail,然後經Devil’s Thumb Lake、Jasper Lake下山,形成一個“O”形連走,該路線四年前曾走過。
![Looking southwest from Continental Divide at James Peak et al.](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4420/35919333893_62aa3e0208_c.jpg)
![Looking southwest from Continental Divide at James Peak et al. 1-1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4362/36728925535_99895cedb1_c.jpg)
Looking southwest from Continental Divide at James Peak et al.
![Looking down at King Lake from the Continental Divide 8](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4363/35919334913_8b796854e9_c.jpg)
![Looking down at King Lake from the Continental Divide 4](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4385/35919338013_603a2d0927_c.jpg)
![Looking down at King Lake from the Continental Divide 3](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4427/35919339013_c98fa9e7c0_c.jpg)
![Looking down at King Lake from the Continental Divide 6](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4391/35919337103_f305c5e5da_c.jpg)
![Looking down at King Lake from the Continental Divide 2](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4409/35919340863_e15ed05f01_c.jpg)
![Looking down at King Lake from the Continental Divide 7](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4439/35919336113_3204df7b73_c.jpg)
![Looking down at King Lake from the Continental Divide 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4408/36728859455_f549356df9_c.jpg)
Looking down at King Lake from the Continental Divide
14:16 在分水嶺上稍作停留後循原路下山,其他山友再到湖邊小逛後下山,我則帶著貝貝前往Bob Lake和Betty Lake。
我先在分水嶺上觀察往Bob Lake的地形,認為可以經由King Lake下方的無名小潭往北直切上Bob Lake,地形並不複雜,遠看都是岩石坡及一種當地叫作willow的矮灌木叢,如此就不必沿原路下降到King Lake和Betty and Bob Lakes岔路,應該會省點時間,決定好後隨即前往King Lake下方的無名小潭。
![The route from King Lake to Bob Lake](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4347/36559159452_a6395f8d7a_c.jpg)
The route from King Lake to Bob Lake
14:37 經過King Lake再下行約0.15哩後左轉岔路抵達一無名小潭,湖水不多,湖岸野花倒還盛開著;
![Unnamed pond below King Lake](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4382/35919325033_220cd371fa_c.jpg)
Unnamed pond below King Lake
![Wildflowers surrounding the unnamed pond (1)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4416/36589730361_4015dc7f7f_c.jpg)
![Wildflowers surrounding the unnamed pond (6)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4331/35894127574_126f332102_c.jpg)
![Wildflowers surrounding the unnamed pond (4)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4406/35919314353_16f29b797a_c.jpg)
Wildflowers surrounding the unnamed pond
![Wildflowers surrounding the unnamed pond (3)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4420/35894132384_f64fde7d4f_c.jpg)
阿公,你在拍我嗎?
在此再詳細觀察往Bob Lake的預定路線後從想談的北岸往北上切。
一路就在大岩石坡及willow矮灌木叢間穿梭攀爬,貝貝亦步亦趨的跟著我前行,由於視線開闊,隨時修正最理想路徑,走來並不困難。
![Travel moderates through open rock field and willow grove above the unnamed pool 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4403/35919308123_23eb549dab_c.jpg)
![Travel moderates through open rock field and willow grove above the unnamed pool 2](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4335/35894123144_2270c2ccd4_c.jpg)
Travel moderates through open rock field and willow grove above the unnamed pool
![Looking south at King Lake from near Bob Lake](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4371/36333026410_109de0293f_c.jpg)
Looking south at King Lake from near Bob Lake
![Close look at King Lake from near Bob Lake](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4397/36333023810_b6d5c23e2d_c.jpg)
Close look at King Lake from near Bob Lake
15:32 抵達Bob Lake,Bob Lake海拔11,570呎(3,527公尺),距停車處約7.1哩;
![Bob Lake 3](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4388/36589831711_bca786a542_c.jpg)
![Bob Lake 6](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4383/36333018090_bb5acbaa79_c.jpg)
![Bob Lake 7](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4357/36333015880_a4f59cbabc_c.jpg)
Bob Lake
此湖四年前已來過,在Bob Lake湖岸東南俯瞰下方的Betty Lake很美;
![Overlook Betty Lake from Bob Lake below, with Rollins Pass in the distance 2](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4390/36589820531_9593423395_c.jpg)
Overlook Betty Lake from Bob Lake below, with Rollins Pass in the distance
![Overlook Betty Lake from Bob Lake 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4389/36333021060_6285fe2b60_c.jpg)
Overlook Betty Lake from Bob Lake
湖岸小休後沿著小徑下山。
![Looking down at Betty Lake from Bob Lake below 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4427/36333013810_1b0fc77184_c.jpg)
![Looking down at Betty Lake from Bob Lake below 2](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4433/36559017282_0c287081e4_c.jpg)
Looking down at Betty Lake from Bob Lake below
![Taken from Betty Lake above 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4366/36559012332_3243470d86_c.jpg)
![Taken from Betty Lake above 2](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4415/36728804275_c7e4abffec_c.jpg)
Taken from Betty Lake above
15:57 經過Betty Lake,Betty Lake海拔11,422呎(3,481公尺),距停車處約6.6哩;Betty Lake還是由Bob Lake往下俯瞰比較美也比較壯觀,站在湖邊看只不過是爾爾;繼續沿著小徑下山。
![Looking down at Betty Lake from Bob Lake below 3](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4344/36728812095_d9d634b02f_c.jpg)
Looking down at Betty Lake from Bob Lake below
16:19 回到King Lake與 Betty and Bob Lakes岔路,取左下山。
17:48 返抵King Lake和Woodland Lake Trail 的岔路,小休後再行。
在將抵停車岔路時一隻狐狸由路旁經過,口中叼著一隻牠的獵物,不急不徐的準備找個地方享用牠的晚餐了!
![Fox on the trail 1](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4350/36728794255_1e95da4659_c.jpg)
![Fox on the trail 2](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4357/36589687411_2288da0c2b_c.jpg)
![Fox on the trail 3](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4398/36728788535_5eea13508e_c.jpg)
18:45 回到Hessie Trailhead和往Fourth of July Trailhead的岔路口,女兒已在此等候多時,今天走了約25公里,費時10小時,祖孫倆都有點累了,快速搭車回家。
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