退隱山林: Labor Day登高山湖Lost Lake(2017.09.04)

Lost Lake

今天是美國的勞動節(Labor Day)，本來要帶家人去登Brainard Lake Recreation Area園區的Blue Lake，沒想到車子開到收費亭前數百呎處便大排長龍，排了一陣子車子一動也不動，心想不知要排到何時，況且看此狀況依往常經驗裡面停車場也早已無車位，和家人討論後回頭改登Eldora附近的Lost Lake，隨即掉頭開回Nederland，將車子放在Park-n-Ride搭免費的Shuttle Bus到登山口Hessie Trailhead，因經驗告訴我此刻Hessie Trailhead的停車位早已客滿！

經此折騰抵達登山口停車處已將近是上午十一點鐘，隨即從登山口停車處出發。

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攀登湖泊：Lost Lake，海拔9,798呎(2,986公尺)。

登山口：Hessie Trailhead (約9,000呎 / 2,743公尺)

登山總里程：來回約4哩(6.4公里)

總爬升高度：約1,000呎(305公尺)

花費時間：4小時20分

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步程簡述：

10:40 從Shuttle Bus下車處CR 130 (The Fourth of July Road) 與Hessie Trailhead岔路口出發。

Hessie Trailhead & The Fourth of July Road fork

Unnamed pond along the trail

10:53 Hessie Townsite 標示牌，此處殘存有幾棟遺址。

Hessie townsite

10:55 Hessie Townsite 遺址。

Hessie townsite

11:01 過Hessie Trailhead前小橋。

A wooden bridge crossing the creek

11:02 距CR 130 (The Fourth of July Road) 與Hessie Trailhead岔路口約0.5哩後抵達登山口--Hessie Trailhead。

登山口行一段石子路取捷徑上坡，路旁白楊木(Aspen)葉子已開始轉黃，科羅拉多已進入“金秋九月”！

Lost Lake Trail

Aspen leaves are turning yellow

Taken from the trail up to Lost Lake, aspen leaves are turning yellow 1

Taken from the trail up to Lost Lake, aspen leaves are turning yellow 3

Taken from the trail up to Lost Lake, aspen leaves are turning yellow 5

Taken from the trail up to Lost Lake, aspen leaves are turning yellow 6

Taken from the trail up to Lost Lake, aspen leaves are turning yellow

11:35 路左下有一瀑布群--Jasper Creek Waterfalls，極為壯觀(距CR 130與Hessie Trailhead岔路口約1.0哩)。

Unnamed waterfull

12:02 抵達Devils Thumb Trail & Devils Thumb Bypass Trail 岔路，距CR 130與Hessie Trailhead岔路口約1.5哩，海拔9,455呎(2,882公尺)；

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。