Rogers Pass Lake
週五陪女兒和兩位友人去攀登James Peak Wilderness範圍內的Rogers Pass Lake和Heart Lake,該兩座湖已攀登過多次,路況已駕輕就熟。
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攀登湖泊:
Rogers Pass Lake,海拔11,112呎/3,387公尺
Heart Lake,海拔11,265呎/3,434公尺
登山口:East Portal Trailhead,海拔約9,145呎/2,787公尺
登山里程:全程往返9.8哩/15.77公里
總爬升高度:2,500呎/762公尺
登山時間:7小時16分
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行車資訊:
從Boulder走Boulder Canyon Road(CO 119)西行,16哩後抵Nederland小鎮,接Peak To Peak景觀公路(CO 119, CO 72)南下,行4.8哩抵Rollinsville,右轉E. Portal road (Rollins Pass)西行,約7.5哩後行車終點(Moffat Tunnel)即為登山口,此處是Union Pacific Railroad火車隧道的東入口。
Moffat Tunnel
行程記錄:
08:30 從登山口East Portal Trailhead出發,座標N39.90317° W105.64431°,海拔9,145呎/2,787公尺;
East Portal Trailhead
一路沿South Boulder Creek Trail 朝西南行,沿途野花大部分已過了開花期,僅剩少數幾種花期較長的野花點綴著有點單調的步道。
The cabin along the trail
Subalpine larkspur
Rose Twisted Stalk
Monkshood
Cutleaf Coneflower
09:10 抵達大草原 Forest Lakes Trail 岔路,座標N39.89340° W105.66043°,海拔9,516呎/2,900公尺,距登山口1.25哩/2.01公里;
Forest Lakes Trail 、South Boulder Creek Trail junction
右岔往Forest Lakes不取,取左直行往Rogers Pass Lake。
Hikers
09:41 抵 Crater Lakes Trail 岔路,座標N39.89010° W105.66886°,海拔9,884呎/3,013公尺,距登山口1.95哩/3.14公里;
Crater Lakes Trail 、South Boulder Creek Trail junction
右岔往Crater Lakes不取,取左直行,登山步道在杉林中緩升。
09:57 抵Clayton Lake和Iceberg Lake岔路,座標N39.88728° W105.67312°,海拔10,024呎/3,055公尺,距登山口2.3哩/3.7公里;
Clayton Lake split
由於Clayton Lake沒被Forest Service推薦,登山路徑也沒在維修,所以此岔路極不明顯,正位在一座沒有扶手之兩根原木橋與一座單面扶手之小橋之間,由於少登山客造訪,路徑極不明顯易錯過,右岔往Clayton Lake和Iceberg Lake,多年前走過兩次,直行過單面扶手之小橋往Rogers Pass Lake和Heart Lake,取直行。
10:23 抵第二座橫跨小溪上有扶手之小橋後約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,座標N39.88195° W105.67370°,海拔10,205呎/3,110公尺,距登山口2.8哩/4.5公里;2010年登Heart Lake時下山係走此路下山,但無路徑需自行找路,取左直行上山。
11:08 抵第三座橫跨小溪上無扶手之小橋,座標N39.87170° W105.68052°,海拔10,712呎/3,265公尺,距登山口3.7哩/5.95公里;
Cascade along the trail
橋右有小瀑布,過小橋後步道坡度有點陡,還算好走。
A Creek crossing by log bridge
11:29 抵一小溪,座標N39.87062° W105.68388°,海拔10,938呎/3,334公尺,距登山口4.0哩/6.43公里;小溪之前約30公尺立有一面“Camping prohibited within 100 feet of water”之露營區限制木牌,小溪上以簡單四、五根樹幹橫跨其上,過小溪後續沿小溪右岸往上行。
The makeshift bridge cross the creek
Fresh snow on the mountain
Wildflowers along the trail
James Peak from South Boulder Creek Trail
James Peak from South Boulder Creek Trail
11:53 抵達Rogers Pass Lake,座標N39.87126° W105.68881°,海拔11,112呎/3,387公尺,距登山口4.4哩/7.08公里;
Rogers Pass Lake
今天風大,在湖邊用餐後續往Heart Lake。
Taken from Rogers Pass Lake
12:10 用完餐後續上Heart Lake,沿Rogers Pass Lake北岸山坡朝西北爬升,風很大,寸步難行。
Looking up at Rogers Pass from Rogers Pass Lake
12:23 登上Rogers Pass Lake北岸稜線Heart Lake 和 South Boulder Creek Trail 岔路,座標N39.87372° W105.69235°,海拔11,314呎/3,449公尺,距登山口4.8哩/7.72公里;
Taken from the ridge between Rogers Pass Lake & Heart Lake
Looking at Rogers Pass from the ridge between Rogers Pass Lake & Heart Lake
取右下切往Heart Lake湖邊前進。
12:25 抵Heart Lake南岸,座標N39.87436° W105.69306°,海拔11,265呎/3,434公尺,距登山口4.9哩/7.89公里;
Taken from Heart Lake
James Peak from Heart Lake
湖邊風大,在湖邊拍照後匆忙下山。
12:38 下山,頂著風下到Rogers Pass Lake後才稍微避風一下;從Rogers Pass Lake下行約200公尺後取左偏行到另一座無名湖上端,俯瞰無名湖拍照後回到步道循原路下山。
Taken from Lower Rogers Pass Lake above
15:35 返抵登山口後開車返家。
Alltrails:Rogers Pass Lake、Heart Lake Hike Track(2021.08.20)
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