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攀登Empire小鎮附近的Butler Gulch Trail (2022.07.16)

Butler Gulch Trail、Jones Pass Trail intersection (2)

Butler Gulch Trail、Jones Pass Trail intersection 

登山步道Butler Gulch Trail

登山口Butler Gulch Trailhead

登山里程6.46/10.4公里

總爬升高度1,709/521公尺

登山時間4小時20

 

行車資訊:

開車沿I-70州際公路西行,行至Exit 232出口下交流道,朝U.S. 40 E/Empire/Granby前進,0.3哩後接著走US-40 W直行,再行0.3哩後靠右繼續沿US-40 W西行,經Empire行約8.7哩於道路大右彎處靠左行駛進入Henderson Mine Rd,岔路前道路旁有紅底白字指示牌,指示牌標示“Big Bend,左往Jones PassHenderson Mine”; Henderson Mine Rd行約1.8哩後於Henderson Mine管制口前右轉土石路繼續西行,再行0.5哩後抵達Henderson Spur Trailhead停車場,座標39° 46.245' -105° 51.212',海拔10,266/3,129公尺;停車場北側是Henderson Spur Trail登山口,停車場續往西行則是Butler Gulch TrailJones Pass登山口。

Butler Gulch Trailhead parking lot

Butler Gulch Trailhead parking lot

Looking south at Henderson Mine from Jones Pass Parking Lot

Looking south at Henderson Mine from Jones Pass Parking Lot

步程簡述:

08:30 停車場出發,沿著石子路續往西行。

08:38 抵達Butler Gulch TrailJones Pass Trail岔路口,右岔尚可行駛四輪傳動車石子路為Jones Pass Trail,取左岔Butler Gulch Trail繼續西行,此處座標39° 46.319' -105° 51.495',海拔10,476/3,193公尺,距停車場約0.25/400公尺;

Butler Gulch Trail、Jones Pass Trail intersection (1)

Butler Gulch Trail、Jones Pass Trail intersection 

 

岔路口行50公尺即有一道鐵柵門擋住去路禁止車輛通行。

Butler Gulch Trail (1)

Butler Gulch Trail 

 

繞過鐵柵門續行不遠道路越過West Fork Clear Creek後轉向南行,行不遠步道開始進入雲杉(spruce),冷杉(fir)和白楊木(aspen)的混合森林中穿行。

Butler Gulch Trail (2)

Butler Gulch Trail 

 

08:58 遇一條小溪澗,座標39° 45.834' -105° 51.568',海拔10,735/3,272公尺,距停車場約1.0/1.6公里;

Creek

Creek

 

跨過小溪澗後沿步道續行。

08:47 遇第二條小溪,座標39° 45.676' -105° 51.628',海拔10,778/3,285公尺,距停車場約1.24/2.0公里;

Stream crossing by log bridge

Stream crossing by log bridge

 

小溪上橫跨著兩根大原木用以渡溪,渡溪後仍沿寬敞的步道往南爬升。

寬敞步道往南行約250公尺後坡度轉陡朝南爬升。

Butler Gulch Trail (3)

Butler Gulch Trail 

 

09:37 抵步道一岔路處,岔路右行20公尺有一條小溪,小溪由上而下形成一條壯觀的流瀑,左岔是登山步道;我們先右轉到小溪處拍照欣賞流瀑後再沿步道上行,流瀑處座標39° 45.336' -105° 51.734',海拔11,138/3,395公尺,距登山口約1.74/2.8公里。

Cascading water along the trail (4)

Cascading water along the trail (5)

Cascading water along the trail (3)

Cascading water along the trail (2)

Cascading water along the trail (1)

Cascading water along the trail 

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (2)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (3)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (4)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (5)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (6)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (7)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail

 

09:50 出森林線,座標39° 45.242' -105° 51.673',海拔11,342/3,457公尺,距停車場約2.05/3.3公里;此處已接近步道終點圈谷下方,西北望Continental Divide

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (1)

View to the west as the trail breaks out of the trees 

 

北望海拔12,940 /3,944公尺的Vasquez Peak以及海拔12,530 /3,819公尺的Stanley Mountain

View to the north from Butler Gulch Trail near 11,600' just above the treeline

View to the north from Butler Gulch Trail near 11,600' just above the treeline

 

寬闊的苔原地則野花盛開,在苔原地小休賞景。

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (8)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (9)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (10)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (11)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (12)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail 

 

10:12 抵左側一小岔路,座標39° 45.146' -105° 51.945',海拔11,601/3,536公尺,距停車場約2.36/3.8公里;

Butler Gulch Trail fork

Butler Gulch Trail fork

 

左岔一不明顯路跡爬上小草坡有路徑通往左上方稜線做一O形環走,去年登山隊走過一趟,今天因天氣不太穩定所以不走O形環走,我們取右岔直行。

10:13 Butler Gulch Creek,座標39° 45.148' -105° 51.976',海拔11,608/3,538公尺;

Butler Gulch Creek (1)

Butler Gulch Creek (2)

Butler Gulch Creek (3)

Butler Gulch Creek 

 

跨越小溪後沿著平緩的小徑朝西北轉西南爬升。

Butler Gulch Trail (4)

Butler Gulch Trail (5)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (13)

Butler Gulch Trail 

 

10:35 遇一岔路,右岔往一處礦場遺址,去年已去過取左續行。

Old mine ruins  (1)

Old mine ruins  (3)

Old mine ruins 

 

行約200公尺遇一小溪澗,溪澗兩旁野花盛開。

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (14)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (15)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (16)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (17)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (18)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (19)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail 

Old mine ruins  (2)

Old mine ruins  

Old mine equiment

Old mine equipment

 

10:53 Butler Gulch頂端,座標39° 45.076' -105° 52.695',海拔12,021/3,664公尺,此處距登山口約3.29/5.3公里;領隊決定今天走到此折返下山,先在此處休息用餐。

The top of Butler Gulch Trail (1)

The top of Butler Gulch Trail (2)

The top of Butler Gulch Trail (3)

The top of Butler Gulch Trail 

Columbine

Columbine

 

11:18 循原路下山。

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (20)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail (21)

Wildflowers blooming along Butler Gulch Trail 

 

12:50 返抵停車場,整裝後開車返家。

 

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