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登高山湖Herman Lake (2022.07.10)

Herman Lake (1)

Herman Lake

今年暑假帶孫子翔翔來丹佛找他的表兄弟敘舊,今天是登山隊登山的日子,順便帶兩表兄弟一起上山去,大孫子Matthew尚在多倫多參加營隊所以未能同行。

今天登山隊登山行程是去走Herman Gulch TrailHerman Lake;Herman Lake位在小鎮Bakerville北邊Herman Gulch上游Pettingell Peak山腳下一處開闊的苔原台地上,正在大陸分水嶺下方,Herman Gulch Trail是一條老少咸宜很容易親近的步道,有人稱他是“urbanite(都市人)”步道,所以假日時登山客蠻多的,該步道我先前已帶小外孫貝貝走過兩三次。
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行車資訊:
由丹佛沿I-70州際公路西行,然後在Exit 218出口下交流道,隨即右後轉彎行駛一條兩三百呎的石子路即抵達Herman Gulch Trailhead,登山口有一處蠻大的停車場,登山口就在停車場的北邊中間位置,此登山口是Herman Gulch Trail和Watrous Gulch Trail共用登山口。
攀登湖泊:Herman Lake,海拔11,987呎/3,654公尺
登山口:Herman Gulch Trailhead,海拔10,330呎/3,149公尺
登山里程:全程7.02哩/11.3公里
總爬升高度:1,854呎/565公尺
登山時間:5小時20分
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步程簡述:
08:37 登山口出發;

Herman Gulch Trailhead (3)

Herman Gulch Trailhead (2)

Herman Gulch Trailhead (1)

Herman Gulch Trailhead

 

由登山口沿Watrous Gulch Trail往東前進,一開始數百呎的步道在松林中平緩前進,路旁野花綻放,步道維護得很好。

Elephant's Head

Elephant's Head

Columbine

Columbine

Indian Paintbrush (2)

Indian Paintbrush


08:44 抵Herman Gulch Trail和Watrous Gulch Trail岔路,海拔10,376呎(3,163公尺),距登山口約400呎(122公尺);取左上朝西北往Herman Lake。

Herman Gulch Trail (1)

Herman Gulch Trail 



這一段上坡路段較為陡峭,地面小砂石也較為鬆散,交代貝貝和翔翔行走要特別小心;小徑還算寬敞,左側山谷下是Herman Gulch Creek,兩側白楊木(Aspen)林立,翠綠的葉子再兩個月將轉為一片金黃!沿途正前方是海拔3,872公尺的Mount Bethel;

Mount Bethel

Mount Bethel

 

左邊越過I-70州際公路看到的則是海拔4,034公尺的Mount Sniktau。

Looking across the highway to Mount Sniktau (2)

Looking across the highway to Mount Sniktau

Herman Gulch Trail (3)

Herman Gulch Trail



行約半哩後海拔約10,700呎(3,261公尺)步道趨緩,緊鄰小溪右岸上行;

Herman Gulch Creek

Herman Gulch Creek

Parry's Primrose

Parry's Primrose

Shooting Star (1)

Shooting Star

 

步道旁偶而出現小面積的草原及一種這裡稱為Willow的小喬木,這種植物Moose最喜歡吃了,所以紀錄上這裡也常出現Moose活動的足跡。

Herman Gulch Trail (2)

Herman Gulch Trail 



09:25 眼前出現大片草原,海拔約10,876呎(3,315公尺),距登山口約1.12 哩(1.8公里);

Herman Gulch Trail (4)

Herman Gulch Trail

 

大陸分水嶺巨龍似的橫亙在前方遠處,大陸分水嶺中央山頭是海拔13,553呎(4,131公尺)的Pettingell Peak;草原大片的野花columbine盛開著,columbine是科羅拉多州的州花,此時正是花期。

Pentingell Peak from Herman Gulch Trail

Pentingell Peak from Herman Gulch Trail

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (1)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (2)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (3)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (4)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (5)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (6)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (7)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail 


09:40 進入松林穿行。

Herman Gulch Trail (5)

Herman Gulch Trail

 

10:06 步道穿過幾處松林後又出現一處大草原,海拔約11,288呎(3,441公尺),距登山口約2.0 哩(3.2公里);

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (17)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (16)

Herman Gulch Trail (6)

Herman Gulch Trail 

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (14)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (15)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail 

 

過此草原步道進入松林並開始有感覺的上升。

Herman Gulch Trail (7)

Herman Gulch Trail (8)

Herman Gulch Trail

Looking southeast at Mount Bethel (12,705') from Herman Gulch Trail

Looking southeast at Mount Bethel (12,705') from Herman Gulch Trail

The Citadel (13,294') as seen from Herman Gulch Trail

The Citadel (13,294') as seen from Herman Gulch Trail

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (9)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (10)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (11)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail 


11:14 抵達Herman Lake和Jones Pass Trail 岔路,此處海拔約11,827呎(3,605公尺),距登山口約3.17 哩(5.1公里);

Valley views at Herman Gulch

Valley views at Herman Gulch

 

取左往Herman Lake,步道進入高山地形上升一段路後上抵寬闊的苔原地帶,步道續往西北朝Pettingell Peak山腳下前進。

Sky Pilot (1)

Sky Pilot


11:23 步道行經一小潭,距Herman Lake不遠了。

Herman Lake (12)

Small pond

The final approach to Herman Lake is surprisingly mild and well-groomed

The final approach to Herman Lake is surprisingly mild and well-groomed

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (12)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail


11:30 抵達Herman Lake,海拔11,987呎(3,654公尺),距登山口約3.54哩(5.7公里);

Herman Lake (2)

Herman Lake (3)

Herman Lake (5)

Herman Lake (11)

Herman Lake 

 

Herman Lake位在海拔13,553呎(4,131公尺)的Pettingell Peak山腳下,湖面不大,湖岸都是大小石塊,我們找一塊平坦的巨岩在上面休息用餐!

Herman Lake (4)

Herman Lake 

Herman Lake (6)

Herman Lake (7)

Herman Lake (8)

Herman Lake 



吃過中餐後帶著翔翔到湖邊山腳下未融化的雪原玩雪,這是翔翔玩雪的初體驗。

Haoshiang playing in the snowfield (2)

Haoshiang playing in the snowfield (1)

Haoshiang playing in the snowfield

Herman Lake (9)

Herman Lake (10)

Herman Lake 



12:10 下山。
14:00 返回登山口,整裝後由貝貝開車返家。


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