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攀登高山湖泊Lake Isabelle(2022.08.09)

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Lake Isabelle 

位在Brainard Lake Recreation Area裏頭的Lake Isabelle已去過多次,今天趁小女兒及翔翔即將返台前帶他們再上山走走。

攀登湖泊:

Long Lake:海拔10,522/3,207公尺

Lake Isabelle,海拔10, 900/3,322公尺

Red Rock Lake:海拔10,171/3,100公尺

登山里程4.66/7.5公里

總爬升高度587/179公尺

登山時間上山1小時30分,上下山費時2小時52

 

行車資訊:

CO 72號公路(Peak To Peak)北行,經過小鎮Ward後路右就可看到一面大指示牌指向西邊標明“Brainard Lake”,座標N40.07594° W105.50296°;順著指示牌左轉沿Brainard Lake Road行約2.6/4.2公里抵達收費站,驗明預約許可證後進入Recreation Area續行(我們今天申請的是Long Lake Trailhead),再行約2.8/4.5公里抵達Mitchell Lake TrailLong Lake Trail岔路,取左岔往Long Lake Trailhead再行600公尺抵達Long Lake Trailhead停車場,座標N40.07809° W105.58445°,海拔10,479/3,194公尺。

步程簡述:

08:10 Long Lake Trailhead出發,座標N40.07786° W105.58465°,海拔10,479/3,194公尺;

Long Lake Trailhead (2)

Long Lake Trailhead 

 

沿著 Pawnee Pass Trail 西行。

08:20 Jean Lunning Trail 岔路,座標N40° 04' 32.2" W105° 35' 13.8",海拔10,528/3,209公尺,距登山口0.22/0.35公里;

Long Lake (1)

Jean Lunning TrailPawnee Pass Trail junction

Long Lake (7)

Long Lake

 

左岔是Jean Lunning Trail,右岔Pawnee Pass Trail通往Lake Isabelle,我們先取左到Long Lake出水口拍完照後再回到岔路沿Pawnee Pass TrailLake Isabelle西南行。

Long Lake (9)

Long Lake (10)

Long Lake (11)

Long Lake 

Chipmunk (1)

Chipmunk 

 

一路在松林林蔭下沿Long Lake的湖岸西南行;

Long Lake (4)

Long Lake (3)

Long Lake (6)

Long Lake 

 

沿途幾處沼澤草原野花盛開,尤其是Elephant Head正是花期,花雖小巧但造型可愛,像極了小象頭,尤其象鼻、耳朵真是長得維妙維肖。

Elephant Head Flowers (1)

Elephant Head Flowers (3)

Wildflowers blooming in a meadow along Lake Isabelle Trail

Elephant Head Flowers 

 

09:04 Jean Lunning Trail Isabelle Glacier TrailPawnee Pass Trail岔路,座標N40° 04' 13.6" W105° 36' 04.8",海拔10,627/3,239公尺,距登山口1.24/2.0公里;

Pawnee Pass Trail & Jean Lunning Trail junction

Pawnee Pass Trail & Jean Lunning Trail junction

 

左岔Jean Lunning Trail可沿Long Lake的湖岸回到Long Lake的東端出水口,取右岔沿Pawnee Pass TrailLake Isabelle朝西續行。

Lake Isabelle Trail (1)

Lake Isabelle Trail (2)

Lake Isabelle Trail 

 

自此步道離開Long Lake續往西沿Pawnee Pass Trail微幅上坡,經過兩三處草原區後步道開始上坡,坡度有點陡。

09:17 步道開始轉向東北迂迴盤升,座標N40° 04' 10.4" W105° 36' 43.2",海拔10,738/3,273公尺;左側有一岔路,左入岔路有一條小溪澗,水量不小形成一條大流瀑,流瀑旁大片Chiming Bell,沿登山步道朝東北迂迴盤升。

Wildflowers blooming along Lake Isabelle Trail (1)

Wildflowers blooming along Lake Isabelle Trail (2)

Wildflowers blooming along Lake Isabelle Trail (3)

Wildflowers blooming along Lake Isabelle Trail (4)

Wildflowers blooming along Lake Isabelle Trail 

The cascade below Lake Isabelle

The cascade below Lake Isabelle

 

09:35 上到步道最高點經一座木橋跨過小溪澗往Lake Isabelle西行。

Wildflowers blooming along Lake Isabelle Trail (7)

Cross the stream by the log bridge

Cross the stream by the log bridge

Wildflowers blooming along Lake Isabelle Trail (9)

Wildflowers blooming along Lake Isabelle Trail (8)

Wildflowers blooming along Lake Isabelle Trail 

 

09:39 抵達Lake Isabelle Glacier Trail Pawnee Pass Trail的岔路,取左循Lake Isabelle Glacier Trail下行不久便抵達Lake Isabelle

Lake Isabelle

Lake Isabelle Glacier Trail 、 Pawnee Pass Trail junction

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Lake Isabelle 

 

09:40 抵達Lake Isabelle,座標N40° 04' 12.5" W105° 36' 49.2",海拔10, 900/3,322公尺,距登山口約2.17/3.5公里;

Lake Isabelle (11)

Lake Isabelle 

 

Lake Isabelle 是一座高山湖,海拔10, 900/3,322公尺,座落在Navajo Peak (13,409)Apache Peak (13,441) Shoshoni Peak (12,967) 三座高山下。

Lake Isabelle (8)

Lake Isabelle (9)

Lake Isabelle (10)

Lake Isabelle

 

Lake IsabelleIndian Peaks Wilderness 四個高山湖旅遊區之一(其他三個是Long Lake Mitchell Lake Blue Lake),此湖是由20世紀初發現 Isabelle冰河(在湖的上方一哩處)Boulder City工程師Fred Fair以其妻子之名命名之,1935年他去世之後其骨灰即灑在他所發現的Isabelle冰河和Isabelle湖上。

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Lake Isabelle 

Lake Isabelle outlet (1)

Lake Isabelle outlet (3)

Lake Isabelle outlet 

 

我們在湖的東南邊出水口旁的岩石上拍照小休後下山。

Lake Isabelle (5)

Lake Isabelle (4)

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Lake Isabelle (7)

Lake Isabelle (2)

Lake Isabelle (3)

Lake Isabelle 

Marmot (1)

Marmot

 

10:3 回到Jean Lunning Trail Isabelle Glacier TrailPawnee Pass Trail岔路,孩子們不想繞湖取左直行循來時路回停車場。

11:05 返抵登山口;

Long Lake Trailhead (1)

Long Lake Trailhead 

 

整裝後開車下山,路過Red Rock Lake時特地停車下去拍拍照再返家。

Red Rock Lake (1)

Red Rock Lake (2)

Red Rock Lake (3)

Red Rock Lake (4)

Red Rock Lake 

 

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