Looking down Hassell Lake from Red Mountain's southwest ridge
攀登湖泊:
Upper Urad Reservoir:海拔10,712呎/3,265公尺
Hassell Lake:海拔11,312呎/3,448公尺
登山里程:4.66哩/7.5公里
總爬升高度:1,102呎/336公尺
登山時間:上山1小時32分,全程往返費時3小時50分
Looking down Hassell Lake from Red Mountain's southwest ridge
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US 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 Pass、Henderson Mine”;Henderson Mine Rd行約0.6 哩後於Woods Creek Rd向左轉,Woods Creek Rd行約1.43哩路左為Ruby Gulch Trailhead,再行0.27哩(430公尺)於道路開始“之”字形盤升前小車停放於路右空地,座標N39° 45' 04.8" W105° 49' 41.8",海拔10,335呎/3,150公尺;高底盤四輪傳動車左轉繼續“之”字形盤升,路況不佳、小心慢行,“之”字形盤升約0.3哩上到Lower Urad Reservoir南岸朝西南行;
Lower Urad Reservoir
再行約1.0哩停車於路右停車場,座標N39° 44' 45.5" W105° 50' 35.4",海拔10,423呎/3,177公尺。
The road ends at a gate and sign for the Urad Lake State Wildlife Area, park here
步程簡述:
09:46 停車處出來右轉續沿Woods Creek Road石子路車道上行,隨即一道柵門禁止車輛進入,座標N39° 44' 45.5" W105° 50' 34.1",海拔10,453呎/3,186公尺;
The road ends at a gate
繞過柵門沿石子路車道上行。
Looking back at Lower Urad Reservoir from Woods Creek Road
09:55 抵達Upper Urad Reservoir岔路,右岔往Upper Urad Reservoir堤壩,先到堤壩走走。
Upper Urad Reservoir fork
Upper Urad Reservoir dam
Looking back at Lower Urad Reservoir from Upper Urad Reservoir dam
Upper Urad Reservoir
10:15 回到Woods Creek Road右轉沿車道在Upper Urad Reservoir上方沿著湖的東南岸往西南行,行到湖的盡頭順著湖右彎。
10:27 經過Upper Urad Reservoir進水口~Woods Creek,Upper Urad Reservoir進水口有兩處,一處是由Hassell Lake流下來,一處就是Woods Creek,但就以Woods Creek水量最大,車道越過Woods Creek後轉向東北行。
10:29 過了Woods Creek行約0.1哩(160公尺)看到路的盡頭有幾塊大石及一土提,土提立有一根“Hassell Lake Trail No. 84”的指示牌,該處即是Hassell Lake Trail的登山口;
The trailhead is off Woods Creek Road
Hassell Lake Trailhead
在登山口前30公尺左右Woods Creek Road向左後轉續往西南上行,但看似有點荒廢。
10:31 越過土堤進入森林小徑沿Hassell Lake Trail在林中穿行。
這條小徑在林中有幾處右岔通往下方的Upper Urad Reservoir皆不取,一路沿著“Trail”的指示牌上行,期間度過Hassell Lake出水口小溪上的木橋;
Crosses a stream via a woodbridge
Hassell Lake自行登錄處;
Wilderness self-registration system
計行約200公尺抵達一處視野開闊的山坡處;
The trail uphill along the open slopes and weaving through young aspen groves
俯瞰Upper Urad Reservoir和矗立在湖的後方的Woods Mountain;
Looking down Upper Urad Reservoir from Hassell Lake Trail
小徑緩坡穿過開闊的斜坡進入樹齡年輕的白楊木林(Aspen)後隨即轉向朝西繼續爬升,兩旁白楊木葉子已開始轉黃,小徑轉為陡峭上升。
Young aspen along the trail
10:55 急陡坡結束,此處座標海拔約11,024呎/3,360公尺,步道坡度趨緩仍朝西緩坡爬升,行不久遇Hassell Lake出水口小溪流,登山步道即沿著小溪的右岸爬升。
The wetlands & willow bushes near Hassell Lake
11:15 抵Hassell Lake前一處岔路,座標N39° 44' 41.4" W105° 51' 38.2",海拔11,312呎/3,448公尺;此岔路是Hassell Lake環湖步道岔路,右岔往逆時鐘方向環湖,左岔往順時鐘方向環湖,我取左順時鐘方向行,經過橫跨Hassell Lake出水口上幾根原木架設的木橋後抵達Hassell Lake,座標N39° 44' 40.3" W105° 51' 38.2",海拔11,312呎/3,448公尺;
Hassell Lake
隨後即沿著湖邊而行,環湖步道還算清楚易行。
Hassell Lake
Hassell Lake是一個風景秀麗的亞高山湖泊(sub-alpine lake),坐落在Upper Urad Reservoi上方約600英尺的森林平台上,湖泊周圍環繞著濕地和柳樹(willows),是露營或釣魚的好地方;
Hassell Lake
我花了一小時又回到環湖步道岔路取左循原路下山。
12:41 於Upper Urad Reservoir上方取左下切捷徑往Upper Urad Reservoir湖邊下行,行經一處礦坑遺址後下到湖邊;
Mine site ruins
Upper Urad Reservoir
沿湖邊南行一小段路後遇沼澤區難行在上切接回Hassell Lake Trail下山。
12:59 回到Hassell Lake Trailhead續沿Woods Creek Road下山。
13:02 過Upper Urad Reservoir進水口Woods Creek後取左下切往Upper Urad Reservoir湖邊下行,下到湖邊後沿著湖邊朝東北行,湖邊很多釣客在垂釣;
Upper Urad Reservoir
行至堤壩前再右上切接回Woods Creek Road取左下山。
Looking back at Lower Urad Reservoir from Woods Creek Rd
13:34 返抵停車處稍作整裝後開車返家。
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