Looking south at mountains from Watrous Gulch trail near 12,326'
登山步道：Watrous Gulch Trail
登山口：Herman Gulch Trailhead，海拔10,330呎/3,149公尺
步道終點：The saddle between Mount Parnussus & Woods Mountain，海拔12,523呎/3,817公尺
登山里程：往返6.03哩/9.7公里
總爬升高度：2,288呎/697公尺
登山時間：往返費時5小時
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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。
步程簡述：
08:30 由登山口出發，座標N39° 42' 08.9" W105° 51' 15.2"，海拔3127公尺；
Herman Gulch Trailhead
Watrous Gulch Trail在Mount Machebeuf 的東南側坡往東前進，一開始數百呎的步道在松林中平緩前進，步道維護得很好。
08:33 遇到岔路，座標N39° 42' 11.1" W105° 51' 04.0"，海拔3140公尺，距登山口約300公尺；
Herman Gulch & Watrous Gulch Trail junction
左岔步道為Herman Gulch Trail，是通往Herman Lake的步道，右直行Watrous Gulch Trail往Mount Parnassus和Woods Mountain，此處距登山口約300公尺；取右直行。
Watrous Gulch Trail
步道在兩旁矮白楊木中朝東北緩坡上行，白楊木葉子已掉光，光禿禿的枝幹已有點蕭瑟感；
Watrous Gulch Trail
隔著I-70州際公路右側積雪山頭是海拔4,029公尺的Mount Snicktau。
Looking south at Mount Snicktau from Watrous Gulch trail near 10,522'
08:43 進入杉林區，座標N39° 42' 17.6" W105° 50' 47.5"，海拔3188公尺，距登山口約750公尺；
Watrous Gulch Trail
路左一棵連根拔起的大枯木，步道繼續在較高大的白楊木與杉木林混生林間朝東北緩坡上行。
Watrous Gulch Trail
Parnassus ridge taken during a hike on Watrous Gulch Trail
Looking south at Torreys Peak from Watrous Gulch trail near 10,794'
Looking south at Torreys Peak & Mount Snicktau from Watrous Gulch trail near 10,827'
步道再行約800公尺於稜尾處轉向正北繼續上行，坡度轉為較為陡峭。
Looking south at Torreys Peak & Mount Snicktau from Watrous Gulch trail near 11,283'
09:28 遇到小溪Watrous Gulch Creek，座標N39° 42' 43.9" W105° 50' 16.9"，海拔3,394公尺，距登山口2.3公里；跨過橫在小溪上的一根大枯木或墊腳石到東岸續行。
Crossing Watrous Gulch Creek
過了小溪步道立即遇到岔路，座標N39° 42' 44.5" W105° 50' 15.4"，海拔3,403公尺；
Watrous Gulch & Bard Creek Trail junction
右岔往東續行為Bard Creek Trail (#83)，左岔往北直行是Watrous Gulch Trail(#95)，取左北行沿Watrous Gulch Trail上行。
Watrous Gulch Trail一路在Watrous Gulch Creek右(東)岸緩慢上行，還算好走；
Watrous Gulch Creek
峽谷盡頭右邊山頭是Woods Mountain，右側高山則是Mount Parnassus；
Looking towards Woods Mountain from Watrous Gulch
回頭南望海拔4,349公尺的Torreys Peak山頭高高矗立在山谷的另一端。
09:56 眼前出現一條小小的小溪，座標N39° 43' 09.5" W105° 50' 25.5"，海拔3,480公尺，距登山口3.3公里；小溪之前右側有不太明顯的岔路是較為陡峭的捷徑，取主線徑過小溪往北續行，行不久山徑變為陡峭。
Looking south at Torreys Peak & Mount Snicktau from Watrous Gulch trail near 11,647'
10:13 岔路，座標N39° 43' 21.6" W105° 50' 19.2"，海拔3,592公尺，距登山口3.8公里；右岔下山捷徑，取左直行上山。
Looking south at Torreys Peak & Mount Snicktau from Watrous Gulch trail near 11,818'
此處已出森林線，左側的山頭是Woods Mountain，她的山坡好多獨特的奇形怪狀的石柱；
Rock Columns on Woods Mountain
右側的山頭是Mount Parnassus；
On the way up to the saddle between Mount Parnussus & Woods Mountain
眼前一大片的空曠草原坡，有一條還算清晰的路徑朝東北通往Woods Mountain和Mount Parnassus之間的鞍部，此段上坡小徑約一公里，但要爬升約230公尺，極為陡峭；沿著小徑上攀，急陡坡，加上部分路段是碎小石礫走起來有點吃力。
On the way up to the saddle between Mount Parnussus & Woods Mountain
Looking south at mountains from Watrous Gulch trail near 12,000'
Looking south at mountains from Watrous Gulch trail near 12,326'
Looking south at mountains from Watrous Gulch trail near 12,365'
11:00 上抵Woods Mountain和Mount Parnassus之間的鞍部，此處海拔約3,817公尺，距登山口約4.8公里；
On the saddle between Mount Parnussus & Woods Mountain
鞍部有極佳的展望，右側(東南)是Mount Parnassus；
On the Parnassus-Woods saddle, looking toward the summit of Parnassus
左側(西北)是Woods Mountain；
Woods Mountain as seen from the saddle between Parnassus & Woods
這兩座山登山隊都曾攀登過，今天下午登山隊另有聚會所以沒登頂計畫；鞍部南望則可見Torreys、Snicktau等積雪山頭，北望洛磯山脈。
View south onto Grays & Torreys Peaks from near the saddle between Woods Mountain & Mount Parnassus
View south onto Torreys Peak & Mount Snicktau from the saddle between Woods Mountain & Mount Parnassus
Looking south at mountains from the saddle between Woods Mountain & Mount Parnassus
View south onto Mount Snicktau from the saddle between Woods Mountain & Mount Parnassus
View west onto Pettingell Peak from the saddle between Woods Mountain & Mount Parnassus
View north onto Rocky Mountains from the saddle between Woods Mountain & Mount Parnassus
On the saddle between Mount Parnussus & Woods Mountain
11:12 在鞍部休息拍照後循原路下山。
11:41 下抵捷徑岔路口，取左岔捷徑下山，捷徑較為陡峭小心慢行。
Going down the mountain
12:00 接回主線取左沿來時路下山。
Going down the mountain
13:30 返抵登山口，整裝後開車回Golden山友家餐敘，結束今天的登山行程。
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