2023/07/13

高山湖泊Herman Lake 賞花健行(2023.07.10)

Herman Lake (3)

Herman Lake

日前貝貝要我陪他和他大學同學去爬山,我們挑了一座高山湖泊去賞花健行。

攀登湖泊Herman Lake,海拔11,958呎/3,645公尺

登山口Herman Gulch Trailhead,海拔10,121呎/3,085公尺

登山里程:全程7.0哩/11.2公里

總爬升高度1,963呎/598公尺

登山時間4小時47

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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。

Herman Gulch Trailhead (1)

Herman Gulch Trailhead 

步程簡述:

09:03 登山口出發;

Herman Gulch Trailhead (2)

Herman Gulch Trailhead (3)

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。

Columbine (3)

Columbine (1)

Columbine 

09:08 抵Herman Gulch Trail和Watrous Gulch Trail岔路,海拔10,177呎/3,102公尺,距登山口約400呎(122公尺);

Herman Gulch - Watrous Gulch Trail split

Herman Gulch - Watrous Gulch Trail split

取左上朝西北往Herman Lake。

這一段上坡路段較為陡峭,地面小砂石也較為鬆散,交代貝貝和他同學行走要特別小心;小徑還算寬敞,左側山谷下是Herman Gulch Creek;

Trail bends northwest beside Herman Gulch Creek (1)

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!

Herman Gulch Trail (14)

Aspen stood along Herman Gulch Trail 

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 from Herman Gulch Trail (1)

Looking across the highway to Mount Sniktau from Herman Gulch Trail 

09:27 行約0.6哩後海拔約10,568呎/3,221公尺步道趨緩,緊鄰小溪右岸上行;

 

Trail bends northwest beside Herman Gulch Creek (2)

Trail bends northwest beside Herman Gulch Creek 

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。

Elephant head flower

Elephant head flower

White Bog Orchid (3)

White Bog Orchid (4)

White Bog Orchid 

Shooting Star (1)

Shooting Star (2)

Shooting Star

Looking across the highway to Mount Sniktau from Herman Gulch Trail (2)

Looking across the highway to Mount Sniktau from Herman Gulch Trail 

09:52 眼前出現大片草原,海拔約10,969呎/3,343公尺,距登山口約1.1 哩(1.76公里);

Herman Gulch Trail (13)

Herman Gulch Trail 

Pentingell Peak from Herman Gulch Trail (1)

Pentingell Peak from 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;

Pentingell Peak from Herman Gulch Trail (2)

Pentingell Peak from Herman Gulch Trail

去年的今天草原大片的野花columbine盛開著,今年花期似乎晚了一些,僅開了幾朵,可能和雪融得晚有關。

Columbine (2)

Columbine (4)

Columbine 

Indian paintbrush (1)

Indian paintbrush (2)

Indian paintbrush 

10:07 進入松林穿行,海拔約11,001呎/3,353公尺,距登山口約1.5 哩/2.4公里;

Herman Gulch Trail (1)

Herman Gulch Trail (12)

Herman Gulch Trail

10:13 出松林再遇一大山坡草原,座標N39.71595° W105.86741°,海拔11,063呎/3,372公尺;

Herman Gulch Trail (11)

Herman Gulch Trail (2)

Herman Gulch Trail (5)

Herman Gulch Trail (10)

Herman Gulch Trail 

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (1)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail 

Sky Pilot (1)

Sky Pilot (2)

Sky Pilot 

10:20 進入松林後步道並開始有感覺的上升,座標N39.71704° W105.86980°,海霸11,119呎/3,389公尺,距登山口約1.8哩/2.9公里。

Herman Gulch Trail (6)

Herman Gulch Trail 

Parry primrose (2)

Parry primrose (1)

Parry primrose 

American Globeflower (Trollius Albiflorus) (2)

American Globeflower (Trollius Albiflorus) 

Alpine White Marsh-marigold (Caltha leptosepala)  (5)

Alpine White Marsh-marigold (Caltha leptosepala)  (2)

Alpine White Marsh-marigold (Caltha leptosepala) 

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

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

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (4)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (2)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail (3)

Wildflowers blooming along the trail 

Herman Gulch Trail (7)

Herman Gulch Trail (8)

Herman Gulch Trail 

11:20 抵達Herman Lake和Jones Pass Trail 岔路,此處海拔約11,824呎/3,604公尺,距登山口約3.1 哩(5.0公里);

Herman Lake - Jones Pass Trail Split (2)

Herman Lake - Jones Pass Trail Split (1)

Herman Lake - Jones Pass Trail Split 

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。

Valley views at Herman Gulch (1)

Valley views at Herman Gulch 

11:31 步道行經一小潭,距Herman Lake不遠了。

Noname pond (2)

Noname pond (3)

Noname pond 

Herman Gulch Trail (9)

Herman Gulch Trail

The final approach to Herman Lake is surprisingly mild and well-groomed (1)

The final approach to Herman Lake is surprisingly mild and well-groomed (2)

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

 

11:42 抵達Herman Lake,海拔11,958呎(3,645公尺),距登山口約3.5哩(5.63公里);

Herman Lake (4)

Herman Lake (1)

Herman Lake (2)

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!

Taken at Herman Lake (2)

Taken at Herman Lake (8)

Taken at Herman Lake (4)

Taken at Herman Lake (11)

Taken at Herman Lake 

吃過中餐小修後循原路下山。

Valley views at Herman Gulch (3)

Valley views at Herman Gulch

Herman Gulch Trail (3)

Herman Gulch Trail

13:50 返回登山口,整裝後由貝貝開車返家。

 

 

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