2023/10/17

攀登高山湖泊Gibson Lake (2023.10.14)

Gibson Lake (4)

Gibson Lake

攀登湖泊Gibson Lake,海拔11,870呎/3,618公尺

登山里程:上下山全程7.59哩/12.21公里

總爬升高度:約2,073呎/632公尺

登山時間:上山含拍攝日食時間3小時18分,上下山費時6小時06分鐘

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行車資訊:

從Golden沿著U.S. 285 Hwy向西行駛,行約41.9哩/67.43公里遇右岔路取右沿Park County Road #60、或稱Forest Service Road #120,這條路通常被稱為"Hall Valley Road"朝西北行,此道路有些路段路面亂石顛簸難行,非高底盤不建議行駛;

Whale Peak from Hall Valley Road

Whale Peak from Hall Valley Road

Hall Valley Road

Hall Valley Road

"Hall Valley Road"行約5.0哩/8.05公里抵達Hall Valley Campground上方當道路要左下彎處附近停車,座標N39° 29.005' W105° 48.236',海拔9,870呎/3,008公尺,道路左下彎處有一面"Dead End Road"之路標指示牌,指示牌標示左岔往Hall Valley Campground、Gibson Lake Trailhead,右岔往Redcone Road、Webster Pass。

Hall Valley Road fork, park here (1)

Hall Valley Road fork, park here 

步程簡述:

08:37 停車處岔路取左岔朝西南向出發,座標N39° 29.002' W105° 48.226',海拔9,870呎/3,008公尺,此道路仍可行駛高性能高底盤四輪傳動車。

Hall Valley Road fork, park here (3)

Hall Valley Road fork, park here (2)

Hall Valley Road fork, park here 

08:40 左側下方是Hall Valley Campground,這季節是封閉的;

Hall Valley Campground

Hall Valley Campground

續沿"Hall Valley Road"朝西北行,兩旁的白楊木(aspen)葉子已掉光;

Aspens stood by the road (2)

Aspens stood by the road

由於此道路是與ATV車共用,所以行走時要隨時注意後方是否有汽車、ATV車或越野摩托車的到來。

08:45 遇到North Fork South Platte River的支流,溪流上一座由兩根大原木上舖木板的有點傾斜的木板橋渡過;

Crossing North Fork South Platte River tributaries (1)

Crossing North Fork South Platte River tributaries (2)

Crossing North Fork South Platte River tributaries 

過橋後續沿"Hall Valley Road"西北行,兩旁仍是茂密的掉光葉子的白楊木,如在九月底來走此步道定有美景觀賞。

Aspens stood by the road (6)

Aspens stood by the road (9)

Aspens stood by the road

09:04 路邊樹種由白楊木轉為雲杉(spruce),地面上開始出現近日下的殘雪,道路兩旁雲杉下積雪更多更厚了。

Parts of Hall Valley Road covered with snow (1)

Parts of Hall Valley Road covered with snow (2)

Parts of Hall Valley Road covered with snow 

09:25 抵達Gibson Lake Trailhead,座標N39° 29.500' W105° 49.422',海拔10,321呎/3,146公尺,此處距Hall Valley Campground上方停車處約1.4哩/2.25公里;

Gibson Lake Trailhead (4)

Gibson Lake Trailhead 

登山口在路左一岔路,岔路口有一木製指示牌,右側岔路是一條通往大陸分水嶺的無標記步道(unmarked trail),取左側岔路順著岔路下行數十公尺有一不大的停車場,四輪傳動高底盤車可開到此停車;

Gibson Lake Trailhead (1)

Gibson Lake Trailhead 

Gibson Lake Trail起點就在停車場的盡頭(南端),順著小山徑下行。

Gibson Lake Trailhead (5)

Gibson Lake Trailhead 

這條小徑將帶您進入森林,剛開始是在樹木覆蓋下下行,行約一百多公尺抵達一條小溪,這條小溪是North Fork South Platte River的上游。

09:29 經一座木板橋穿過North Fork South Platte River後山徑開始沿著森林小徑上行;

Crossing North Fork South Platte River by Wood bridge

Crossing North Fork South Platte River by Wood bridge

此後路徑積雪越來越多也越厚了,尤其是陽光照不到的樹蔭下。

Gibson Lake Trail (1)

Gibson Lake Trail 

09:40 路左一塊突出的大岩石,東南俯瞰North Fork South Platte River河谷,河谷右側山頭是Kenosha Pass東邊的高山;下方近處一大片白楊木(aspen)葉子已掉光,剩下光禿禿的樹幹、枝條,如早個半個月來一定是金黃一片,來年找個九月下旬再來登山兼賞葉。

Looking down onto Hall Valley from Rock outlook point (3)

Looking down onto Hall Valley from Rock outlook point (1)

Looking down onto Hall Valley from Rock outlook point (2)

Looking down onto Hall Valley from Rock outlook point 

在大石展望點賞景稍事休息後續行,此後步道即進入雲杉( spruce)林中沿著Lake Fork高山溪流的北岸朝西北爬升,此段林中路段約1.5哩,坡度不小,走來還是有點累。

Gibson Lake Trail (2)

Gibson Lake Trail (3)

Gibson Lake Trail 

今天登山途中適逢2023年北美洲可看到難得一見的日環食奇景,但日環食路徑將從俄勒岡州開始,到德克薩斯州結束,將經過加利福尼亞州、內華達州、猶他州和新墨西哥州,也就是僅那幾州可看到日環蝕,其他州僅能欣賞到日偏食,今天的日偏食大約從早上十點左右發生,到十二點左右結束,此時我們正行走於此路段,所以不時停下來拍拍照,花了不少時間。

Partial solar eclipse seen in the Gibson Lake Trail (1)

Partial solar eclipse seen in the Gibson Lake Trail (2)

Partial solar eclipse seen in the Gibson Lake Trail (3)

Partial solar eclipse seen in the Gibson Lake Trail (4)

Partial solar eclipse seen in the Gibson Lake Trail (5)

Partial solar eclipse seen in the Gibson Lake Trail (6)

Partial solar eclipse seen in the Gibson Lake Trail 

11:02 出森林線,座標N39° 29.663' W105° 50.722',海拔11,323呎/3,451公尺,距Gibson Lake Trailhead約1.6哩/2.57公里,距Hall Valley Campground停車處約3.0哩/4.83公里;

Hiking above treeline (4)

Hiking above treeline (6)

Hiking above treeline 

此處豁然開朗,但地勢並未稍緩,面對的是陡峭的岩石坡,岩石坡覆蓋著一層白雪,沿著岩石坡間小徑續朝西北往上爬升;

Hiking above treeline (8)

Hiking above treeline (1)

Hiking above treeline 

Hiking bellow Gibson Lake

Hiking bellow Gibson Lake

隨著海拔的提升Gibson Lake後面的Whale Peak及旁邊高山逐漸浮現在西邊天際線。

Hiking above treeline (3)

Hiking above treeline (2)

Hiking above treeline (5)

Hiking above treeline 

11:30 爬完岩石坡上抵較緩坡地形,座標N39° 29.775' W105° 51.124',海拔11,600呎/3,536公尺,距Gibson Lake Trailhead約2.0哩/3.22公里,距Hall Valley Campground停車處約3.4哩/5.47公里;

Hiking above treeline (9)

Hiking above treeline (7)

Hiking above treeline (10)

Hiking above treeline (11)

Hiking above treeline (12)

Hiking above treeline 

過此處已無雲杉(spruce)樹種,舉目所見盡是被白雪覆蓋的Willow矮樹叢及苔原地帶草原。

苔原地形距Gibson Lake岩石坡大約還有0.4哩/0.64公里,腳踩白雪覆蓋的苔原草原朝Gibson Lake上行,有些路段根本看不到山徑痕跡,只能跟著前人踩過的足跡前行,其中經過幾次小溪,小溪結冰小心踩著墊腳石渡過,走來小心翼翼且不太輕鬆。

Looking east at mountains from Gibson Lake Trail near 11,800'  (2)-1

Looking east at mountains from Gibson Lake Trail near 11,800'  

Approaching the upper basin and lake (2)

Approaching the upper basin and lake (4)

Approaching the upper basin and lake 

11:55 抵達Gibson Lake東北角湖岸,海拔約11,870呎/3,618公尺,距Gibson Lake Trailhead約2.4哩/3.86公里,距Hall Valley Campground停車處約3.8哩/6.12公里;

Gibson Lake (1)

Gibson Lake

Gibson Lake (3)

Gibson Lake 

Gibson Lake本身就是一個小湖,周圍高山環繞,其中包括西邊矗立湖邊的Whale Peak;Whale Peak海拔13,078呎/ 3,986公尺,可從湖附近繼續爬升登頂。

Whale Peak above Gibson Lake (1)

Whale Peak above Gibson Lake (7)

Whale Peak above Gibson Lake 

Whale Peak (left) above Gibson Lake (2)

Whale Peak (left) above Gibson Lake (6)

Whale Peak (left) above Gibson Lake 

該湖一般登山記錄相同的敘述是湖邊風很大,可能受地形的影響,今天湖邊的風勢強到站都站不穩,加上風勢從山上雪地帶下來的寒氣,僅能以狂風怒吼、冷風割面、寒風刺骨來形容;

Gibson Lake (5)

Gibson Lake (2)

Gibson Lake

我們在湖的東南岸找到一塊大石邊用餐休息。

12:33 下山,循著上山原路下山。

Looking east at mountains from Gibson Lake Trail near 11,800'  (4)

On the way down  from Gibson Lake

14:10 返抵Gibson Lake Trailhead,取右沿Hall Valley Road下山。

Aspens stood by the road (10)

Aspens stood by the road 

14:43 返抵Hall Valley Campground停車處,整裝後各自開車返家。

 

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