Looking east to mountains from Lily Pad Lake Trail near 9,300 ft
上週六女兒陪我到Silverthorne附近攀登高山湖泊Lily Pad Lake順便欣賞白楊木的黃葉，白楊木黃葉已近尾聲，但風景依舊亮眼美麗！
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攀登湖泊：Lily Pad Lake,海拔9,902呎/3,018公尺
登山口：Meadow Creek Trailhead，海拔9,117呎/2,779公尺
登山里程：往返共計3.6哩/5.8公里
總爬升高度：843呎/257公尺
登山時間：2小時46分
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Lily Pad Lake有兩處登山口，一處是Lily Pad Lake北邊Ryan Gulch Road西端的Lily Pad Lake Trailhead，另一處是Lily Pad Lake南邊Co Rd 1231西端的Meadow Creek Trailhead，我們選擇從湖南邊的Meadow Creek Trailhead起登。
行車資訊：
由Golden沿I-70州際公路西行，行約57.4哩後於Exit 203出口 (CO-9 S出口) 下交流道，朝Frisco/Breckenridge前進，0.2英里後從圓環的第二個出口(Trail)出去，朝Co Rd 1231石子路行駛，石子路行駛0.6哩抵登山口停車場，座標N39° 35' 20.2" W106° 06' 20.8"，海拔9,117呎/2,779公尺。
步程簡述：
11:10 由Meadow Creek Trailhead出發，座標N39° 35' 20.4" W106° 06' 21.5"，海拔9,117呎/2,779公尺；
Meadow Creek Trailhead
一開始登山小徑有點陡，朝著前方白楊木林(Aspen)前進；
Fall foliage of aspen along Lily Pad Lake Trail
Taken from Lily Pad Lake Trail
Looking south to Peak 1 from Lily Pad Lake Trail
步道陡上一段約300公尺後有一段緩衝的平路，在此路段左側有一開闊地往東可俯瞰Dillon Reservoir及遠眺Grays & Torreys Peaks兩座14ers及附近的高山；
Looking east to mountains from Lily Pad Lake Trail near 9,300 ft
往南則俯瞰Frisco市區及右側屬於Tenmile Range的Peak 1尖聳積雪山頭；
Looking south to Peak 1 from Lily Pad Lake Trail
Taken from Lily Pad Lake Trail
過了展望點步道進入白楊木林間往東緩坡上行。
Taken from Lily Pad Lake Trail
Fall foliage of aspen along Lily Pad Lake Trail
Taken from Lily Pad Lake Trail
11:47 抵達Lily Pad Lake Trail岔路，座標N39° 35' 26.7" W106° 06' 48.1"，海拔9,554呎/2,912公尺，距離登山口0.68哩/1.1公里；
Meadow Creek Trail & Lily Pad Lake Trail junction
左岔是Meadow Creek Trail，右岔往Lily Pad Lake，取右往Lily Pad Lake北行。
Fall foliage of aspen along Lily Pad Lake Trail
11:54 經一木橋跨越Meadow Creek後隨即進入Eagles Nest Wilderness範圍續往北行；
Crosses Meadow Creek via a wooden bridge
行不久步道即在山坡中迂迴盤升，坡度不大，白楊木黃葉雖近尾聲但仍是極為壯觀美麗，登山客趕集式的不絕於羊腸小徑。
Fall foliage of aspen along Lily Pad Lake Trail
12:10 抵一平台地展望點，座標N39° 35' 46.2" W106° 06' 54.9"，海拔9,800呎/2,987公尺，距離登山口1.3哩/2.1公里；向東俯瞰Dillon Reservoir，遠眺Grays Peak和Torreys Peak兩座14ers及周遭幾座高山。
Looking east to mountains from Lily Pad Lake Trail near 9,800 ft
Taken from Lily Pad Lake Trail near 9,800 ft
過了展望點後步道持續在金黃的白楊木林中往Lily Pad Lake朝北緩坡爬升。
Fall foliage of aspen along Lily Pad Lake Trail
Taken from Lily Pad Lake Trail
Looking south to mountains from Lily Pad Lake Trail
Looking southeast to mountains from Lily Pad Lake Trail
Looking east to Grays & Torreys Peaks from Lily Pad Lake Trail
Looking south to Peak 1 from Lily Pad Lake Trail
12:27 抵達Lily Pad Lake，座標N39° 35' 58.7" W106° 06' 56.0"，海拔9,885呎/3,013公尺，距離登山口1.68哩/2.7公里；
Lily Pad Lake
第一個Lily Pad Lake面積比較大，但湖面較少Lily Pad，由湖的東岸朝北行數十公尺即在步道右側看到另一個較小的小湖，此小湖湖面佈滿了Lily Pad，由於花期已過，僅剩半乾枯的葉片；
Lily Pad Lake (small pond)
Lily Pad Lake (small pond)
我們在兩湖間休息午餐拍照，停留約半小時後循原路下山。
Lily Pad Lake
13:56 返抵登山口，整裝後開車返家。
Alltrails：Lily Pad Lake Trail (2022.10.08)
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