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Lower Roosevelt Lake (3)

Lower Roosevelt Lake 

攀登湖泊:

   Upper Roosevelt Lake,海拔11,764/3,586公尺

   Lower Roosevelt Lake,海拔11,745/3,580公尺

登山里程:全程往返10.5/16.9公里

總爬升高度3,054/931公尺

登山時間7小時42

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行車資訊:

從丹佛出發,沿 Hwy 285 向南行駛,經過 Pine Junction,在 Deer Creek Road (County Road 43)右轉,座標N39.43978° W105.45267°Deer Creek Road (County Road 43)繼續行駛 6.7哩遇岔路,右岔County Road 47不取,取左岔County Road 43續行;County Road 43續行駛約1.1哩路況轉為未鋪設的粗糙石子路,石子路再行0.2哩左側是Deer Creek Campground,取右岔直行,此後段路況極差,坑坑洞洞小心行駛,再行駛約0.8哩抵達Deer Creek Trailhead停車場,座標N39.51075° W105.56762°,海拔9,260/2,822公尺。

Deer Creek Trailhead parking lot

Deer Creek Trailhead parking lot

 

步程簡述:

08:11 登山口出發,座標N39.51055° W105.56781°,海拔9,280/2,829公尺;

Deer Creek Trailhead (4)

Deer Creek Trailhead

Deer Creek Trailhead

 

一開始步道還蠻寬敞的在ponderosa spruce 林中朝西北行。

Tanglewood Trail Hike (2)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

 

08:18 遇右側一座木橋橫跨在Deer Creek兩岸,橋頭樹下放置一只冰箱,一看告示原來是一處簡易誠實商店,冰箱內有水、飲料、活力棒等,方便登山客立意良好。

Simple self-service shop (1)

Simple self-service shop (2)

Simple self-service shop 

Deer Creek crossing by log bridge (2)

Deer Creek crossing by log bridge 

 

跨過木橋到Deer Creek北岸朝西北上行;

Tanglewood Trail Hike (4)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

 

行不遠Deer CreekTanglewood Creek分岔改沿Tanglewood Creek東岸北行。

08:25 左側幾根枯木橫跨在Tanglewood Creek兩岸,由枯木上小心越過Tanglewood Creek到西岸,然後沿Tanglewood Creek西岸北行。

A shift log bridge crossing Tanglewood Creek (4)

A shift log bridge crossing Tanglewood Creek 

 

08:39越過Tanglewood Creek一條支流的木橋續沿Tanglewood Creek河岸北行,座標N39.51827° W105.57369°,海拔9,559/2,914公尺;

Tributary of the Tanglewood Creek crossing by log bridge (1)

Tributary of the Tanglewood Creek crossing by log bridge 

 

自此步道轉為粗糙的石頭路陡上。

Tanglewood Trail Hike (5)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

 

 

08:56 Tanglewood Trail(#636) Rosalie Trail (#603)岔路,座標N39.52345° W105.57495°,海拔9,798/2,986公尺,距登山口1.2/1.93公里;

Tanglewood Trail & Rosalie Trail intersection

Tanglewood Trail & Rosalie Trail intersection

 

左岔一條古老的伐木道路是Rosalie Trail不取,取右岔Tanglewood Trail沿著Tanglewood Creek左岸朝北爬升,行約100/30公尺有一“Mount Evans Wilderness Self-issuing permit system

Self-issuing permit system in the Mount Evans Wilderness area (1)

Self-issuing permit system in the Mount Evans Wilderness area

 

這是一個強制性的自行簽發入山許可證系統,相關單位透過此系統獲得的數據來準確地評估現有Wilderness使用的數量和類型,作為長期規畫Wilderness的使用及保護措施,以維護自然環境的永續保存,這些許可證沒有名額限制也不需要任何費用,當你進入Wilderness範圍時,填寫好提供的許可證表格並將存根投入登記箱前下方的插槽中並妥善保管許可證,我們填完表格投入插槽後續行。

Tanglewood Trail Hike (6)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

 

09:08 遇一條Tanglewood Creek的小支流,座標N39.52606° W105.57480°,海拔9,956/3,035公尺,跨過支流續行。

Tanglewood Trail Hike (9)

Tanglewood Trail Hike

Tanglewood Trail Hike (10)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

 

09:34 右側Tanglewood Creek一處小流瀑,座標N39.53144° W105.57602°,海拔10,254/3,125公尺,距登山口約1.9/3.06公里;

Cascade on Tanglewood Creek (7)

Cascade on Tanglewood Creek (14)

Cascade on Tanglewood Creek 

 

在此小休拍照後續行。

此後步道旁處處可見各式各樣的蘑菇,大小不一,大的蘑菇直徑超過二十幾公分;

Mashroom (2)

Mashroom (4)

Mashroom (5)

Mashroom 

 

森林裡處處可見露營營帳。

Tanglewood Trail Hike (3)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

Tanglewood Trail Hike (11)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

 

10:24 Tanglewood Creek由西邊山谷流下來,踩在小溪上的石頭越過Tanglewood Creek,座標N39.54190° W105.58302°,海拔10,798/3,291公尺,距登山口約2.8/4.5公里;

Tanglewood Trail Hike (14)

Tanglewood Creek crossing over stones

 

自此Tanglewood Trail脫離Tanglewood Creek開始進入杉林中朝北字形盤旋爬升。

Tanglewood Trail Hike (15)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

Mashroom (12)

Mashroom (24)

Mashroom 

 

11:12 結束字形爬升路段進入開闊的矮樹叢、草原山坡,座標N39.54722° W105.58430°,海拔11,364/3,464公尺,距登山口3.7/5.95公里;

Tanglewood Trail Hike (19)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

 

步道在開闊的視野中朝東北爬升。

Tanglewood Trail Hike (23)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

 

11:23 進入Bristlecone pine區,座標N39.54864° W105.58316°,海拔11,484/3,500公尺,距登山口3.9/6.28公里;

Bristlecone pines area (13)

Bristlecone pines area (23)

Bristlecone pines area (39)

Bristlecone pines area 

 

這些生長在美國西南部的松樹叫作Bristlecone pines,其果有針刺,出現在Mount Evans Wilderness範圍內的Bristlecone pine樹齡介於1500 ~ 2500年之間,而多年前我到內華達州(Nevada)大盆地國家公園(Great Basin National Park)所見到的Bristlecone pines樹齡更高達5000年以上。

Bristlecone pines area (31)

Bristlecone pines area (cone)

Bristlecone pines area (35)

Bristlecone pines area 

 

這些Bristlecone pines為因應強風而本能的扭曲以增加抗風力,此步道之稱為Tanglewood Trail或許是因此區的松樹樹形而命名的吧!

Bristlecone pines area (52)

Bristlecone pines area (59)

Bristlecone pines area (61)

Bristlecone pines area 

 

11:38 Bristlecone pine區進入開闊的苔原山坡,座標N39.55010° W105.58128°,海拔11,709/3,569公尺,距登山口4.1/6.6公里;

Tanglewood Trail Hike (25)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

 

沿苔原上步道上行,行一段路後步道轉為粗糙的岩石小徑,小徑明顯好走。

Tanglewood Trail Hike (30)

Tanglewood Trail Hike (32)

Tanglewood Trail Hike 

 

11:55 登上稜線鞍部,座標N39.55302° W105.58269°,海拔11,984/3,653公尺,距登山口4.4/7.08公里;

The saddle between Rosalie Peak & Pegmatite Points  (1)

The saddle between Rosalie Peak & Pegmatite Points  

Taken from the saddle between Rosalie Peak & Pegmatite Points (16)

Taken from the saddle between Rosalie Peak & Pegmatite Points 

 

鞍部西邊是海拔13,576/4,138公尺的13er~ Rosalie Peak,東邊是海拔12,213/3,723公尺的Pegmatite Points

Looking west at Rosalie Peak from the saddle between Rosalie Peak & Pegmatite Points (1)

Looking west at Rosalie Peak from the saddle between Rosalie Peak & Pegmatite Points 

Looking east at Pegmatite Points from the saddle between Rosalie Peak & Pegmatite Points (1)

Looking east at Pegmatite Points from the saddle between Rosalie Peak & Pegmatite Points 

 

在鞍部北望Squaw Pass及通往Mount Evan高山公路旁群山,南眺層層山巒。

Looking north at mountains from the saddle between Rosalie Peak & Pegmatite Points (2)

Looking north at mountains from the saddle between Rosalie Peak & Pegmatite Points 

Looking south at mountains from Tanglewood Trail near 11,800 ft (3)

Looking south at mountains from Tanglewood Trail near 11,800 ft 

 

越過鞍部後步道轉為Roosevelt Lakes Trail朝北緩下進入Arapaho National Forest範圍,這是一片平緩的苔原坡地,看起來非常的舒坦。

Roosevelt Lakes Trail (1)

Roosevelt Lakes Trail (4)

Roosevelt Lakes Trail 

Looking north at mountains from Roosevelt Lakes Trail (3)

Looking north at mountains from Roosevelt Lakes Trail 

 

12:23 抵達Roosevelt Lakes上方一處展望點,座標N39.56225° W105.58601°,海拔11,763/3,585公尺,距登山口5.2/8.37公里;

Lower Roosevelt Lake (1)

Lower Roosevelt Lake 

Taken from the Upper Roosevelt Lake (13)

Taken from the Upper Roosevelt Lake (14)

Taken from the Lower Roosevelt Lake 

 

在此拍照俯瞰上、下兩座Roosevelt Lakes後下到Lower Roosevelt Lake湖邊找塊避風的巨石邊用餐休息;

Lower Roosevelt Lake (20)

Lower Roosevelt Lake 

Taken from the Upper Roosevelt Lake (22)

Taken from the Lower Roosevelt Lake 

 

餐畢由走上、下Roosevelt Lake後循原路下山。

Roosevelt Lakes (3)

Roosevelt Lakes (1)

Roosevelt Lakes 

Upper Roosevelt Lake (5)

Upper Roosevelt Lake 

 

13:05 下山,循原路朝稜線鞍部上行。

13:32 回到Rosalie PeakPegmatite Points間的鞍部,續沿原路朝南下山。

14:01 進入杉林中字形下山。

14:33 返抵Tanglewood Creek,越過Tanglewood Creek後沿Tanglewood Creek西岸下山。

15:50 返抵登山口,整裝後開車返家。

 

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