退隱山林

Hoosier Pass 是美國科羅拉多洲中部洛磯山脈上的一個高山隘口，海拔11,542 呎( 3517 公尺)。此隘口位在Mosquito Range最北端的洛磯山脈大陸分水嶺上，介於Mount Democrat (西邊) 和Hoosier Ridge (東邊)的鞍部缺口，它正是Park (south) 和 Summit (north) 兩郡(County)的交界。

連接滑雪勝地Breckenridge (在北) 和早期金礦小鎮 Fairplay (在南)的CO9號公路貫穿此隘口。其實CO9號公路跟Guanella Pass景觀公路一樣，北接70號州際公路(交接點在Dillon附近的Frisco小鎮，丹佛西方73哩處)，往南經過滑雪勝地Breckenridge，越過Hoosier Pass 後再經過小鎮Alma，南抵Fairplay小鎮(在丹佛西方86哩處)接US 285公路，全長約33哩。

貫穿Hoosier Pass 的9號公路除了經過滑雪勝地Breckenridge小鎮外，沿途更有幾個登山口都是熱門的登山路線；例如Quandary Peak、 Mount Democrat 、Mount Cameron 、Mount Lincoln和 Mount Bross 等幾座14ers的登山口都在這條路上或附近，又加上風景美麗所以一年四季遊客絡繹不絕。

A snow covered Bald Mountain from  CO-9 near Lake Dillon

從CO-9號公路仰望14ers --Quandry Peak

Quandary Peak as seen from Hoosier Pass

North star Mt. as seen from  Hoosier Pass

Hoosier Pass位在洛磯山脈大陸分水嶺上，以北是太平洋水系，以南是大西洋水系。

從Hoosier Pass 西眺屬14ers 的 Mt. Bross (left) and Mt. Lincoln (right).

North star Mt. as seen from the top of Hoosiear Pass

North star Mt. as seen from  Hoosiear Pass

Mt. Lincoln as seen from Hoosier Pass

Mt. Bross as seen from Hoosier Pass

從Hoosier Pass 俯瞰Alma山谷，南望群山

從Hoosier Pass北眺 Breckenridge 方向

Platte gulch as seen from the top of Hoosier Pass

Looking north towards the top of Hoosier Pass from near Alma

Looking west towards the mountain range from Hoosier Pass

Taken from Hoosier Pass near Alma