登高山湖Herman Lake順登13ers~Pettingell Peak(2015.10.15)
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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。

Mount Bethel(L) & Pettingell(R) as seen from I-70
攀登湖泊山岳:
Herman Lake:海拔11,987呎(3,654公尺)
Pettingell Peak:海拔13,553呎(4,131公尺)
登山口:Herman Gulch Trailhead(海拔10,300呎 / 3,139公尺)
登山里程:8.75哩(14公里)
總爬升高度:約3,300呎(1,006公尺)
登山時間:7小時25分
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步程簡述:09:15 登山口出發,由登山口小亭旁沿Watrous Gulch Trail往東前進;

Herman Gulch Trailhead
一開始數百呎的步道在松林中平緩前進,步道維護得很好。
09:20遇Herman Gulch Trail和Watrous Gulch Trail岔路,海拔10,376呎(3,163公尺),距登山口約400呎(122公尺);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,交代貝貝行走要特別小心;小徑還算寬敞,左側山谷下是Herman Gulch Creek,兩側白楊木(Aspen)葉子已掉光,僅剩光溜溜的枝條樹幹,有點蕭條;


Herman Gulch Trail
沿途正前方是海拔3,872公尺的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。

In the background is Mount Sniktau
行約半哩後海拔約10,700呎(3,261公尺)步道趨緩,緊鄰小溪右岸上行,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。

Mount Sniktau as seen from Herman Gulch Trail
09:56 眼前出現大片草原,海拔約10,940呎(3,335公尺),距登山口約1.05 哩(1.68公里),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

Follow the excellent trail into Herman Gulch
10:20 步道穿過幾處松林後又出現一處大草原,海拔約11,288呎(3,441公尺),距登山口約2.0 哩(3.2公里);


Pentingell Peak from Herman Gulch Trail
過此草原步道進入松林並開始有感覺的上升。

Herman Gulch Trail
11:27 抵達Herman Lake和Jones Pass Trail 岔路,此處海拔約11,838呎(3,608公尺),距登山口約2.85 哩(4.56公里);

Herman Lake & Jones Pass Trail junction
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。

Blue sky

Mount Bethel from the Herman Gulch Trail

Continental Divide viewed from east of Herman Lake along trail
11:45 抵達Herman Lake,海拔11,987呎(3,654公尺),距登山口約3.25哩(5.2公里);


Herman Lake , in the background is the Pettingell Peak

Jacob on the Herman Lake shore

Me on the Herman Lake shore

Jacob & me on the Herman Lake shore

Jacob on the Herman Lake shore, in the background is the Pettingell Peak
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,貝貝說這個大石頭睡覺很舒服,又不用擔心掉到湖裡面去!

So hungry~~

Oh, no, this is mine~
吃過中餐後我跟貝貝說我想去爬爬Pettingell Peak,貝貝鼓勵我去,並說他會乖乖的在這塊大石頭上休息看我爬山!
12:20 啟程攀登Pettingell Peak,我走的是Pettingell Peak南坡路線;沿著Herman Lake的東岸朝北往山腳下前進;

At Herman Lake. Look for a gully and ramp used to access the south slopes of Pettingell

Herman Lake from It's north shore
行到Herman Lake的東岸盡頭從一處Pettingell Peak南坡下方的溝壑朝西北上攀,有一條還算清楚的路跡可依循;由此朝Pettingell Peak
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