Colorado Trail第六區段Kenosha Pass賞白楊木健行(2017.09.23)
Taken from Colorado Trail, Kenosha Pass
今天跟華人登山隊到Kenosha Pass走Colorado Trail賞白楊木(Aspen),Colorado Trail從Denver 到 Durango全長有486哩(782公里),共分33個區段(Colorado Trail Resources by Segment ),今天我們要走的是屬於第六區段Kenosha Pass 到 Goldhill Trailhead這一區段的一小部分,我們從US 285公路西側的Kenosha Pass campground parking lot 登山口起登,沿著Colorado Trail西行,越過稜線後俯瞰South Park一望無際的山谷平原,蠻經典的一條路線。
往年到Kenosha Pass賞白楊木都是走US 285 Hwy東側的區段,從沒走過US 285 Hwy西側的區段,今天走了之後發現景觀有別於東側的區段,大體來說東側的區段是走在高大的白楊木林裡,感覺上是被淹沒在一片金黃的林海裡;而走在西側的區段上則是曝露在稜線上,白楊木是沒東側區段那麼壯觀,但卻一路俯瞰South Park一望無際的山谷平原,真有不同的感受,可惜今天天候太差,中午過後又下起雨來,心裡想著,找個艷陽天一定會再來走一趟,今年如來不及就明年吧!
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Rainbow along US 285 Hwy



Fall colors, Kenosha Pass


Colorado Trailhead at Kenosha Pass

Fall colors, Kenosha Pass


Colorado Trail

Amazing shelters along the trail

Taken from Colorado Trail, Kenosha Pass



Taken from Colorado Trail, Kenosha Pass
在此高點俯瞰南邊的South Park valley area,開闊的草原展望頗佳,在此休息五六分鐘後續行,開始在開闊地緩坡下行,步道兩旁是稀疏的小白楊木,不妨礙好展望。


The view of the South Park valley area from Colorado Trail



Colorado Trail

Taken from Colorado Trail, Kenosha Pass
路邊岩石突出處又是一處展望點,俯瞰下方山谷平原有兩座湖泊,左邊湖泊是Baker Lake,右邊不知名湖泊似為一家度假村之類的場所。

Baker Lake

The view of the South Park valley area from Colorado Trail

View from The Colorado Trail, overlooking South Park, near Kenosha Pass

The view of the South Park valley area from Colorado Trail

Jefferson Hill from Colorado Trail

View from The Colorado Trail, overlooking South Park, near Kenosha Pass




Colorado Trail


Taken from Colorado Trail, Kenosha Pass


The view of the South Park valley area from Colorado Trail

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