由Berthoud Pass Ditch road登Current Creek源頭三座無名高山湖(2018.06.29)

日前看到山友Tony去登一座我沒去過的高山湖,向他請教在何處後便帶著小孫子貝貝一同去攀登,該高山湖位在US 40公路往Winter Park途中公路最高點Berthoud Pass西北方的山上,有一條Berthoud Pass Ditch road可抵達湖的下方,查資料後發現該稜線下有三座湖,上方一座湖面積較大,左下方另有兩座較小的湖僅是一岸之隔相連在一起;該三座湖地圖上均無名字,Tony說是Current Lake,因該處一條小溪就是Current Creek。

Berthoud Pass Trailhead
過Berthoud Pass後道路開始下坡,隨即在道路左側有一土石地面停車空間,此為登山口停車場,距Berthoud Pass約0.1哩。

Parking lot of Berthoud Pass Ditch trail

Berthoud Pass Ditch trailhead



Elephant Head flower

Parry Primrose

Jacob's Ladder
行約0.1哩跨過Berthoud Pass Ditch後路右一處高台有一間小屋及一些應該是氣象或雨量觀測之設施。

Observational meteorological facility

Colorado Mines Peak from Berthoud Pass Ditch Road

The viewpoint at Berthoud Pass Ditch trail

Looking down at US 40 from Berthoud Pass Ditch trail

Painbrush flowers & Elk Thistle

Looking east at James Peak Wilderness from Berthoud Pass Ditch trail

Jacob's Ladder

Globeflower

Elk Thistle


Blue Columbine


Berthoud Pass Ditch Road

Berthoud Pass Ditch Road
上抵Berthoud Pass Ditch後隨即沿著Berthoud Pass Ditch右岸沿等高線前行。

Berthoud Pass Ditch Road

Berthoud Pass Ditch Road

Berthoud Pass Ditch Road & Current Creek junction
Berthoud Pass Ditch右彎往東北續上,我們取左岔沿著Current Creek右岸不很明顯的小徑往上爬。

Current Creek

Bog(Swamp)Laurel

The boulderfield is under the lake
小徑穿過濃密的杉木林上到稜線平坦地後右繞,由沼澤地邊緣通過。

Jacob on his way up to #1 unnamed lake

The wetlands near the lake





The unnamed lake #1 at the upper reaches of Current Creek
我們繞到東岸休息拍照。



The unnamed lake #1 at the upper reaches of Current Creek


The unnamed lake #1 at the upper reaches of Current Creek

The boulderfield is under the lake
觀察地形後決定越過岩石區然後沿著Current Creek溪邊上山;

Current Creek
溪邊行約500呎(152公尺)取左切,沿著一條凹谷南行上山。

Looking east at Colorado Mines Peak from unnamed lake #2

Wildfloowers along the trail

The unnamed lake that is the source of Current Creek
此處海拔約11,650呎(3,551公尺),我們在岸邊休息用餐。


The unnamed lake that is the source of Current Creek


Looking north from the unnamed lake #2

Looking east at James Peak Wilderness from the #2 unnamed lake

Jacob want to cross Berthoud Pass Ditch
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