Mount Flora、Breckenridge Peak、Colorado Mines Peak三山連走(2018.07、02)
週一和小外孫貝貝前往Berthoud Pass登山口攀登James Peak Wilderness區內的Mount Flora(13,132呎/4,003公尺)、Breckenridge Peak(12,889呎/3,929公尺)和Colorado Mines Peak(12,497呎/3,809公尺)三座大陸分水嶺上的高山,當天天氣晴朗,山上溫度華氏五十幾度,非常舒服的登山行程。

Berthoud Pass Trailhead
登山口有一條寬大的土石車道,此土石車道可行車通往Colorado Mines Peak的山頂,這條土石車道的前半段也是登Mount Flora的登山步道,在此土石車道的左側另有一條捷徑通往Colorado Mines Peak半山腰接Mount Flora的登山步道,我們先沿可行車的土石車道往上爬,土石車道”之”字形爬升。

Colorado Mines Peak road

Looking west across Berthoud Pass at the ridge leading to Stanley Mountain

Colorado Mines Peak road & Mount Flora Trail junction
此處海拔約11,675呎(3,559公尺),已出了森林線,距登山口約0.85哩。



Wildflowers blooming along the trail
當海拔爬升至約11,800呎後小徑轉到Colorado Mines Peak北面坡朝東緩升,兩旁綻放的野花行走其中有如徜徉在花叢中,真是一種享受!




Wildflowers blooming along the trail

Saddle below Colorado Mines Peak

Looking southwest at Colorado Mines Peak from Mount Flora Trail
左邊(北)是通往Mount Flora的路線,正前方(東南)向下俯瞰Blue Creek流域,Blue Creek最上游湛藍的小湖是Blue Lake;

Looking down at Blue Lake & Blue Creek drainaga from the saddle below Colorado Mines Peak

Looking down at Blue Lake from the saddle below Colorado Mines Peak
鞍部往南極目遠眺則可將Mount Evans、Mount Bierstadt、Grays Peak和Torreys Peak四座14ers盡收眼底。

Looking southwest at Grays Peak & Torreys Peak from the saddle below Colorado Mines Peak

Looking south at Mount Evans & Mount Bierstadt from the saddle below Colorado Mines Peak

Jacob on the false summit of Mount Flora
過了假山頭後步道坡度趨緩,Mount Flora山頂在望。

On the way up to Mount Flora

Tundra wildflower on the slope of Mount Flora

Sky Pilot

Alpine sunflowers, also known as 'old man of the mountain'


Jacob on his way up to Mount Flora


Taken from the summit of Mount Flora
山頂是一片寬平的岩石平台,從山頂往北極眺是一望無際的洛磯山脈;

Looking northeast at James Peak Wilderness area from Mount Flora's summit
東北方較近的幾個山頭是James Peak Wilderness區內的Mount Eva、Parry Peak、James Peak和Mount Bancroft等四座13ers;

Looking northeast at James Peak Wilderness mountain from Mount Flora
俯瞰東邊的山谷是Mill Creek流域,其源頭的湖泊Ethel Lake約有三分之一的湖面還是處於冰凍狀態,融冰的湖面則是湛藍一片;

Looking down Ethel Lake from Mount Flora's summit

Looking down Ethel Lake & the Mill Creek drainage from Mount Flora's summit


Taken from the summit of Mount Flora
東邊往下延伸的稜線可到Breckenridge Peak,那是等一下我們要去的山頭;南邊遠方則是Mount Evans等四座14ers。


Looking southwest from Mount Flora's summit

The rock shelter on the summit of Mount Flora

The hike to Breckenridge Peak adds 1.8 miles and 550' of total climbing from Mt Flora

Looking southwest from below Mount Flora's summit
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