三度攀登科羅拉多13ers~James Peak (2018.07.14)

前天(14)和登山隊前往Idaho Springs附近攀登Saint Mary's Glacier上頭的James Peak;James Peak海拔13,294呎(4,052公尺),是科羅拉多州眾多13ers(海拔介於13,000呎~13,999呎間的高山)中排名第352的一座高山,該山我之前曾去攀登過兩次,登山紀錄請瀏覽:

Saint Mary's Glacier trailhead
左轉往Saint Mary's Glacier的還算寬大、亂石集聚的步道上山,步道雖寬但亂石堆積走來不輕鬆。

James Peak Trail, Colorado


Saint Mary's Lake

Saint Mary's Glacier
與其說是冰河(Glacier)不如說是雪原(Snowfield)來得恰當,因為他並不是真的冰河,之所以取名冰河可能是為吸引觀光客吧!

Saint Mary's Lake from Saint Mary's Glacier
早上的冰河因夜晚的低溫冰面蠻堅硬的,但也容易滑倒,我們取左切過冰河,切到冰河左岸後順著岩石坡的小徑上行。

Beginning of the hike up the glacier


James Peak Trail, Colorado


Taken from the top of St. Mary's Glacier, background is James Peak

Looking at Mount Evans to Torreys Peak crest line from the Tundra

Looking south at Mount Evans from the Tundra above the glacier

Looking southwest at Grays & Torreys Peak from the Tundra above the glacier

Kingston Peak Off-Road Trail
右轉沿ATV車道行一小段路後在一處小路標處左切橫過苔原地帶;

Crossing the wetland at James' east slope
此路段無明顯路徑,但寬闊的苔原上立有幾根路標還蠻容易辨識的;

The wetland at James' east slope

Crossing the wetland at James' east slope
行一小段苔原地形後來到一處沼澤地,沼澤地野花盛開、美不勝收。

On the way up to James' summit

Looking at the summit of James Peak from the trail

On the way up to James' summit
一路在James Peak的東面山坡“之”字形挺進,沿途南眺Mount Evans、Mount Bierstadt、Grays Peak和Torreys Peak等幾座14ers。

Mount Evans to Torreys Peak crest line from James' slope


Looking down at the Loch Lomond drainange from James Peak trail
通過峭壁口後步道繼續在岩石坡陡升。

Looking down at the Loch Lomond drainange from James Peak trail

On the way up to James' summit

On the way up to James' summit

Looking down at the Loch Lomond drainange from James Peak trail

Ice Lake at the foot of Mount Bancroft


Fairy Primrose
步道轉向西北朝山頂下方腰繞過,然後朝山頂“之”字形爬升。

On the way up to James' summit
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