攀登Mummy Mountain和Hagues Peak--(2007.06.23)
2006年7月3日曾偕同子峰(我女婿)、George和Thomas經由Old Fall River Road的Chapin Pass trail攀登Mount Chiquita(海拔 13,069 呎/3983公尺)和Ypsilon Mountain(海拔13,514呎/4119公尺),2007年6月23日自己一人再去攀登Mummy Range東南端的Hagues Peak和Mummy Mountain,此次我採經由Lawn lake trail順便再遊景色宜人的高山湖Lawn lake。
23日清晨5點左右由家中出發,06:45抵小鎮Estes Park,走34號公路由Fall River Entrance Station入園,06:55抵Sheep Lakes附近的Lawn lake trailhead 。
Lawn lake trailhead
07:00 整裝後由登山口出發,此登山口已爬過兩次,不陌生。開始是之字形上坡,一路行走在杉林中,偶而沿著左側的Roaring River而行,轟隆隆的流水聲一路相隨。
Roaring River
07:43 回望來時路,從樹縫中遙望Longs Peak,山上仍有積雪。
登山步道南眺Longs peak
08:20 Mummy Mountain出現在北方山谷中。
Mummy Mountain looming over the Roaring River Valley
09:37 抵Black Canyon trail叉路,取左直行。
Mummy Mountain looming over the Roaring River Valley
09:50 抵Lawn lake,海拔10,987呎/3,349公尺。出水口都是積雪,湖水就從積雪下流出。
積雪的出水口
湛藍的天,碧綠的湖,積雪未退的高山,加上湖岸萬紫千紅的野花,這真是人間仙境呀!
Lawn lake,背景為The Saddle(鞍部),左為Failchild Mt.右為Hagues Peak。
Lawn lake
Lawn lake,背景為The Saddle(鞍部),左為Failchild Mt.右為Hagues Peak。
面目猙獰的Mummy Mountain 西南坡(from Lawn lake )
欣賞完美景,沿著湖岸北行,不久又是之字形上坡。
俯瞰Lawn lake
11:07 來到Crystal Lakes的叉路,已穿越森林線,往左是通往Crystal Lakes,去年已來過,今天不前往,取直行上坡。
Crystal Lakes 叉路
在此回望Lawn lake靜靜躺臥在山谷之中,就像畫家畫筆滴下的湛藍油彩。
Lawn lake as seen from on the saddle midway
Fairchild Mt. as seen from Mummy Mt. slope
11:20 抵The Saddle和Mummy Mountain的叉路,此地海拔約12,000呎/3658公尺。取右越過小溪開始朝Mummy Mountain攀登,眼前是一大片岩石坡,根本就沒有路徑,只能抓準目標自尋途徑上攀,不時在岩石上攀爬,又加上高海拔空氣稀薄,真累人!
仰望Mummy mt. (from northwest slope )
Looking up the broad southeastern slope of Mummy Mountain
沿途俯看Crystal Lakes就躺臥在Fairchild Mountain的懷抱裡,湖面上尚浮著一層薄冰呢!
Fairchild Mt. as seen from Mummy Mt. slope
Crystal lake
12:30 經過一個小時的奮鬥終於抵達Mummy Mountain和Hagues Peak的鞍部,此地海拔12,920呎/3,938公尺,與其說是鞍部,不如說是一片平原--一大片Boulderfield。
Mount Dunraven as seen looking NE from the Saddle
Mount Dunraven as seen looking NE from the Saddle
Hagues peak as seen from the saddle between Mummy & Hagues
Hagues peak as seen from the saddle between Mummy & Hagues
遠方積雪未融的高山,盡收眼底。
Long's Peak and the Continental Divide from the saddle
The Continental Divide from the saddle
The Continental Divide from the saddle
繼續朝Mummy Mountain山頂邁進,還有500呎的岩石坡等著我。
13:00 終於登上Mummy Mountain山頂,海拔13,425呎/4,092公尺。免不了在簽名簿上簽名留念,感言是「Great,Amazing!」
Mummy Mt.'s summit register
Hagues peak as seen from the summit of Mummy
Looking from the summit down to Lawn Lake
Crystal lake as seen from Mummy Mt. summit
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