Monday, August 5, 2013

Yosemite National Park (4-18)


[1. Introduction] [2. 旅遊建議/食宿交通] [3. Sightseeing] [4. Day Hiking] [5. Winter Activities] [6. Other Activities] [7. Who's Who in the Park] [8. More about the Park] [9. Conclusion]


4. Day Hiking

[4-1. Mirror Lake] [4-2. Mist Trail (Vernal Falls)] [4-3. Nevada Falls] [4-4. Half Dome] [4-5. Lyell Canyon: Twin Bridges] [4-6. Clouds Rest] [4-7. Sunrise Lakes/High Sierra Camp] [4-8. Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias] [4-9. Vogelsang Pass via Rafferty Creek] [4-10. Vogelsang HSC via Lyell Fork/Evelyn Lake] [4-11. Pothole Dome] [4-12. North Dome] [4-13. Upper Yosemite Falls Trail] [4-14. Taft Point] [4-15. Sentinel Dome] [4-16. Glen Aulin/White Cascade/Tuolumne Falls] [4-17. Waterwheel Falls/Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne] [4-18. McGurk Meadow/Dewey Point/Crocker Point] [4-19. May Lake/Mount Hoffman] [4-20. Ostrander Lake] [4-21. Four Mile Trail] [4-22. Inspiration Point/Stanford Point] [4-23. Vogelsang to Merced Lake via Fletcher Creek] [4-24. Merced Lake to Vogelsang via Lewis Creek] [4-25. Wapama Falls] [4-26. Cathedral Lakes] [4-27. Elizabeth Lake] [4-28. Young Lakes]

4-18. McGurk Meadow/Dewey Point/Crocker Point

IMG_4431 McGurk Meadow
Figure 4-18.1: Glacier Point Road旁的McGurk Meadow步道口標示。

IMG_4432 McGurk Meadow
Figure 4-18.2: 六七月的步道旁會有不少lupine。

IMG_4434 McGurk Meadow
Figure 4-18.3: 當年McGurk這人就自己蓋個小木屋住在這,因為沒有土地擁有權所以被迫離開,人去屋空。

IMG_4435 McGurk Meadow
Figure 4-18.4: 這就是McGurk Meadow,不算特別,但沒什麼人。

IMG_4438 McGurk Meadow, Yosemite National Park
Figure 4-18.5: 還是McGurk Meadow,但可以繼續走。

Distance (round trip): 1.8 miles (McGurk Meadow), 9.2 miles (Crocker Point)
Trail Elevation: 6,900 feet
McGurk Meadow Elevation: 6,800 feet
Crocker Point Elevation: 7,090 feet
Hiking Time: 1 - 5 hours

Yosemite有非常多meadow,除了Yosemite Valley或是Tioga Road上有一些可以以車子開到旁邊的meadow外,也有不少meadow得靠hiking到達,Glacier Point Road上的McGurk Meadow就是這樣的一個meadow。

McGurk Meadow算是標準但不算是scenic,主要是meadow旁都是樹而沒有一些遠方的山峰或是一條有特色的河貫穿其間,再加上這步道旁的停車位置有限,來的人很少。最佳時刻當屬六、七月左右雪融完且花開的時候,而且步道大致算平且短,對於不想太操且想找個獨自空間的人是個不錯的選擇。快的話一小時內可以結束,或是想待更久也可以。

IMG_4441 McGurk Meadow
Figure 4-18.6: 步道旁的paintbrush。

IMG_4445 McGurk Meadow
Figure 4-18.7: 離Dewey Point還有2 miles,屬於Pohono Trail的一個景點。

IMG_4455 McGurk Meadow
Figure 4-18.8: 這天剛好遇到prescribed fire,所以光線特別。

IMG_4465 McGurk Meadow
Figure 4-18.9: 因為光穿過煙打到樹林裡,所以色調比較暖。

IMG_4470 Dewey Point
Figure 4-18.10: 前方是Dewey Point,可以看到El Capitan。

如果你有時間也有精力的話,可以走過McGurk Meadow繼續到達Pohono Trail上的其他眺望點。Pohono Trail這步道從Glacier Point沿著Yosemite Valley的South Rim一直通到Tunnel View,全長13 miles。若有體力且有辦法在兩頭安排接送車輛的話,可以從一頭走到另一頭,是個不錯的long day hike。但如果找不到車子接送的話,可以以divide and conquer的方式分別處理這條步道上的各的眺望點,除了Taft PointSentinel Dome可以從較近的Glacier Point Road上前往外,也可以從McGurk Meadow前往Dewey Point、Crocker Point與Stanford Point。

從McGurk Meadow得走個約2 miles才能到達Dewey Point,是段很routine的樹林路,沒什麼風景,得到了South Rim邊視野才開使開闊起來,而Dewey Point也提供了較不一樣的俯瞰Yosemite Valley角度。實際上,Dewey Point也是冬天snowshoeing的一個熱門路段,尤其是週末的時候,而且還有guided snowshoeing walk,但得付一筆錢就是。

如果你打算從McGurk Meadow走向Dewey Point的話,我的建議是至少以Crocker Point當目標,因為在那可以多看到Bridalveil Falls,代價是全長會變成9 miles。行有餘力的話可以繼續走向Stanford Point,全長變成10.5 miles。

IMG_4473 Dewey Point
Figure 4-18.11: 俯視Yosemite Valley。

IMG_4475 Crocker Point
Figure 4-18.12: Crocker Point離Dewey Point不到1 mile,但view比較好。

IMG_4480 Crocker Point
Figure 4-18.13: Crocker Point可以多看到Bridalveil Falls,五月或六月來可能還看得到El Capitan旁的Ribbon Falls。

IMG_4931 Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite National Park
Figure 4-18.14: 這時的Bridalveil Falls還有彩虹。

IMG_4521 McGurk Meadow
Figure 4-18.15: 可以繼續往Stanford Point或甚至是Tunnel View前進,但因為precribed fire的煙影響視野,所以我沒有繼續走。

由於那天公園正在進行prescribed fire,空氣品質不好且影響視野,我走到Crocker Point就停止,之後找另外的時間從Tunnel View走到Stanford Point。

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[4-1. Mirror Lake] [4-2. Mist Trail (Vernal Falls)] [4-3. Nevada Falls] [4-4. Half Dome] [4-5. Lyell Canyon: Twin Bridges] [4-6. Clouds Rest] [4-7. Sunrise Lakes/High Sierra Camp] [4-8. Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias] [4-9. Vogelsang Pass via Rafferty Creek] [4-10. Vogelsang HSC via Lyell Fork/Evelyn Lake] [4-11. Pothole Dome] [4-12. North Dome] [4-13. Upper Yosemite Falls Trail] [4-14. Taft Point] [4-15. Sentinel Dome] [4-16. Glen Aulin/White Cascade/Tuolumne Falls] [4-17. Waterwheel Falls/Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne] [4-18. McGurk Meadow/Dewey Point/Crocker Point] [4-19. May Lake/Mount Hoffman] [4-20. Ostrander Lake] [4-21. Four Mile Trail] [4-22. Inspiration Point/Stanford Point] [4-23. Vogelsang to Merced Lake via Fletcher Creek] [4-24. Merced Lake to Vogelsang via Lewis Creek] [4-25. Wapama Falls] [4-26. Cathedral Lakes] [4-27. Elizabeth Lake] [4-28. Young Lakes]

[1. Introduction] [2. 旅遊建議/食宿交通] [3. Sightseeing] [4. Day Hiking] [5. Winter Activities] [6. Other Activities] [7. Who's Who in the Park] [8. More about the Park] [9. Conclusion]

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