Thursday, August 20, 2020

Yellowstone National Park (6-19)


[1. 簡介] [2. 旅遊建議/食宿交通] [3. Sightseeing] [4. Winter Activities] [5. Wildlife Watching] [6. Day Hiking] [7. Other Activities] [8. Who's Who in the Park] [9. More about the Park] [10. 感想]


6. Day Hiking

[6-1. Mount Washburn] [6-2. Artists Paintpots] [6-3. Trails at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone] [6-4. Natural Bridge] [6-5. Ranger-Led Hike: Lupine Loop Walk] [6-6. Mystic Falls] [6-7. Bunsen Peak] [6-8. Beaver Ponds Loop] [6-9. Lone Star Geyser] [6-10. The Hoodoos] [6-11. Petrified Trees of Specimen Ridge] [6-12. Pelican Creek Nature Trail] [6-13. Cascade Lake] [6-14. Monument Geyser Basin] [6-15. Fairy Falls/Imperial Geyser] [6-16. Elephant Back Mountain] [6-17. Hellroaring Creek] [6-18. Yellowstone River Overlook] [6-19. Trout Lake] [6-20. Riddle Lake] [6-21. Point Sublime] [6-22. Storm Point] [6-23. Lake Overlook] [6-24. Wraith Falls] [6-25. Little Gibbon Falls] [6-26. Osprey Falls] [6-27. Narrow Gauge Terrace] [6-28. Slough Creek] [6-29. Harlequin Lake]

6-19. Trout Lake

IMG_8357 Trout Lake Trailhead, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-19.1: Trout Lake的步道口,我剛好可以跟在這兩個人的後面hike in group。

IMG_8359 Trout Lake Trail
Figure 6-19.2: 步道一開始就是一段上坡,但就只有一小段。

IMG_8369 Trout Lake Trail
Figure 6-19.3: 結束上坡後馬上可以看到Trout Lake,之後可以走下去到湖邊。

IMG_8425 Trout Lake, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-19.4: 原本以為這湖只是用來釣魚,沒想到倒影相當好看。

IMG_8475 Mount Hornaday and Trout Lake
Figure 6-19.5: 這山是Mount Hornaday,據說春天的時候還可能看到從山頂流下的暫時性瀑布。

IMG_8513 Hikers on Trout Lake Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-19.6: 湖邊有步道可以讓大家繞湖一圈。

Trout Lake是個位於公園東北邊Lamar Valley附近的一個湖,就名子聽起來,這湖的主要功能像是用來讓人釣魚。不過trout這魚也未必只能讓人釣,其他動物包括osprey、bald eagle、river otter甚至是grizzly bear也有能力補這魚,也是我想走到這瞧瞧的原因,主要是希望能看到野生動物而不是為了看風景。

不過grizzly bear畢竟是個concern,加上這次是一個人走,風險高了點。為了降低風險,最好避免在太早或太晚的時間走這步道,如果走的時候剛好又有其他人一起走就更好了。這天早上從Red Lodge開熊牙公路回公園,到這步道口時大概是早上九點半,步道口停了大概八輛車,而且有一對hikers正要開始走,狀況相當理想,所以決定走這一小段步道,當然也帶著bear spray以防萬一。

這是一個相當短的步道,走到湖邊大概只要0.5 mile,加上繞湖一圈的整個來回距離大概只有1.5 mile,算是個適合親子同行的步道。步道主要的爬坡在一開始,需要爬過小山坡到另一端,高度大約是120 feet,在早上還不熱的狀況下很快就可以完成這一段路,而之後會走下這個小山坡到達Trout Lake的湖邊。

IMG_8446 Fishing at Trout Lake
Figure 6-19.7: 確實有人到這釣魚。

IMG_8443 Trout Lake
Figure 6-19.8: 走到湖的對岸也可以看到另一側的倒影,不過要到下午才會順光。

IMG_8464 Hikers on Trout Lake
Figure 6-19.9: 剛走到湖邊的人都會被Figure 6-19.4的倒影吸引而佇足一段時間。

IMG_8504 Trout Lake, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-19.10: 不少人會沿著湖走一圈。

IMG_8535 Fireweed
Figure 6-19.11: 步道旁的一些fireweed已經開花,表示這時已經差不多是八月。

IMG_8538 Trout Lake Trail
Figure 6-19.12: 回到步道口大概有十輛車停著,表示走這步道的人還不少,也大大降低了獨自被熊攻擊的機會。

結果這湖的湖光山色頗令人驚艷,有著相當好的鏡湖倒影,大部分剛走到湖邊的人都會停下來欣賞Figure 6-19.4這個可以算是意外的風景。這個倒影的角度是面向西邊,因此必須在早上才有好的效果。雖然走到湖的另一端也可以反方向朝東看到如Figure 6-19.8的倒影,下午看的效果會比較好,不過山勢比較普通就是。

這次沒看到什麼野生動物,可能跟季節有關。根據資料,trout會在五月中至六月底這期間在這湖的入水口產卵,也因此會吸引其他動物過來。這次是在八月初走到這,已經錯過這期間,也許因此沒看到相關的野生動物。我有興趣為此再走到這,不過五月中至六月底這期間比較涼,遇到grizzly bear的機會可能會較高,需要更小心謹慎就是。

其實還可以從Trout Lake走到附近的Buck Lake與Shrimp Lake,根據我在現場的觀察,只有少數人往那方向走,大部分的人都是繞Trout Lake一圈後走回步道口,真要往那兩個湖走的話請自己做好防熊準備。

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[6-1. Mount Washburn] [6-2. Artists Paintpots] [6-3. Trails at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone] [6-4. Natural Bridge] [6-5. Ranger-Led Hike: Lupine Loop Walk] [6-6. Mystic Falls] [6-7. Bunsen Peak] [6-8. Beaver Ponds Loop] [6-9. Lone Star Geyser] [6-10. The Hoodoos] [6-11. Petrified Trees of Specimen Ridge] [6-12. Pelican Creek Nature Trail] [6-13. Cascade Lake] [6-14. Monument Geyser Basin] [6-15. Fairy Falls/Imperial Geyser] [6-16. Elephant Back Mountain] [6-17. Hellroaring Creek] [6-18. Yellowstone River Overlook] [6-19. Trout Lake] [6-20. Riddle Lake] [6-21. Point Sublime] [6-22. Storm Point] [6-23. Lake Overlook] [6-24. Wraith Falls] [6-25. Little Gibbon Falls] [6-26. Osprey Falls] [6-27. Narrow Gauge Terrace] [6-28. Slough Creek] [6-29. Harlequin Lake]

[1. 簡介] [2. 旅遊建議/食宿交通] [3. Sightseeing] [4. Winter Activities] [5. Wildlife Watching] [6. Day Hiking] [7. Other Activities] [8. Who's Who in the Park] [9. More about the Park] [10. 感想]

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