Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Yellowstone National Park (6-20)


[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]

6-20. Riddle Lake

IMG_6213 Riddle Lake Trail
Figure 6-20.1: Riddle Lake的步道口,我一開始跟在這兩個人的後面hike in group,不過在不久之後就超過了他們就是。

IMG_6216 Riddle Lake Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-20.2: 步道大都是以lodgepole pine為主的樹林景觀。

IMG_6275 Lodgepole Pine on Riddle Lake Trail
Figure 6-20.3: 步道的一些地方有被1988年大火燒過的痕跡,這是其中一個地方。

IMG_6232 Riddle Lake Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-20.4: 這時經過一個開闊的meadow,還附贈一個小池子以及Rocky Mountain pond lily。

Lake Yellowstone這一區有一些中短程步道可以走,而Riddle Lake是個在公園南邊Grant Village附近的湖,步道口就在Grant Village南邊Continental Divide這個牌子往南一點點的地方。停車的空間不算特別大,但還是可以停個約十輛車左右。

這應該不算是個熱門步道,但我中午一點多到的時候只剩一個停車位。這對我來說是好消息,表示步道上比較容易遇到人,可以降低被熊攻擊的機會。我是刻意選這時候走這步道,因為我在2018年時發現到這公園的人有晚走的習慣,往往要到十一點之後步道上的人才會比較多。這次是一個人走,雖然有攜帶bear spray,但這是last resort,步道上有多一點人還是比較好。

這步道的來回距離約5 miles,而且沒什麼爬坡。此外,大部分的路段都走在lodgepole pine的樹林裡,因此不太曬,即使我是在八月下午的日正當中走也不覺得有酷熱的感覺。總而言之,這步道算相當好走,我花了大概半小時多一點的時間就到達湖邊,主要concern還是熊的問題。

IMG_6239 Riddle Lake Trail
Figure 6-20.5: 前方樹林外就是Riddle Lake。

IMG_6246 Riddle Lake, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-20.6: Riddle Lake以及遠方的Mount Sheridan。

IMG_6251 Riddle Lake, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-20.7: Riddle Lake上的Rocky Mountain pond lily。

IMG_6248 Riddle Lake Trail
Figure 6-20.8: 我最遠走到這,前方有個小beach方便戲水。

Riddle Lake的湖光山色符合我不期不待的期待,主要是因為走到這湖的時間較不理想,並非是這湖真有那麼糟。這湖有Mount Sheridan當背景,在六月還是七月來的話山上應該還有積雪。此外,湖面上也有Rocky Mountain pond lily可以欣賞,基本面其實並不差,在正確的季節到這應該還不錯看,而早上也許比下午好看。不過因為grizzly bear的關係,公園在七月中才開放這步道,也許不容易在最佳狀況欣賞到這湖。

八月的中午來大概可以算是最糟的時間,但因為之前hiking走太快傷到腿,所以放棄原本一個較難走的步道,改成Plan B在這較不理想、但較安全的時間走這不傷腿的步道。走之前只想說能不能看到有趣的水鳥或是moose,結果什麼都沒有看到,但有聽到sandhill crane的遠方叫聲。

這湖為何叫做Riddle Lake?之前有提到步道口在Continental Divide附近,所以早期的人就對這湖的drainage充滿興趣與疑問,從這湖流出的水最後會流到太平洋、還是大西洋?這就是這湖的riddle所在。如果你查一下地圖,會發現從這湖流出的溪流叫做Solution Creek這很應景的名字,而這溪流會注入Yellowstone Lake,之後以Yellowstone River流入Missouri River、Mississippi River並在最後注入墨西哥灣。

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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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