Friday, October 2, 2020

Yellowstone National Park (6-23)


[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]

6-23. Lake Overlook

IMG_6326 Lake Overlook Trail
Figure 6-23.1: Lake Overlook的步道口跟West Thumb Geyser Basin共用停車場,但朝相反方向走去。

IMG_6338 Elk on Lake Overlook Trail
Figure 6-23.2: 走沒多久看到正在吃草的elk。

IMG_6342 Lake Overlook Trail
Figure 6-23.3: 這地方要過馬路。

IMG_6353 Elk on Lake Overlook Trail
Figure 6-23.4: 過了馬路不久後又看到幾隻elk,這是其中一隻。

IMG_6368 Lake Overlook Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-23.5: 爬坡爬到一半就可以看到Yellowstone Lake以及正努力往上爬的hikers。

West Thumb Geyser Basin是公園位在Yellowstone Lake旁的一個地熱區,大部分人在欣賞完後匆匆前往下個地方做業績。在這個地熱區停車場的另一側有一條不到2 miles的Lake Overlook短步道,行程不太趕且想簡單走走的話不妨嘗試看看。

這步道在開始不久後得過馬路,之後的景觀是公園裡典型的lodgepole pine樹林加meadow,在到達Lake Overlook這個高點後以loop的方式返回。步道的爬坡很有限,只有200 feet左右,大部分的小朋友走起來都不算困難,需要背小朋友的話應該也不至於太沉重,會不會甜蜜就看人了。

也許是因為下午走,從頭到尾身邊一直不缺其他人,但不算壅擠,在這種情況下很難需要獨自面對grizzly bear,如果這兇猛野獸真出現的話。運氣不錯的是有在步道上遇到一群elk,算是個bonus,真要抱怨的話就是這是群cow-calf的鹿群,而不是長有大角的公鹿。

IMG_6386 Lake Overlook Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-23.6: 這地方就是Lake Overlook,大部分的人會在這休息以及欣賞風景。

IMG_6425 Yellowstone Lake from Lake Overlook Trail
Figure 6-23.7: 另一個方向的Yellowstone Lake以及前方的Duck Lake。

IMG_6434 Lake Overlook Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-23.8: 離開Lake Overlook開始往下走。

IMG_6458 Lake Overlook Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-23.9: 青天高高白雲飄飄。

IMG_6470 Lake Overlook Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Figure 6-23.10: 穿過這樹林不久就會回到步道口。

我在走這步道前期待可以鳥瞰整個West Thumb的地熱景觀,不幸的是這並非實際狀況,即使看到的Yellowstone Lake也不算多好。之所以如此是因為Lake Overlook這個眺望點不夠高,雖然看得到千里目外的Absaroka Range,但近距離的West Thumb完全被樹林擋住。早上來的話可能有機會看到West Thumb的蒸氣,尤其是一大早的時候,不過這時候步道上通常不會有太多人,最好是hike in group以及準備bear spray。

即使景觀上不算特別精彩,整趟走起來算是愉快,即使在下午這種屬於比較熱的時段走也不覺得不舒服。如果你只有一個人或是不想額外花錢買bear spray,夏天的下午應該是個不錯的時段,可以靠步道上的其他人當人盾在免於恐懼下走這一趟。

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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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