別了:炎熱和乾旱;歡迎:冰川和水溪 - July 4 Heliotrope Ridge Trail行

ALEXYIM

2015年7月4號, 週六, 天晴, 炎熱.

週五應Jinsi和Gmm的邀請, 週六來Mt. Baker的Heliotrope Ridge一遊.

早上6:00am集合,驅車往貝加山, 路上在Tim Horton吃早餐,
Sumas的Nexus關卡8:00am才開放, 只好排隊等過關.

Heliotrope這名字是一種花的名字, (不會在這trail看到)
主要是早期的人誤把本地的花Valerians當作是Heliotrope.

ALEXYIM

這條Trail很熱鬧, 停車場很早便滿座了.
主要是這路線路程短,拔高低, 也是攀登貝加山的路線之一.

雖然是天氣炎熱,但很多的時間是走在蔭涼的樹林中,橫過水溪,
夏日炎熱和乾旱的感覺遠我們而去.

ALEXYIM

Jinsi說要跨過四條大水溪.
水很急.

有一些行山人士也要脫鞋子,
有一些也不拍把鞋子弄濕,
有一些高大的,一,两步便跨越了.

我們不想脫鞋子,也不想弄濕,
便要花多一點時間,找尋合適的地點過水溪.

ALEXYIM

第三條水溪
一路找尋落腳點過水溪, 最後還是在小瀑布的腳下橫過.

ALEXYIM

第四條水溪
不容易發力呵.

ALEXYIM

眼平線角度拍攝

ALEXYIM

一路上看著貝加山,
沿途也有很多花看.

ALEXYIM

一路上輕談淺笑, 走了一會便看到在烈日下一片粉藍色的冰川.
美麗.

ALEXYIM

在這裡吃午飯,拍照
再繼續往上走看看這景點.

ALEXYIM

夏天盛放的花朵和粉藍色的冰川.

ALEXYIM

在冰川旁的碎石坡上漫步賞花.

ALEXYIM

來一個團照.

這地方蚊子不多, 在trail head卻有蒼蠅騷擾.

棉花糖

好帖美景，赞！我还是不明白如何上照片，因为网站限制了照片的大小，不懂怎么调整。。。。? what size... :jm:  :hx:

麦芒

还没去过这儿，很漂亮，今年这样干旱还有这么好的溪水。

ALEXYIM

Crossna網站允許上傳的照片的file size不超過300KB,
通常是用軟件把照片壓縮至少過300kb便可以上傳.

市面上有很多不同軟件可做到這效果, 例如:Photoshop
我以前也是用這個,但只能一張,一張地壓縮, 和調整, 很費時.

現在我用的是Quick Image Resizer
網址:  http://www.dzsoft.com/image-resizer.html
有30天試用期.

這個軟件的好處是:
- 你指定了照片的尺寸(如: 800 x 600)
- 你指定了file size (如:不超過300kb)

它全自動把數百張照片壓縮,速度快,不用一張,一張地調整.
壓縮照片的質素保持得極高.  

我花了很多時間才找到了這個軟件.

ALEXYIM

網址: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/heliotrope-ridge

官方網站的介紹

Intimate ice is what this hike is all about. Follow a well-trodden path to the scoured world of the Coleman Glacier, the largest of Baker's dozen-plus glaciers. From along a steep heap of lateral moraine, stare down into a cavernous abyss of ice and compacted snow. Locate blue grottos in the crevasses of Baker's frozen icing. Come in July for the lilies, September for the berries, October for the quiet, but don't try this hike early in the season. The creeks are unbridged and are difficult enough to negotiate in dry periods.

After your initial shock at the size of the parking lot (this trail is the beginning of a popular climbing route too), enter cool hemlock forest and immediately drop to cross Grouse Creek, on a bridge thankfully. Now in the Mount Baker Wilderness (how many party-size violations can you spot?), the well-beaten path steadily climbs a bit before easing off.

Encounter the first of three cascading creeks that must be crossed, all sans pont. The second one is the most difficult. Trekking poles come in handy. The trail picks up the pace, once more steeply climbing, now alongside Kulshan Creek. The forest thins, revealing teaser views. At 2 miles pass a backcountry campsite (elev. 4700 ft), the former site of the Kulshan Cabin, a structure built in 1925 by the Mount Baker Club and used until the 1980s. Soon afterward, come to a junction.

Take the trail left; the trail right is a climbers route. As you travel through stunted evergreens, the incredible hulking Baker makes its presence known. Soon encounter the first of two challenging (potentially dangerous) crossings of braided Heliotrope Creek. Plan on getting your feet wet in icy-cold, rapidly moving waters. Be aware, too, that if it's a hot day your return will be even more difficult because of melting snows from above.

Once safely across, proceed through marmot-enhanced meadows to the hemlock-lined edge of Coleman's lateral moraine. Wow! Right below you, snaked out like an oversized ice-cream cone on its side, a massive glacier! Continue on scant path, climbing alongside the glacier up the moraine-using care and staying away from the edge-to a 5550-foot ledgy knoll.

Sit here in awe, gazing at the icy intricacies of the glacier. Rippled crevasses. Blue pools. Frozen portals. Be sure to look out at the alpine world around you too: Bastile Ridge just across the glacier, Golden Ears Mountain just across the border. And if you're wondering just what the heck a heliotrope is-it's a flower, one not native to the area. But early surveyors thought the native valerians looked awfully close.

ALEXYIM

在這裡謝謝Jinsi和Gmm的邀請,能夠享受到這一個輕鬆,愉快,和有美景觀看的徒步行.  等着你上傳照片了.

jinsi

謝謝Alex在百忙中開帖, 這幾天較忙, 遲些會貼點圖文.

棉花糖

谢谢Alex指点！我用美图秀秀，也有批处理功能，但是就是不能规定300KB，只能按尺寸和比例缩小，如果知道什么尺寸等于300KB就好办了，你说的那个软件只有30天免费使用对吧

jinsi

交遲來的功課.

夏日清泉野花嬌 – 2015年7月4日遊Heliotrope Ridge小記

久未出遊, 趁週末假期便相約 Alex, 小C, Gloria往美國Mt. Baker地區的Heliotrope Ridge閒遊. 這路綫只在多年前在冬季跟lulu往Coleman Glacier時走過一次, 這是第一次走夏季的路綫, 據說路程短 (來回5.5 miles, Elevation gain: 1400 ft), 景色美, 野花開, 而山澗多, 在這酷熱的天氣會涼快一點.

早上準時06:00h在北温集合, 在Abbotsford用過早飯, 想早點過海關, 誰知大伙都忘了Sumas的Nexus快綫要08:00h才開, 花了15-20分鐘才順利過關. 在Glacier Public Service Centre買過停車證, 便往不遠的Glacier Creek Road上山, 路況很好, 只有一小段沙子路, 普通的小車也可以應付. 我們在09:45h到達山徑起點, 停車場已全滿, 要泊在路旁. 09:55h起步, 山徑的路況良好, 雪已全化, 路很清楚. 首段在陰涼的林蔭中行進, 全程最大的挑戰便是要越過四道溪澗. 因現在的天氣炎熱, 山澗的水量大, 過溪時要小心踏步, 手杖能幫助平衡, 很有用. 我們穿了高幫鞋, 小心踏在石上也不會弄濕鞋子.

我們走的是徒步路綫 (Hiker’s route), 跟登山的路綫 (Climber’s route)不同. 過了溪便到景點, 是近看Coleman Glacier的好地方, 草甸上野花遍野. 我們便小休用午飯. 在正午猛烈的陽光下, 山風微拂, 也不覺熾熱, 幸好蚊蟲不多, 倒也寫意. 飯後便繼續往山脊上漫步, 13:15h到達山徑的盡頭, 13:25h下山. 下山時山澗的水量更大, 過溪時要更小心. 16:10h回到停車場, 是一次涼快的休閒遊.

謝謝Alex開車, 小C與Gloria同行!