Sep 24th, 2012, 21:12 | 只看该作者 #1142 |
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"Althogh some consider forcefulness and persistance to be two traits desirable to the same degree, I think that making a violent effort is much less useful than maitaining a steady one."
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Sep 25th, 2012, 19:01 | 只看该作者 #1159 |
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FYI only. Will send firm plan
this is for information only. I will send out a firm plan later for this Sunday Saptember 30. http://www.canadianrockies.net/banff...ch-valley.html Hiking the Larch Valley from Moraine Lake in Banff National Park Looking south from the Larch Valley toward Mt. Fay. Text and Photography by Mike Potter For CanadianRockies.net The hike to Larch Valley ranks as one of the more popular outings in Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies, especially in autumn when the sub-alpine larches display a radiant golden glow. Gordon Stermann, owner of White Mountain Adventures and a long time resident of Banff calls this one of the park’s best hikes. “I would rate this as one of the top 5 hikes in the Canadian Rockies,” he says. “It is spectacular, has lots of elevation gain and lots of variety.” Stermann also adds this tip, “By having a vehicle at both ends it is one continuous walk without retracing your steps.” This trail can be crowded in the fall, particularly on weekends–other good areas for the colour of the larches turning are the meadows above Taylor Lake and the slopes around Boulder Pass. Arrival at Larch Valley is a reward well-earned, since you climb 550 meters in just 4.2 km. After the series of steady switchbacks up from Moraine Lake, you might enjoy a pause on the rest bench at the junction with the Eiffel Lake trail. Keeping right for Larch Valley, the first stands of larch soon appear, then you come to a fair-sized meadow. Mt. Temple rises loftily to the north, while ahead stand Pinnacle Mt. and Eiffel Peak–named for a rock tower on its north side (not visible from this trail) that resembles the famous landmark in Paris. After a level section through the meadow, the path leads up steadily–although more gently than the trail up from Moraine Lake–to pass the last trees at approximately km 3.7. Five hundred meters further, you reach the shore of the largest of the Minnestimma Lakes nestled in the bowl between Mt. Temple and Pinnacle Mtn. The name of these small tarns has the evocative meaning “sleeping water.” Early explorer/mountaineer Samuel Allen, bestowed the name with the assistance of Stoney Indian William Twin in choosing the many names from their language that he conferred on features. Of Allen’s original Stoney-numeral names for the summits on the south south of the Valley of the Ten Peaks, only those for Neptuak (nine) and Wenkchemna (ten) survive. The others have been renamed for non-Natives; one of them, Peak Six, honors Allen himself. Distance: 4.2 km (2.6 mi) – Moraine Lake to Larch Valley Day Hike: 1.5 – 2 hours one way Elevation Gain: 550 m (1800 ft) Maximum Elevation: 2435 m (7990 ft) Trailhead: South end of Moraine Lake parking lot. 0.0 – South end of Moraine Lake parking area (elevation 1885 m). Continue straight on service road, passing in front of Moraine Lake Lodge. 0.2 – Junction with Moraine Lake Lakeshore trail. Keep right and climb steadily on a series of switchbacks. 2.6 – Junction (2260 m) with Eiffel Lake trail. Turn right; climb less steeply. Pass through an open meadow flanked by larches. 3.7 – Treeline (2385 m) 4.2 – Largest of the Minnestimma Lakes (2435 m) |
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Sep 25th, 2012, 21:19 | 只看该作者 #1160 |
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Sun 9-30 Hiking - Larch Valley
When: 8:30AM at NW Crowfoot C-Train Station, North Parking. You may meet me at Moraine Lake Parking Lot Where: Larch Valley, trail head at Moraine Lake to Larch Valley, 简单介绍在这里 http://www.canadianrockies.net/banff...ch-valley.html 开车约190公里单程,单程约需2小时20分钟。全程耗时预计10小时,下午六点半之前可回到卡城。 这条trail 长度单程约4.5公里,爬高约550米,是一条中等难度的trail,不适合第一次登山者。 集合时间地点:九月三十日上午8:30在crowfoot C-Train 站北停车场 如果有从南面走的,可考虑第二集合地点 Carpool - $15 每人,开车需要公园门票 需要准备的东西: 1. 必备 - 登山鞋、登山杖 2. 墨镜、太阳帽、防晒霜 3. 照相机 4. 保暖、防风、防雨、防晒 的服装及手套 5. 带上一顿简单午餐 6. 水(至少四瓶矿泉水) 7. 另备一双干净鞋,走完山路后上车换上 有兴趣者请尽早发Email确认,告知人数、是否开车以及联系电话号码 。报名者不论体力如何,必须有决心走完全程。 Email:chinesehikingwithme@gmail.com 开车路线 http://goo.gl/maps/QxYVe B 点即停车场 此帖于 Sep 26th, 2012 00:02 被 addict 编辑。 |
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