Yellow Stone Hiking – Bechler River Traverse (溯溪健行)
再次重溫揹帳棚、睡袋、糧食…健行爬山的感覺。這次將來到美國黃石公園健行、溯溪，親睹那湛藍、深綠的火山湖 ….. 。六天走了近 40哩，幾忽是從 Berkeley 走到矽谷。六天每天都是從白天走到傍晚，走過湖畔、岩石、森林、莽原、溯溪、…，六天沒洗澡、沒洗臉。
坦白講，剛開始是蠻累的，肩膀疼痛不已，腳酸痛到不行，但到了第三天所有身體負荷變成身體的一部份，最後與大自然相融，爾後就輕鬆自在了。哈！現在不走，以後就更累。
Day 1 – 8S3
Shuttle to Delacy Creek TH: 2.5-hour drive
Mileage: 8 miles, Elevation Gain: 300 feet
Starting at Delacy creek trailhead (7500′) and hiking around the northern shore of Shoshone lake for 8 miles. Elevation change of roughly 200′ – 300′. Shoshone Lake is one of the largest wilderness lakes in in the lower 48 states and the backdrop for the Shoshone Geyser Basin. The basin contains an abundance of geysers, each seeming to possess its own personality: there are bubbling pools, frothing potholes, bizarrely shaped mounds spewing fountain-like streams into the air and grumbling crevasses.
Day 2 – 9D3
Mileage: 10 miles
Elevation Gain: 500 feet Loss: 500 feet
Travele the traditional path to the Bechler drainage along the Bechler river trail. Total milege for the day is little over 10 miles and you will gain about 500′ that day and loose about 500′ that day.
Day 3 – 9B9
Mileage: 4.5 miles
Elevation Loss: 500 feet
A little over 4.5 miles to set up a 2 ight camp. Elevation loss of about 1100′ – spend the rest of day relaxing.
Day 4 – 9B9
a layover day
Include exploration of the area’s cascades and waterfalls, plus another soak in Mr. Bubble.
Day 5 – 9A2
Mileage: 10 miles
Elevation Loss: 250 feet
hike to last nights camp along Boundary creek. You will loose about 600′-700′ of elevation and no elevation gain. Encounter four river crossings which could be as deep as three feet. Our hard work fording the river will be rewarded with two magnificent waterfalls: Colonnade Falls, a two-part waterfall, the second of which is the highest on the hike, and Iris Falls.
Day 6
Mileage: 7.9 miles
Elevation Loss: 100 feet
Shuttle to Bozeman: 3.5-hour drive After a final seven-mile hike through meadows and stands of lodgepole pine we’ll arrive at the Bechler Ranger Station. From here we’ll have a beautiful drive to Bozeman for the trip’s conclusion.
