西雅圖夜未眠(七)----Lake Dorothy
上周末是一個陽光燦爛的一天，我們3家朋友老老小小14個人一起去hiking。這次我們選的是華州最有名的20個Trail中的第2名- Central Alpine Lakes Loop (Backpacking)
Preview: The 75-mile stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail between Snoqualmie Pass and Stevens Pass is a very popular backpack trip, and it deserves to be. More than 700 lakes and mountain ponds fill practically every low spot in the glacier-carved terrain of this Wilderness. The route is supremely scenic with countless viewpoints, beautiful forests, acres of huckleberries, rugged mountains, and several gorgeous lakes. The entire trip is rather strenuous, however, and it requires either a lengthy car shuttle or careful timing to meet the buses that service both ends. These arrangements are a bit cumbersome, so I recommend doing a loop trip instead. This not only solves the transportation problem but also allows you to sample some of the trail＊s best miles without having to work as hard as you would with the full trip. Finally, since you won＊t have the mindset of having to get from Point Ato Point B in time to meet the bus, you can set a more leisurely pace and take the time to do several spectacular side trips to some of the most beautiful places in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness.
Directions:Dorothy lake trail #1072Drive State Route 2 East going 2.8 miles west of Skykomish, Washington. Turn South (right) onto the Old Cascade Highway (Money Creek Campground). The road is the last right turn before the highway tunnel. Drive the Old Cascade Highway for 1 mile then turn South (right) onto the Miller River Road (FS #6410) for 9.5 miles to the roads end at the trailhead.
Length: Round Trip = 14 miles
Difficulty:Rated from Moderate, to Difficult, to Hard - Depending what section of the trail you are on.
Elevation Gains: Start = 2200 feet
High Point = 3800 Feet
Permits: Northwest Forest PassFree Day Use and Overnight
permits required at all Alpine Lakes Wilderness Trails. Available at Ranger Stations and Trailhead.*
Information -- For updates on road and trail conditions, contact the Skykomish Ranger District at 360-677-2414 or visit the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Web site at www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/recreation/
紅方塊標記的就是Lake Dorothy 
在6410這條路上開9.5 miles 到達trail 入口，一路上金黃色的樹葉讓我們感到秋天美好的色彩。就象徜徉在秋天的童話裏。這條路是石子路如果不是開的SUV，車子要小心了。
一路上常有瀑布小溪，我們大家會駐足觀看細細聆聽，溪流嘩嘩地流著，沒有千萬輛坦克同時開過的轟鳴，卻有陣陣餘音繞梁的旋律。
trail 保養的非常好，到處是用圓木搭好的小路。這是一個很大的工程。為了方便大家行走。
一路上美景不斷.....心情格外的歡快.....
兒子他們來回走5，6miles 已沒問題了。
走了一個多小時我們到達了湖邊. 靜靜的湖水，和著雲，映著山，讓人置身一種靜謐、安詳的氛圍中...平靜的湖水,在燦爛的陽光下,泛著鱗鱗的波光,時而閃亮,時而暗沉,湖水的顏色也時而是綠色，時而更近於暗青,可大家的心情應該是一樣的,一下子遠離了城市那種快節奏生活,大家都無語的注視著湖水，融入這恬靜世界，靜靜的感受這遠離喧囂的清淨，好似蓄久的疲憊都可以隨著眼神泄落在這靜靜的湖水中.
湖水水平如鏡，綠色的水麵給人以深遂的感覺。
大家坐在湖邊的大石頭上一邊吃著午餐一邊欣賞著美景，大家都不想早早離開，孩子們盡情的玩耍，我們大人就在一起聊天。
踏著秋天的晨曦，走進秋的涼爽. 秋韻如詩，秋韻如歌，秋韻如畫的溫馨裏，心絮隨著晨曦的嫋嫋，悄悄散落，飄遠……
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