点评:What a magical place! Who needs to travel all the way to Peru's Rainbow Mountain when you can view these Painted Hills right here in the U.S.A.?! We went on a late Monday afternoon in early June 2024 and there was hardly anyone else there. It took a good amount of time to get there as it is easily 1 hr, 20 mins from both Terrebonne or Redmond, OR.
Once here, we hiked a little of the Painted Hills Overlook Trail. This is only a 0.5 mile round trip trail and one of the five hiking trails in the unit. It offers a good panoramic view of the Painted Hills. We then headed over to the Painted Cove Trail (0.25 mile round trip) in which portions of it were a boardwalk with interpretive signs with views of warm red, yellow and orange clay layer markings. We also did the Leaf Fossil Trail (0.25 mile round trip). Lastly, we discovered and enjoyed the Red Scar Knoll Trail (0.25 mile round trip).
This was such a beautiful place in the world. I'm so glad we got to experience this hidden gem together as a family.
翻译:多么神奇的地方!当你在美国就能看到这些彩绘山丘时,谁还需要一路旅行到秘鲁的彩虹山呢?!我们于 2024 年 6 月初的一个周一下午晚些时候去的,那里几乎没有其他人。我们花了很长时间才到达那里,因为从俄勒冈州的 Terrebonne 或 Redmond 出发,只需 1 小时 20 分钟。
到达这里后,我们徒步走了一小段彩绘山丘观景步道。这只是一条 0.5 英里的往返步道,也是该单位的五条远足步道之一。它提供了彩绘山丘的全景。然后我们前往彩绘湾步道(0.25 英里往返),其中部分是木板路,有解说标志,可以看到暖红色、黄色和橙色的粘土层标记。我们还走了叶子化石步道(0.25 英里往返)。最后,我们发现并享受了红色疤痕丘陵步道(0.25 英里往返)。
这是世界上如此美丽的地方。我很高兴我们全家一起体验了这颗隐藏的宝石。