点评:Surprising experience!! Well worth the trip!!
Getting to this spot can feel like you are really trusting these reviews. It’s remote. You are driving miles through desert brush, then you get to unpaved roads that might or might not be uneven and jarring. You finally get to a parking lot, where there’s a restroom and an information kiosk with not a lot of information. So, you walk on a sandy path completely trusting that you will eventually get there.
Then, you see a few trees and a picnic table… and there’s Crack-in-the-Ground to the left and right!!
To the right, south, there are a few rocks to scramble down and then a sandy path… then the drop in temperature as the walls shoot up above your head. You are suddenly in this totally awesome volcanic wonder world!! (Note: the day was hot at almost 80F and we went during the hottest part of the day, in full sun. It was cool and shaded in the Crack.)
To the left, north, there’s some serious bouldering needed. We didn’t go that way. Someone with climbing skills, good shoes, long pants and probably gloves might have a great experience that way. That wasn’t us.
We were in shorts and sneakers, and had our two small dogs with us. South was totally doable. The hike was about 20-30 mins in. You have to do a round trip.
Leaving, we took Ravens Road and Christmas Valley Road, which was less dusty than our trip up to the site. Highly recommend stopping and the Sinclair gas station either going up or coming back for water and ice creams. It’s a full service grocery store.
Enjoy!!
翻译:真是令人惊喜的体验!!绝对值得一去!!
到达这里之前,你可能会觉得那些评论都太可信了。这里地处偏远。你得驱车穿过数英里的沙漠灌木丛,然后才能到达崎岖不平、颠簸难耐的土路。最终,你到达了一个停车场,那里有一个洗手间和一个信息亭,但信息并不多。于是,你沿着一条沙路走着,完全相信自己最终会到达目的地。
然后,你看到了几棵树和一张野餐桌……左右两侧竟然是“地裂”!
向右,也就是南边走,有几块岩石需要攀爬下去,然后是一条沙路……接着,气温骤降,两侧的岩壁在你头顶拔地而起。你突然置身于一个令人叹为观止的火山奇观世界!! (注:那天很热,接近华氏80度,我们是在一天中最热的时候去的,阳光直射。裂缝里凉爽阴凉。)
往左,也就是北边走,需要一些高难度的抱石攀岩。我们没有走那条路。有攀岩技巧、穿着好鞋、长裤,可能还要戴手套的人,或许能在那里获得很棒的体验。但我们没那么准备。
我们穿着短裤和运动鞋,还带着两只小狗。往南走完全没问题。徒步大约需要20-30分钟。必须往返。
离开时,我们走了雷文斯路和圣诞谷路,这条路比我们上山的路尘土少。强烈建议在去程或回程时在辛克莱加油站停下来买水和冰淇淋。那里是一家提供全方位服务的杂货店。
祝您玩得愉快!