点评:For decades this was one of the most beautiful recreation areas in New Jersey, with camp sites and Lake Nummy, a cedar lake. The lake was always open for both children and adult swimming. On our visit, half the swim area was closed and the section that was open had a bouyed rope that restricted swimming to shallows about two feet deep. There were about thirty people in the lake, more than half adults. The lake used to have two bouyed ropes, one to mark the shallow childrens' area and the other marking the section for adults, about six feet at its deepest. Also, the lake was open seven days a week and is now closed on Monday and Tuesday.
From my conversation with a lifeguard, the adult area has been closed for some time. I called the forest rangers' office and asked why and was told it was probably a lack of lifeguards. I explained that on the day we were there seven lifeguards were on duty, two teams of three who worked in shifts and one supervisor. The person I spoke to could not offer any other explanation as to why the adult area was closed, or for that matter why half the shallow area was also closed.
For adults interested in swimming, the trip isn't worth it. It's a pity, because Lake Nummy and the campground used to draw people from other states and Canada, and there seems to be no logical reason why adults cannot swim in the lake on a hot day.
翻译:几十年来,这一直是新泽西州最美丽的休闲区之一,那里有露营地和努米湖——一个由雪松木环绕的湖泊。该湖一直向儿童和成人开放,供人们游泳。我们到访时,一半的游泳区被封闭了,而开放的区域则用带浮标的绳索将游泳范围限定在水深约两英尺的浅水区。湖中有大约三十人,其中一半以上是成年人。过去,湖中设有两条带浮标的绳索。一个标记用来标识浅水区的儿童游玩区,另一个则标记成人区,该区域最深处约为六英尺。过去,这个湖每周七天都对外开放,现在则在周一和周二关闭。
据我与救生员的交谈,成人区已经关闭有一段时间了。我打电话给森林管理员办公室询问原因,得到的答复是可能由于救生员人手不足。但我解释道,我们去的那天有七名救生员正在值班。两组各三人,轮流值班,还有一名监督员。与我交谈的人无法给出任何其他解释,来说明为何成人游泳区被关闭,又为何一半的浅水区也封闭了。
对于想游泳的成年人来说,来这里并不值得。挺可惜的,因为以前努米湖及周边的露营地能吸引来自其他州和加拿大的游客;在这样一个炎热的日子里,似乎也没有任何合理的理由禁止成年人下湖游泳。