点评:The second stop we made during our day trip to Acadia National Park was Thunder Hole. Shortly after 10 a.m. on a Friday in the middle of July, there were plenty of spaces available in the parking lot off Park Loop Rd. We didn't visit the small gift shop as we drove right by it, completely oblivious to its existence. I wish we had because this is one of the many places throughout the park that you can get a national park cancellation stamp in a Passport book. The stamp at this location has "Thunder Hole" in its lower text which would have been cool to have collected.
Crossing the street to the point of interest from the lot was quick and easy. Visitors can go down the stairs and walkway for a closer look or they can explore by walking over the surrounding rocks in the area. We found it fascinating as water rushed in only to be thrashed out moments later. However, we missed the really loud and crashing thunder-like sound that is made after the air escapes the cave closer to high tide.
The best time to visit this attraction is recommended to be two hours before high tide. To find out the low and high tide times for any given day and location, visit the Tide Predictions page on the NOAA's website. On the day we visited, low tide was 11:04 a.m. We were there at 10:15 a.m., so not the best time to visit. High tide was 5:22 p.m. so a better time would have been 3:22 p.m. Plan ahead and keep the tide times in mind when you visit.
翻译:我们阿卡迪亚国家公园一日游的第二站是雷洞。七月中旬一个周五,上午10点刚过,公园环路旁的停车场就有很多空位。我们开车路过那家小礼品店,没去,完全没注意到它的存在。真希望我们去了,因为公园里有很多地方可以在护照簿上盖国家公园盖章。这个地方的盖章下方印着“雷洞”,如果能收集到就太棒了。
从停车场过马路到景点很方便快捷。游客可以走下楼梯和走道近距离观赏,也可以步行穿过周围的岩石探索。我们觉得水涌入洞穴,片刻后又退去,这景象令人着迷。然而,我们错过了涨潮时洞穴内空气逸出时发出的震耳欲聋的雷鸣般的巨响。
建议游览此景点的最佳时间是涨潮前两小时。要了解任何日期和地点的涨潮和退潮时间,请访问美国国家海洋和大气管理局 (NOAA) 网站的潮汐预测页面。我们参观当天,低潮时间是上午 11:04。我们上午 10:15 到达,所以这不是最佳游览时间。涨潮时间是下午 5:22,所以最佳游览时间应该是下午 3:22。请提前做好计划,并在游览时牢记潮汐时间。