点评:We had an amazing 2 week Dory trip down the Grand Canyon! All of our guides and boat crew were friendly, supportive, knowledgeable and skilled. You could tell how much each of them loved and cared for the Grand Canyon and the importance of protecting it for future generations. They educated us on geology, history and were always reminding us that this is still the home for many local tribes and we were to hike with a clean heart and be respectful of these sacred places.
The crew took care of us from sunrise to sunset! They cooked delicious meals, set up camp (including the “groovers”) every evening and broke it down every morning. They read poetry, told stories, played beautiful music under the stars (and in Blacktail Canyon) and guided us on gorgeous hikes to places like North Canyon, South Canyon, the Nankoweap Granaries, the Little Colorado, Elves Chasm, Stone Creek waterfalls, Deer Creek Falls patio, Havasu Creek, and Fern Glen Canyon. All of this IN ADDITION to safely rowing us down the thrilling, and sometimes scary, white water of the Colorado River! We all made it down safely, no flips on this trip!
Seeing the Grand Canyon from the river is an incredible experience that I highly recommend! The beauty surrounds you and there is so much life in this desert setting. The side canyons were gorgeous, I was not expecting fern covered walls and waterfalls in the summer! We saw a multitude of birds, deer and big horn sheep. And those night skies….they were awesome, in the true sense of the word.
A huge thank you to all our guides and boat crew from OARS:
Ryan Lindsey (TL, guide)
Dave Garcia (guide)
Steve Kenney (guide)
Max Andarise (guide)
Don Bendell (boat crew)
Wren Gober (boat crew)
Melissa Giovanni (boat crew)
Sonwai Wakayuta (assistant)
翻译:我们在大峡谷度过了精彩的两周多莉之旅!我们所有的导游和船员都非常友好、乐于助人、知识渊博、技术娴熟。你可以看出他们每个人都非常热爱和关心大峡谷,并且深知保护它对子孙后代的重要性。他们向我们讲解了地质学和历史知识,并不断提醒我们,这里至今仍是许多当地部落的家园,我们应该怀着一颗纯净的心去徒步旅行,并尊重这些神圣的地方。
船员们从日出到日落都无微不至地照顾着我们!他们烹制了美味的食物,每天晚上搭建营地(包括“groovers”),每天早上拆除营地。他们在星空下(以及在黑尾峡谷)朗诵诗歌、讲故事、演奏优美的音乐,并带领我们徒步前往北峡谷、南峡谷、南科维普谷仓、小科罗拉多峡谷、精灵峡谷、石溪瀑布、鹿溪瀑布露台、哈瓦苏溪和蕨类峡谷等地,体验了绝美的徒步之旅。所有这些,除了安全地划船带我们顺着科罗拉多河惊险刺激、有时甚至令人胆战心惊的白水而下之外,还多亏了我们!我们一路平安,没有翻船!
从河上俯瞰大峡谷是一次不可思议的体验,我强烈推荐!美景环绕四周,在这片沙漠中,生机勃勃。峡谷两侧的景色美不胜收,我没想到夏天还能看到蕨类植物覆盖的岩壁和瀑布!我们看到了各种各样的鸟类、鹿和大角羊。还有那些夜空……真是美不胜收,名副其实。
非常感谢OARS的所有导游和船员:
Ryan Lindsey(TL,导游)
Dave Garcia(导游)
Steve Kenney(导游)
Max Andarise(导游)
Don Bendell(船员)
Wren Gober(船员)
Melissa Giovanni(船员)
Sonwai Wakayuta(助理)