点评:My husband had business in Phoenix (Scottsdale) and we decided to go a day early to explore the Saguaro National Park. Rented a car and drove the 2 hours to Tucson, walked the Mica View and Mesquite Loop, then drove the 2 hours back to Scottsdale. This was our 20th National Park and it did not disappoint!
We parked at the Boundary Trail Head around 3:00 pm. You don't have a grand gate entrance here, or a Visitor's Center. It just looks like you're driving into a neighborhood. The Rincon Visitor's Center and that road into the park was closed due to the government shutdown. Fortunately, we had found this out before we arrived when we checked our AllTrails App about hikes. This is the East side of the park.
The Mica View Trail was stunning! There was also a restroom and picnic area. The weather was perfect , about 82 degrees when we arrived and dropped down into the low 70s with the sunset. It was an easy, well-marked level walk, tennis shoes are fine. We did about 4 miles expanding on the Mica View by also doing the Mesquite trail. The changing light during this part of the day was gorgeous and so was the Saguaro forest with the mountain backdrop. The Crested Saguaro was also a highlight, it looks like an alien.
翻译:我丈夫在凤凰城(斯科茨代尔)有事,所以我们决定提前一天去探索萨瓜罗国家公园。我们租了辆车,开了两个小时到图森,走了云母观景台和牧豆树环线,然后又开了两个小时返回斯科茨代尔。这是我们游览的第20个国家公园,果然名不虚传!
下午3点左右,我们把车停在了边界步道起点。这里没有气派的大门,也没有游客中心,感觉就像开车进入了一个居民区。由于政府停摆,林孔游客中心和通往公园的道路都关闭了。幸运的是,我们在到达之前查看AllTrails App上的徒步路线时就发现了这一点。这里是公园的东侧。
云母观景台步道景色美极了!那里还有洗手间和野餐区。天气也完美极了,我们到达时大约是82华氏度(约28摄氏度),日落时分降到了70华氏度左右(约21摄氏度)。这是一条轻松平坦、标识清晰的步道,穿运动鞋即可。我们走了大约4英里,除了云母观景台(Mica View)之外,还走了牧豆树步道(Mesquite Trail)。一天中这段时间的光线变化非常美妙,仙人掌森林在群山的映衬下也格外迷人。冠状仙人掌(Crested Saguaro)更是亮点,它看起来像个外星生物。