点评:We brought our own kayaks. We unloaded at the access point, then my spouse drove to the Northwoods Canoe & Kayak's business location, parked the truck and paid Northwoods for the shuttle back to the launch. He was asked to park on the road rather than in their lot, although parking was available. As advertised, this journey does take a minimum of three hours if you steadily paddle. We made a big mistake that I implore you not to repeat. We went on this trip on a Saturday afternoon. The information we read in advance suggested packing a lunch because there are sandy beaches to pull off and have a picnic. What the promotional materials do NOT include is that at every sandy beach you will encounter a group of eight to 20 people who are blaring country music, swigging beers, picking up their girlfriends and tossing them in the water - or in one case, wading out and suggesting they'd tip over our kayaks. This party scene repeated at every beach we passed! Clearly this is a local weekend hangout. It completely obliterates the solitude and connection with nature. On top of this, there are dozens of people kayaking, canoeing and paddleboarding, so we constantly had to maneuver around others. It felt more like a busy waterpark attraction. Remember, this is an open access river - it is not owned by Northwoods Canoe or the other business that operates shuttles, so hundreds of people can be on the river. If we had wisely chosen to do this trip on a Monday morning at 9 a.m. I am certain it would have been a totally different and much more positive experience.
翻译:我们带了自己的皮划艇。我们在入口处卸货,然后我的配偶开车去了Northwoods Canoe & Kayak的营业地点,停好卡车,付了Northwoods的班车费,让他把车停在路边,而不是他们的停车场,尽管那里有停车位。正如广告宣传的那样,如果你坚持划桨,这段路程至少需要三个小时。我们犯了一个大错误,我恳求你们不要重蹈覆辙。我们是周六下午出发的。我们事先读到的信息建议带上午餐,因为那里有沙滩可以停下来野餐。但宣传材料没有提到,在每个沙滩上,你都会遇到一群8到20人,他们一边大声播放乡村音乐,一边大口喝着啤酒,一边把女朋友抱起来扔进水里——或者有一次,他们涉水而出,声称要把我们的皮划艇弄翻。我们经过的每个海滩都上演着这样的派对场景!显然,这是当地人周末聚会的场所。它彻底抹杀了与自然的独处和联系。更糟糕的是,有几十个人在划皮划艇、独木舟和桨板,所以我们不得不不断地绕开其他人。感觉更像是一个熙熙攘攘的水上乐园。记住,这是一条开放的河流——它不属于Northwoods Canoe或其他运营接驳船的公司,所以数百人可以在河上嬉戏。如果我们明智地选择在周一早上9点出发,我敢肯定,这将是一次完全不同、更加积极的体验。