点评:Minnesota has many amazing state parks along its northern shore, but only one has the Devil's Kettle. Like so much of the North Shore, Magney State Park is a beautiful setting of mountains and woods along Lake Superior with amazing creeks and incredible waterfalls. However, it has a waterfall like none other where the creek is split into two waterfalls and optically, one side drains into a mysterious kettle never to be seen again. In fact, for decades the phenomenon was a natural unsolved mystery that baffled everyone.
While there are campgrounds and many trails to enjoy in the park, the main trail everyone visits to see is the Devil's Kettle which is a short manageable 2-mile round trip in and out, with nearly 400 of elevation. While the trail begins with a crossing of the Brule River shortly before it empties into the lake and meanders along the creek's side to the bifurcated waterfall, there is considerable elevation change, up and down, which provides great views of the river valley from the cliffs along it. While the trail continues much beyond the Kettle, most people stop just above the falls for great pictures of the creek before venturing to a point with a great overlook of the falls.
Here you will see the creek split with the right fork falling to the creek below and the left fork falling into a rock. Again, it was commonly thought for decades that the left fork disappeared underground only to reappear before the lake. However, in experimentation, it was determined that the fork actually reconnects with the right fork in the Kettle out of direct sight. Still is it a fun natural phenomenon to see. If you are on the North Shore, you really need to visit Judge Magney State Park and hike to the Devil's Kettle.
翻译:明尼苏达州北岸有许多令人惊叹的州立公园,但只有一个拥有魔鬼水壶。与北岸的许多地方一样,马格尼州立公园位于苏必利尔湖沿岸,拥有美丽的山脉和树林,还有令人惊叹的小溪和令人难以置信的瀑布。然而,它有一个独一无二的瀑布,小溪被分成两个瀑布,从视觉上看,一侧流入一个神秘的水壶,再也看不见了。事实上,几十年来,这种现象一直是一个令所有人困惑的自然未解之谜。
虽然公园内有露营地和许多小径可供游览,但每个人参观的主要小径是魔鬼水壶 (Devil's Kettle),这是一条短途可管理的进出往返 2 英里的小径,海拔接近 400 米。虽然这条步道的起点是在布鲁尔河流入湖中之前不久,然后沿着小溪的一侧蜿蜒到达分叉的瀑布,但这里有相当大的上下海拔变化,从悬崖上可以欣赏到河谷的美景沿着它。虽然这条步道一直延伸到水壶山之外,但大多数人都会在瀑布上方停下来欣赏小溪的美景,然后再冒险前往可以俯瞰瀑布的地点。
在这里,您将看到小溪分裂,右叉落入下面的小溪,左叉落入岩石中。几十年来,人们普遍认为左叉消失在地下,只是又重新出现在湖边。然而,在实验中,我们发现叉子实际上在看不见的情况下与水壶中的右侧叉子重新连接。这仍然是一个有趣的自然现象。如果您在北岸,您真的需要参观法官马格尼州立公园并徒步前往魔鬼水壶。