点评:Mount Rainier National Park is always worth a five star review based on the awe inspiring 14410 feet volcano.
However, we had to endure a 90 minute wait to enter the park as there are only 2 payment booths at the entrance although I do appreciate it was Labor Day weekend.
The parking lot at Paradise was completely full, but luckily we met with an extremely helpful park volunteer who helped us park as we have a disabled friend with us.
I’m sure the visitor centre would be very interesting on a quieter day but the area was so overcrowded, we didn’t hang around. The toilet facilities are woefully inadequate.
We took the half mile walk to Myrtle Falls. Absolutely beautiful as the earlier cloud had cleared by mid afternoon to leave a blue sky and temperature in the mid 70’s (24c), allowing a full view of the mountain. We also saw what we were advised was a marmot and had a close up experience with a deer.
Of course, a must do if in The Pacific Northwest, but try to go when it’s not a holiday.
翻译:雷尼尔山国家公园凭借其令人叹为观止的14410英尺高的火山,始终值得五星好评。
然而,我们不得不忍受90分钟的排队才能进入公园,因为入口处只有两个收费亭,不过我很庆幸当时是劳动节周末。
天堂公园的停车场已经满了,但幸运的是,我们遇到了一位非常乐于助人的公园志愿者,他帮我们停车,因为我们还有一位残疾朋友同行。
我相信游客中心在人少的时候会很有趣,但那里人太多了,我们没在里面逗留。厕所设施严重不足。
我们步行了半英里到达默特尔瀑布。景色美极了,因为之前的云在下午中旬就散开了,天空蔚蓝,气温在70华氏度左右(24摄氏度),可以一览山脉的全景。我们还看到了一只据说是土拨鼠的动物,并与一只鹿近距离接触。
当然,如果在太平洋西北地区,这是必须要做的事,但尽量在非假期的时候去。