点评:Sunshine Meadows would be the least publicised of the 4 chairlifts or gondolas in this area, but wow, what an absolute gem.
It’s about half an hour out of town, and starts with a gondola ride, then change to a chairlift, then a short walk to a viewing platform that brings you to just about the most beautiful spot in the Rockies.
From there you can walk a short distance into the wildflower meadows and back, or continue on to the longer 2 hour circuit down to the lower lakes, and then back around to the gondola (no need to walk back up the steep slope to the chairlift).
And the lack of publicity means no crowds. We couldn’t believe how few people knew about this place.
There was heaps of free parking, no queue for the gondola or the chairlift, or the cafes at the base station or chairlift station.
And if, as we did, you extend the walk beyond the first platform, you will rarely encounter another person.
Instead you get waterfalls, running streams, lakes, stunning views and wildflower meadows.
As the little boy next to us said when he reached the lookout “mum, I can’t believe it’s real”. Neither could we.
Weather plays a big part here so, choose a sunny day, but if you can only do one gondola or chairlift, ditch the rest and journey out to Sunshine Meadows.
翻译:阳光草地 (Sunshine Meadows) 是该地区 4 个缆车或缆车中宣传最少的一个,但是哇,这绝对是一颗宝石。
距城镇约半小时车程,首先乘坐缆车,然后换乘缆车,然后步行一小段距离即可到达观景台,您可以到达落基山脉最美丽的景点。
从那里您可以步行一小段距离进入野花草地并返回,或者继续进行 2 小时较长的环路,到达较低的湖泊,然后返回缆车(无需走回陡坡到缆车) )。
缺乏宣传意味着没有人群。我们简直不敢相信很少有人知道这个地方。
这里有大量的免费停车位,无需排队乘坐缆车或缆车,基站或缆车站也有咖啡馆。
如果像我们一样,将步行延伸到第一个平台之外,那么您很少会遇到另一个人。
相反,你会看到瀑布、奔流的溪流、湖泊、壮丽的景色和野花草地。
正如我们旁边的小男孩到达了望台时所说的那样“妈妈,我不敢相信这是真的”。我们也不能。
天气在这里起着很大的作用,因此,选择一个阳光明媚的日子,但如果您只能乘坐一辆缆车或缆车,那就放弃其余的,前往阳光草甸 (Sunshine Meadows)。