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Benchmark Wilderness Ranch的点评
点评：My 16-year-old daughter, Maddie, and I just finished the 7-day trip to the Chinese Wall with Benchmark. Prior to us booking the trip they were excellent at communication and answering our questions. I felt confident when I placed the deposit to secure our spots on the trip several months in advance. Once the trip came it absolutely exceeded my expectations. From the moment we arrived at the airport until we returned to the airport, they never treated us like clients or customers, but like family members. Once we arrived at the ranch it was quickly apparent how well taken care of the facility and cabins were, very clean and well maintained, and this included the horses, mules and tack. We received a very warm welcome from Darwin and his wife Shellie at the main lodge.
The trip itself was amazing with the best scenery and trails one can imagine. The horses were sure footed and easy to ride. We were led off on our trip by Brooke and Maddee. Both cowgirls were very knowledgeable and helpful along the trail answering questions for all of us, keeping a close eye on all the riders and horses to make sure everyone was safe, comfortable and having a good time. Bridger and Cade were the cowboys that took care of the pack train, their expertise and many years of experience were blatantly obvious in the way they were able to pack the gear and load it onto the mules quick and efficiently, the way they handled the stock with care, and each morning and night they took care of watering and feeding their horses and mules before they ever stopped to eat their own meals.
Speaking of meals, don’t come on this trip if you want to diet because you eat very well! To give you an idea, one breakfast was cowboy coffee (lots of coffee available every morning), fried eggs, pancakes (they made my kid a Mickey Mouse pancake just to be nice which started her morning off right, it was a nice little extra) and fresh cut fried potatoes, and they even thought to bring fresh peppers and onions to cook in the taters, how awesome is that! The sack lunches to be eaten on the trail were always good and filling. The suppers were amazing, pork chops, steaks, homemade spaghetti, freshly made desserts and on and on, I always cleaned my plate and went to bed stuffed!
The tipi tents were designed by Darwin himself based on his decades of mountain guiding experience and were very neat how they were constructed, the ease in which they went up, and were very comfortable in the mountain environment. They also added to the mountain man/wild west feel of the camp and pack train experience.
They had excellent camp areas picked out with plenty of level areas for us to set up our tents. All were located close to running rivers or creeks that were an excellent source of drinking water as well as fishing. My daughter and I caught (and released) well over 30 cutthroat trout, but Brooke was nice enough to cook up a couple for us in camp with Lemon Pepper and Johnny’s Seasoning, served on Ritz crackers with a dash of hot sauce, talk about a tasty snack before supper!
On the final day when we rode back to the ranch the rest of their family was there waiting at the corral and taking charge of the horses. Bridger's wife, Amber, and baby daughter Scarlet, along with his little brother and Madee's husband, Walker, were all waiting for us. It was pretty cute to see baby Scarlet's little face light up to see her dad come riding in with the mule train.
We headed down to the cabins to put away our gear and take advantage of the very nice shower house they built with plenty of hot water and towels, the shower felt great! We made our way to the main lodge to find out Amber had fixed lasagna from her grandma’s recipe, as she said, “There’s no place for Stouffers at Benchmark, homemade is way better.” After a long day's ride, it sure hit the spot!
I could go on and on about what a wonderful father daughter adventure this was! Their kindness and attention to detail gave us a headful of memories we shall cherish forever! I have zero complaints, but if you forced me to gripe about something, I’d say it’s my pants fitting too tight after the trip because they fed us so well!
Don’t take my word for it, if you’re thinking about a horseback mountain camping adventure in the beautiful Bob Marshall Wilderness, I’d say get ahold of the Heckman family at the Benchmark Wilderness Guest Ranch and book your trip! I know I sure am glad we did!
The trip itself was amazing with the best scenery and trails one can imagine. The horses were sure footed and easy to ride. We were led off on our trip by Brooke and Maddee. Both cowgirls were very knowledgeable and helpful along the trail answering questions for all of us, keeping a close eye on all the riders and horses to make sure everyone was safe, comfortable and having a good time. Bridger and Cade were the cowboys that took care of the pack train, their expertise and many years of experience were blatantly obvious in the way they were able to pack the gear and load it onto the mules quick and efficiently, the way they handled the stock with care, and each morning and night they took care of watering and feeding their horses and mules before they ever stopped to eat their own meals.
Speaking of meals, don’t come on this trip if you want to diet because you eat very well! To give you an idea, one breakfast was cowboy coffee (lots of coffee available every morning), fried eggs, pancakes (they made my kid a Mickey Mouse pancake just to be nice which started her morning off right, it was a nice little extra) and fresh cut fried potatoes, and they even thought to bring fresh peppers and onions to cook in the taters, how awesome is that! The sack lunches to be eaten on the trail were always good and filling. The suppers were amazing, pork chops, steaks, homemade spaghetti, freshly made desserts and on and on, I always cleaned my plate and went to bed stuffed!
The tipi tents were designed by Darwin himself based on his decades of mountain guiding experience and were very neat how they were constructed, the ease in which they went up, and were very comfortable in the mountain environment. They also added to the mountain man/wild west feel of the camp and pack train experience.
They had excellent camp areas picked out with plenty of level areas for us to set up our tents. All were located close to running rivers or creeks that were an excellent source of drinking water as well as fishing. My daughter and I caught (and released) well over 30 cutthroat trout, but Brooke was nice enough to cook up a couple for us in camp with Lemon Pepper and Johnny’s Seasoning, served on Ritz crackers with a dash of hot sauce, talk about a tasty snack before supper!
On the final day when we rode back to the ranch the rest of their family was there waiting at the corral and taking charge of the horses. Bridger's wife, Amber, and baby daughter Scarlet, along with his little brother and Madee's husband, Walker, were all waiting for us. It was pretty cute to see baby Scarlet's little face light up to see her dad come riding in with the mule train.
We headed down to the cabins to put away our gear and take advantage of the very nice shower house they built with plenty of hot water and towels, the shower felt great! We made our way to the main lodge to find out Amber had fixed lasagna from her grandma’s recipe, as she said, “There’s no place for Stouffers at Benchmark, homemade is way better.” After a long day's ride, it sure hit the spot!
I could go on and on about what a wonderful father daughter adventure this was! Their kindness and attention to detail gave us a headful of memories we shall cherish forever! I have zero complaints, but if you forced me to gripe about something, I’d say it’s my pants fitting too tight after the trip because they fed us so well!
Don’t take my word for it, if you’re thinking about a horseback mountain camping adventure in the beautiful Bob Marshall Wilderness, I’d say get ahold of the Heckman family at the Benchmark Wilderness Guest Ranch and book your trip! I know I sure am glad we did!
翻译：我和16岁的女儿麦迪刚和Benchmark一起完成了为期7天的长城之旅。在预订行程之前，他们的沟通十分顺畅，也耐心解答了我们提出的各种问题。几个月前我预付定金以锁定名额时，心里十分放心。而这次旅行的结果更是远远超出了我的预期。从我们抵达机场到返回机场，他们始终没有把我们当作普通的客户或顾客来对待。就像家人一样。抵达牧场后，我们立刻发现这里的设施和小木屋都被打理得井然有序——非常干净且维护良好，马匹、骡子以及马具也是如此。达尔文和他的妻子谢莉在主旅馆热情地接待了我们。
这次旅程简直棒极了，沿途有难以想象的美景与步道。马儿们步伐稳健，极易驾驭。布罗克和马迪带领我们开始了这次旅程。两位女牛仔在徒步途中学识渊博且乐于助人，她们耐心解答我们所有人的疑问，同时密切留意着每位骑手和马匹的情况，确保大家既安全又舒适，还能尽情享受旅程。布里杰和凯德则是负责照料驮队的牛仔；从他们迅速而高效地打包装备并将其装上骡子的熟练手法，以及对待马匹时的细心与关怀中，不难看出他们深厚的专业素养与多年积累的丰富经验。每天早晚，他们都会先给马匹和骡子浇水、喂食，之后才顾得上自己吃饭。
说到吃饭，如果你打算减肥的话可千万别来参加这次旅行，因为这里的伙食实在太丰盛了！举个例子吧：有一顿早餐提供了牛仔咖啡（每天早上都有大量咖啡可供饮用）、煎蛋、薄饼（为了讨我们家孩子欢心，他们还特意做了个米老鼠形状的薄饼，这可真是贴心又暖心的惊喜啊），还有新鲜切好并煎过的土豆。他们甚至还打算带新鲜的辣椒和洋葱来和土豆一起烹饪，真是太棒了！在徒步途中吃的便当也总是美味又管饱。晚餐更是令人惊艳：猪排、牛排、自制意大利面、现做的甜点等等，我总是把盘子吃得干干净净，然后心满意足地上床睡觉！
那些圆锥形帐篷是由达尔文本人根据其数十年的山地向导经验而设计的，其构造方式也相当巧妙。它们上山时毫不费力，在山区环境中也极为适应。它们还为整个露营及驮队体验增添了那种山地人/狂野西部的氛围。
他们挑选的露营地都非常不错，有大量平整的空地供我们搭帐篷。这些地点都靠近流淌的河流或小溪，既是绝佳的饮用水源，也是钓鱼的好地方。我和女儿一共钓到了30多条红眼鳟鱼，之后都将其放生了。不过布鲁克人真好，她在营地里用柠檬胡椒和约翰尼调味粉为我们做了几份小点心，再配上瑞兹饼干以及少许辣酱，真是晚餐前绝佳的美味小食啊！
最后一天，当我们骑马回到牧场时，他们的家人都在围栏旁等候，并负责照料马匹。布里杰的妻子安伯、小女儿斯卡莱特，还有他的弟弟以及玛迪的丈夫沃克，都在那里等着我们。看到小斯嘉丽看到爸爸骑着骡队回来时小脸笑得喜滋滋的，真是可爱极了。
我们回到小木屋里收拾装备，还好好享受了他们新建的淋浴房——热水充足，毛巾也一应俱全，洗个澡真是爽透了！随后我们前往主楼，发现安珀按照她奶奶的配方做了千层面。她说：“在Benchmark可容不下现成的食品，还是自家做的好吃多了。”在经历了一整天的骑行之后……真是恰到好处啊！
关于这次父女共度的美妙冒险，我可以说上一天！他们的体贴入微和细心照料为我们留下了无数终生难忘的回忆！我没有任何不满之处，不过如果非得挑点毛病的话，那就是旅行结束后我的裤子变得有点紧了——因为他们给我们吃得实在太好啦！
信不信由你，如果你正打算在风景如画的鲍勃·马歇尔荒野区来一次骑马露营之旅的话……我建议联系Benchmark Wilderness Guest Ranch的Heckman一家来预订您的行程吧！我得说，我们这么做真是太明智了，我开心极了！
这次旅程简直棒极了，沿途有难以想象的美景与步道。马儿们步伐稳健，极易驾驭。布罗克和马迪带领我们开始了这次旅程。两位女牛仔在徒步途中学识渊博且乐于助人，她们耐心解答我们所有人的疑问，同时密切留意着每位骑手和马匹的情况，确保大家既安全又舒适，还能尽情享受旅程。布里杰和凯德则是负责照料驮队的牛仔；从他们迅速而高效地打包装备并将其装上骡子的熟练手法，以及对待马匹时的细心与关怀中，不难看出他们深厚的专业素养与多年积累的丰富经验。每天早晚，他们都会先给马匹和骡子浇水、喂食，之后才顾得上自己吃饭。
说到吃饭，如果你打算减肥的话可千万别来参加这次旅行，因为这里的伙食实在太丰盛了！举个例子吧：有一顿早餐提供了牛仔咖啡（每天早上都有大量咖啡可供饮用）、煎蛋、薄饼（为了讨我们家孩子欢心，他们还特意做了个米老鼠形状的薄饼，这可真是贴心又暖心的惊喜啊），还有新鲜切好并煎过的土豆。他们甚至还打算带新鲜的辣椒和洋葱来和土豆一起烹饪，真是太棒了！在徒步途中吃的便当也总是美味又管饱。晚餐更是令人惊艳：猪排、牛排、自制意大利面、现做的甜点等等，我总是把盘子吃得干干净净，然后心满意足地上床睡觉！
那些圆锥形帐篷是由达尔文本人根据其数十年的山地向导经验而设计的，其构造方式也相当巧妙。它们上山时毫不费力，在山区环境中也极为适应。它们还为整个露营及驮队体验增添了那种山地人/狂野西部的氛围。
他们挑选的露营地都非常不错，有大量平整的空地供我们搭帐篷。这些地点都靠近流淌的河流或小溪，既是绝佳的饮用水源，也是钓鱼的好地方。我和女儿一共钓到了30多条红眼鳟鱼，之后都将其放生了。不过布鲁克人真好，她在营地里用柠檬胡椒和约翰尼调味粉为我们做了几份小点心，再配上瑞兹饼干以及少许辣酱，真是晚餐前绝佳的美味小食啊！
最后一天，当我们骑马回到牧场时，他们的家人都在围栏旁等候，并负责照料马匹。布里杰的妻子安伯、小女儿斯卡莱特，还有他的弟弟以及玛迪的丈夫沃克，都在那里等着我们。看到小斯嘉丽看到爸爸骑着骡队回来时小脸笑得喜滋滋的，真是可爱极了。
我们回到小木屋里收拾装备，还好好享受了他们新建的淋浴房——热水充足，毛巾也一应俱全，洗个澡真是爽透了！随后我们前往主楼，发现安珀按照她奶奶的配方做了千层面。她说：“在Benchmark可容不下现成的食品，还是自家做的好吃多了。”在经历了一整天的骑行之后……真是恰到好处啊！
关于这次父女共度的美妙冒险，我可以说上一天！他们的体贴入微和细心照料为我们留下了无数终生难忘的回忆！我没有任何不满之处，不过如果非得挑点毛病的话，那就是旅行结束后我的裤子变得有点紧了——因为他们给我们吃得实在太好啦！
信不信由你，如果你正打算在风景如画的鲍勃·马歇尔荒野区来一次骑马露营之旅的话……我建议联系Benchmark Wilderness Guest Ranch的Heckman一家来预订您的行程吧！我得说，我们这么做真是太明智了，我开心极了！
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