点评:The Aldo Leopold Foundation near Baraboo is a great destination for nature lovers and is an easy day trip from Milwaukee or Madison. They offer guided tours on Saturday at 10am in summer and it is well worth the $15 to see inside the Shack vs. self-guided. I bought a ticket online the day before, but others bought the ticket at the visitor’s center the day of. The visitor center grounds are beautiful and I’d recommend arriving at 9am when they open to walk the red and blue loop – there are interpretive signs, some great quotes from Aldo, and beautiful scenery. They also have a nice museum inside the visitor center with information about Aldo, his work, his family, and the property. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge to enjoy this visit.
The tour group size is small, less than 10 when I went, so there was a nice exchange of stories and background info along the tour. You do need to drive from the visitor center to the Shack, but it’s only a few minutes drive – we carpooled with other guests. The Shack is as I pictured it from reading Sand County Almanac. We spent some time walking around the grounds and looking around inside the Shack – hearing stories and seeing pictures from the guide. We walked to the site of the Great Oak, and also down to the sandy beach. Only downside is a LOT of mosquitos at the height of summer – they have bug spray.
The visitor center has a nice gift shop, restrooms, and water bottle filler.
I will definitely be back – plan to reread the almanac and visit in other seasons.
翻译:巴拉布附近的奥尔多·利奥波德基金会是自然爱好者的绝佳去处,从密尔沃基或麦迪逊出发,一日游即可轻松抵达。夏季,基金会每周六上午10点提供导览游,相比自助游,15美元的入场费绝对物超所值。我前一天在网上购票,但其他人都是当天在游客中心购票。游客中心的场地非常漂亮,我建议早上9点开放时到达,沿着红蓝环线步行——那里有解说牌、奥尔多的名言警句,以及美丽的风景。游客中心内还有一个很棒的博物馆,里面介绍了奥尔多、他的工作、他的家庭以及这处房产。您无需事先了解任何相关知识即可享受这次参观。
旅行团规模很小,我去的时候不到10人,所以一路上大家互相交流故事和背景信息,非常愉快。从游客中心到奥尔多·利奥波德基金会需要开车,但只需几分钟——我们是和其他客人拼车的。小屋和我读《沙乡年鉴》时想象的一样。我们花了一段时间在场地里散步,也参观了小屋内部——听导游讲解,欣赏照片。我们走到了大橡树的遗址,也去了沙滩。唯一的缺点是盛夏蚊子太多——他们有杀虫剂。
游客中心有一家很棒的礼品店、卫生间和饮水机。
我一定会再来的——计划重温一下《沙乡年鉴》,然后在其他季节再来。