点评:Valles Caldera deserves to be way-better-known.
After heading up the intriguing Jemez Mountain Trail, a lesser-traveled back road from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, we came to Valles Caldera and were instantly enchanted by its expansive majesty.
This one-time cattle ranch, nearly 90,000 acres, is being restored to its natural beauty with minimal intrusion by humans. A volcano collapsed here, leaving a pristine valley surrounded by mountains. Herds of elk are its main inhabitants these days, readily glimpsed from telescopes at the preserve's entrance center.
It's not surprising that several Western have been filmed here, since this range site seems quintessentially West.
There are a few hiking trails for exploring here, some old cabins from the ranch days, but even just the drive into Valles Caldera over gravel roads is jaw-dropping.
Prepare to be amazed....
翻译:瓦列斯卡尔德拉 (Valles Caldera) 值得被更多人知晓。
沿着迷人的杰梅兹山道 (Jemez Mountain Trail)(一条人迹罕至的乡间小路,连接阿尔伯克基和圣达菲)前行,我们来到了瓦列斯卡尔德拉,顿时被它广阔的雄伟所陶醉。
这座曾经的牧场占地近 9 万英亩,如今正在恢复其自然美景,尽量减少人类的干扰。一座火山曾在这里崩塌,留下一片群山环绕的原始山谷。如今,麋鹿群是这里的主要栖息地,在保护区入口处,用望远镜很容易就能看到它们。
许多西部片在这里拍摄也就不足为奇了,因为这个牧场看起来就是典型的西部风情。
这里有几条徒步小径可供探索,还有一些牧场时代的古老木屋,但即使只是沿着碎石路驶入瓦列斯卡尔德拉,也令人叹为观止。
准备好惊叹吧......