点评:I love to visit national parks, and this trip to Indiana Dunes National Park was my thirty-third (33) visit to a national park. This national park was not tantamount to a trip to Yellowstone, but it was still a very special place. I spent most of my time at West Beach with the addition of a small walk over to Portage Beach. The water was turquoise blue with multiple shades of color, and I saw some small schools of fish. The water was cooler at about seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70°F), but it was very calm with the occasional smaller waves. I enjoyed the ability to swim. It cost twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to enter this national park, and there was plenty of parking. West Beach was quiet on a couple of weekdays in the middle of September. The sand was like powder and it even squeaked. There were shells and rocks within the sand. I took many walks along the beach in both directions, and it was nice to check out the views of Chicago, East Chicago, Gary, and some of the power plants. I did the Dune Succession Trail, and it contained many wooden stairs and uneven sandy terrain, but the views were very rewarding; this path took about thirty (30) minutes. The dunes were phenomenal. This beach might not be easy to access for those people with mobility issues. There were bathrooms and showers.
翻译:我喜欢参观国家公园,这次印第安纳沙丘国家公园之行是我第三十三次参观国家公园。这个国家公园并不等同于黄石公园之旅,但它仍然是一个非常特别的地方。我大部分时间都在西海滩度过,另外还去了波蒂奇海滩。海水呈蓝绿色,有多种色调,我还看到了一些小鱼群。水温较低,大约七十华氏度 (70°F),但非常平静,偶尔会有较小的波浪。我喜欢游泳。进入这个国家公园的费用是二十五美元 (25.00),停车位充足。九月中旬的几个工作日,西海滩很安静。沙子像粉末一样,甚至会发出吱吱声。沙子里有贝壳和岩石。我沿着海滩来回走了好几次,欣赏芝加哥、东芝加哥、加里和一些发电厂的景色真是太好了。我走了沙丘连绵小径,它有许多木制楼梯和不平坦的沙地地形,但景色非常值得一看;这条路大约需要三十 (30) 分钟。沙丘非常壮观。对于行动不便的人来说,这个海滩可能不太容易到达。那里有浴室和淋浴。