点评:We a couple (age 63 and 73) arrived at the park at 9:30 and stopped at the Visitor Center to pick up a map of the trail system. We than proceeded to the Lake Rose Trailhead and hiked the Falls Trail in a counterclockwise direction – Heading down the Ganago Glen, crossed the bridge at Watersmeet, and then up the Glen Lehigh. When we reached the shortcut to Highland trail we stayed on the Falls Trail until we saw the OnodagaFalls (less than 200 yards), and then backtracked to the shortcut, and returning to the trailhead via the Highland Trail. In 3.5 miles we passed 18 waterfalls. It took us between 3.5 and 4 hours to hike the trail system and this included time to take photos at every waterfall and have a small lunch at Watersmeet.
We have hiked in Yellowstone NP, Glacier NP, Arches NP and many other places. My partner indicated that this was her favorite trail. I wouldn’t agree with her on this, but for a short trail this was very special.
The trail was a little muddy in spots, and if you see 18 waterfalls, you should not expect a flat trail. At our age, we had to be careful with tree roots and the narrowness/steepness of some of the steps. We did not use any bug spray (although we had it with us) as we did not experience any mosquitoes or biting flies on this hike. We found walking sticks to be very helpful.
翻译:我们一对夫妇(年龄分别为63岁和73岁)于上午9:30到达公园,并在游客中心稍作停留,领取了步道系统地图。之后,我们前往玫瑰湖步道起点,沿瀑布步道逆时针方向徒步——顺着加纳戈峡谷(Ganago Glen)而下,穿过沃特斯米特(Watersmeet)的桥,然后沿着利哈伊峡谷(Glen Lehigh)而上。当我们找到通往高地步道的捷径时,我们一直沿着瀑布步道行走,直到看到奥诺达加瀑布(OnodagaFalls)(不到200码),然后折返捷径,经由高地步道返回起点。在3.5英里的路程中,我们经过了18座瀑布。我们花了3.5到4个小时徒步完成步道系统,其中包括在每个瀑布拍照并在沃特斯米特(Watersmeet)享用一顿简单的午餐。
我们曾在黄石国家公园、冰川国家公园、拱门国家公园和许多其他地方徒步。我的伴侣说这是她最喜欢的步道。我不同意她的观点,但对于一条短途步道来说,这已经很特别了。
步道有些地方有点泥泞,而且如果你看到18个瀑布,就不要指望这条步道平坦了。在我们这个年纪,必须小心树根和一些狭窄/陡峭的台阶。我们没有使用任何杀虫剂(虽然我们随身带了),因为这次徒步我们没有遇到任何蚊子或叮咬苍蝇。我们发现手杖非常有用。