点评:We've driven the road between Chama and Espanola a number of times. We've commented on and exclaimed at the beauty of Echo Amphitheater. We just never stopped. Today, we did.
Off to the side of the road is a small drive to a parking lot. At the end of the parking lot is a walkway ending with a number of flights of stairs leading to a platform in front of a cliff face. That’s Echo Amphitheater. It is a lovely, strange, surreal and wonderful place all in one. The cliff face rises hundreds of feet back into a large amphitheater setting. There's a nice concrete path ending up in a series of steps. A bunch of steps. They were icy, so we were quite careful walking. My wife and I walked and climbed back to a raised dirt platform. We were almost at the face of the rock. I yelled. And it ECHOED! Duh. The echo qualities of the amphitheater are amazing. It is one giant echo chamber. So glad we stopped. (And besides the surrounding terrain is simply marvelous).
Now for a 'preachy' message. There's a fee for parking. Please pay it. The Forest Service does such a good job of their limited budget that they can use every dollar they get. Even though we had an America The Beautiful senior pass, we paid the entrance fee. Enough.
Make time to go. It's pretty neat.
翻译:我们曾多次行驶在查马和埃斯帕诺拉之间的道路上。我们对回声露天剧场的美丽发表了评论并惊叹不已。我们只是从未停止过。今天,我们做到了。
路边有一小段车程即可到达停车场。停车场的尽头是一条走道,尽头有几段楼梯,通向悬崖前的平台。那是回声露天剧场。这是一个集可爱、奇怪、超现实和美妙于一体的地方。悬崖面高出数百英尺,形成一个大型圆形剧场。有一条很好的具体路径,以一系列步骤结束。一堆步骤。那里很冷,所以我们走路时非常小心。我和我的妻子步行并爬回一个凸起的泥土平台。我们几乎已经到了岩石的表面。我大喊。它回响了!呃。圆形剧场的回声质量令人惊叹。这是一个巨大的回声室。很高兴我们停下来了。 (而且周围的地形简直太棒了)。
现在来说说“说教”的信息。停车要收费。请付款。林务局在有限的预算下做得非常好,他们可以花光他们得到的每一块钱。尽管我们有美丽的美国高级通行证,但我们还是支付了入场费。足够的。
抽时间去吧。非常整洁。