点评:At first we had to pick a day we wanted to go and get reservations/tickets for everyone. Problem was that the weather was forecasted to be wet and rainy the days we could possible go. About two days before we left, the day we wanted to go showed good weather so we got our reservations. BUT the day before there had been massive rain (and even flooding close by) so we l were a little worried that we couldn't go. BUT, since we never got word to not show up (because of flooding) we just went.... and had a great time! It was a little bit muddy, but that's not normal. Oohs and ahhhs around every corner. I've done this hike twice before but in the summer when it was hot. I actually enjoyed it more with the temps in the low 60s. Water was pretty chilly and running higher than usual (because of the past rain) so we eventually just went all in and trekked through the water. We all wore neoprene socks and that really helped with for warmth. Mine were actually sock like so I wore them with myhiking sandals for traction. All in all, we all loved it. Not too hard and not too easy. I brouht my 21 year old daughter for her first time, and she hates hiking because she says it's boring. But she LOVED this hike because there was so much to see and do and we were climbing stairs over a waterall and scrambling up and over rocks. She was also collecting drift wood. She said she'd do this hike again in a heartbeat. I think this hike was a bit harder than the last times I went because of the higher water, but if the water is lower on ax regular day, its appropriate for about any age if they're able bodied. Just go at your own pace and you'll be fine. Plus you can stop and turn back at any time. Oh, and I used hiking polls this time and it helped so much.
翻译:起初,我们得选定一个想去的日子,并为所有人预订门票。问题在于,我们能去的那些日子都预报有雨。就在出发前两天,我们选中的那天天气变好了,于是我们赶紧完成了预订。不过前一天却下了一场大雨(附近甚至出现了洪水),所以我们有点担心去不成。但由于没有收到任何因洪水而取消活动的通知,我们还是去了……玩得超开心!虽然有点泥泞,但这并不常见。处处都让人发出惊叹之声。我之前也走过这条徒步路线两次,都是在炎热的夏天。其实气温在60华氏度左右时,我觉得徒步体验更好。河水相当冰冷,水量也比平时大(因为最近下了雨),所以我们最后索性直接蹚水前行。我们都穿了氯丁橡胶袜,这确实有效帮助保暖。我的鞋子其实有点像袜子,所以我把它们和徒步凉鞋一起穿以增强摩擦力。总而言之,我们都非常喜欢这次徒步。难度适中,既不算太难也不算太简单。我带上了21岁的女儿,这是她第一次徒步。她以前很讨厌徒步,觉得很无聊。但这次她简直爱死了——沿途有太多值得看和做的事情了:我们要攀爬瀑布旁的楼梯,还要在岩石间穿插行进。她还收集了不少浮木呢。她说自己绝对会毫不犹豫地再参加一次这样的徒步之旅。我觉得这次徒步比以往几次要难一些,因为水量更大了。不过如果在平常日子里水量较少,只要身体状况良好,无论什么年龄的人都能完成。只要按照自己的节奏来走就没问题。另外,随时都可以停下来或折返。哦,这次我用了徒步拐杖,真的帮了大忙。