点评:We chose this hike for the chance to walk on the arch. We knew it had an uphill section and was moderate plus. An hour in, we wished we had just done Hickman but are loathe to quit. It took us 2.5 hours roundtrip with a 9 and 12 year old. I’m not really sure it was enjoyable, my 9 year old who loves to hike totally hit a wall on the way up and only begging and pleading got her to finish. It was our last hike of the trip and our longest/hardest hike so that probably played a role. We are of average to slightly above average fitness and live at sea level. The uphill is hard, and even once you make it past the ‘stairs’ you’re still on an incline for quite a while. The views are beautiful along the way. There is limited to no shade depending on where the sun is. We took a lot of water (camelbacks and bottles) and still ran out.
Did we get the picture on the arch? Yes. But to be honest, walking ‘on the arch’ was really just a straight line from the side of the arch. It’s not like you feel you’re on a curve (which I guess I was expecting). I personally wouldn’t sign up for this hike again, just a little too ambitious for us even though it was beautiful.
翻译:我们选择这条徒步路线是为了有机会登上拱门。我们知道它有一段上坡路,难度中等偏上。走了一个小时后,我们真希望当初只走了希克曼步道,但又舍不得放弃。我们带着一个9岁和一个12岁的孩子,往返花了2.5小时。说实话,我不太确定这次徒步是否愉快。我那热爱徒步的9岁女儿在上坡时彻底崩溃了,我们苦苦哀求才让她坚持走完。这是我们此行最后一条徒步路线,也是最长最难的一条,所以这可能也是原因之一。我们的体能水平中等偏上,而且住在海平面附近。上坡路很陡,即使过了“台阶”,接下来还要爬很长一段坡。沿途的风景很美。根据太阳的位置,遮阴的地方很少,甚至没有。我们带了很多水(水袋和水瓶),但还是不够。
我们拍到拱门的照片了吗?拍到了。但说实话,所谓的“拱门漫步”其实就是从拱门侧面沿着一条直线走。你感觉不到自己走在弧线上(我原本以为会有弧线)。就我个人而言,我不会再报名参加这条徒步路线了,虽然风景很美,但对我们来说还是有点太雄心勃勃了。