点评:My family has done the butte countless times over the years. I’ve gone solo/with groups from Martin st trailhead (6 miles), as well as starting from the main parking lot with my family (we do both the long and short trails and love both). We have done it so much I went into labor with my second kid while running down.
Pros: gorgeous views, well maintained trail, lots of spots for breaks, not very difficult or technical (easy enough for any age/fitness level).
Cons: people feed the squirrels at the top and now the squirrels are freaky. The squirrels have literally taken food from my small children’s hands as my kids are trying to have a snack at the top. They’ll climb in anyone’s lap. My kids scream at the squirrels, run away, throw rocks, etc trying to get space. Squirrels stay year round knowing they’ll get fed. We all have to eat standing up to keep the squirrels from our bodies. My kids set down a plastic baggie with crackers in it and the squirrels ate through the plastic within a minute to get to the crackers inside. Really unsanitary and scary as a family with small kids.
The poison oak is BONKERS! It’s everywhere and I can’t count how many times we have gotten a rash from poison oak sticks or leaves hanging over the side of the trail to brush my kids legs and shoes that then transfer to my/my husbands arms and necks when we pickup our small kids.
Lastly, people leave their disgusting, full dog poop bags along the trail never to be picked up, so watch your step.
翻译:多年来,我家已经无数次登上过这座山峰。我曾独自一人或与团队一起从 Martin st 步道起点(6 英里)出发,也曾与家人一起从主停车场出发(我们既走长步道,也走短步道,而且都很喜欢)。我们登上这座山峰的次数太多了,以至于我的第二个孩子在跑下山时临产了。
优点:景色优美,步道维护良好,有很多可以休息的地方,难度不大,也不太需要技巧(对于任何年龄/体能水平的人来说都很容易)。
缺点:人们在山顶喂松鼠,现在松鼠变得很怪异。当我的孩子们想在山顶吃点零食时,松鼠从我孩子们的手中抢走了食物。他们会爬到任何人的腿上。我的孩子们对松鼠尖叫、逃跑、扔石头等,试图获得空间。松鼠一年四季都待在这里,知道它们会得到食物。我们都必须站着吃东西,以免松鼠吃到我们身上。我的孩子放下一个塑料袋,里面装着饼干,松鼠在一分钟内就咬穿了塑料袋,吃到了里面的饼干。对于有小孩的家庭来说,这真的很不卫生,也很可怕。
毒漆树太疯狂了!到处都是,我数不清有多少次我们因为路边挂着的毒漆树棍或叶子而起疹子,用来刷我孩子的腿和鞋子,然后当我们接小孩的时候,这些疹子转移到我/我丈夫的手臂和脖子上。
最后,人们把恶心的、装满狗屎的袋子放在路边,从不收拾,所以要小心脚下。