点评:On our visit to Scotland we walked along a number of sections of the The Great Glen Way.
Our first section was along the Caledonian Canal from Loch Linnhe to Loch Lochy. Taking in the start of the canal and the famous Neptune's Staircase. Amazing highland scenery and views of Ben Nevis, even in May there was still snow on the top!
We also walked a section above Invermoriston to the View Catcher, through ancient woodlands with majestic pines, all the time getting views over Loch Ness. Then there was Urquart Castle and Loch Ness itself, looked, but no monster.
Finally we did a short walk around Inverness again along the canal ending at the Ness Island. Nature, scenery and history abound from Fort William to Inverness.
I had walked the Great Glen as a young geology student following the Great Glen Fault almost five decades back. It was not the tourist attraction then as it is today and the trails were not as well marked, but what a splendid walk with lochs and mountain views. There is always a quiet spot to stop and take in the wonder of nature.
翻译:在苏格兰之旅中,我们沿着大峡谷步道徒步了好几段。
第一段是从林尼湖 (Loch Linnhe) 到洛希湖 (Loch Lochy) 的喀里多尼亚运河 (Caledonian Canal) 沿线。途中我们欣赏了运河的起点和著名的海神阶梯 (Neptune's Staircase)。令人惊叹的高地风光,还能远眺本尼维斯山 (Ben Nevis),即使在五月,山顶上依然白雪皑皑!
我们还沿着因弗莫里斯顿 (Invermoriston) 上方的一段路走到观景台 (View Catcher),穿过古老的松树林,一路都能欣赏到尼斯湖 (Loch Ness) 的美景。之后我们去了厄克特城堡 (Urquart Castle) 和尼斯湖本身,虽然看到了尼斯湖,但并没有看到水怪。
最后,我们沿着运河在因弗内斯 (Inverness) 附近走了一小段,最终到达尼斯岛 (Ness Island)。从威廉堡 (Fort William) 到因弗内斯,沿途自然风光、美景和历史遗迹比比皆是。
大约五十年前,我还是个年轻的地质学学生时,就曾沿着大峡谷断层 (Great Glen Fault) 徒步走过大峡谷。那时这里不像现在这样是旅游景点,步道标识也不完善,但沿途湖泊山景优美,是一条绝佳的徒步路线。总能找到一处静谧之地,让人驻足欣赏大自然的奇妙。