点评:One of the main reasons you come to Lassen is to see the geothermal activity and there are plenty of places to do so here. For me, I think the overall experience is better hiking and seeing Bumpass Hell or Devil' Kitchen. However, if you don't like long hikes, this is an easy access attraction in the park that is very accessible. The NPS has recently improved the parking area, sidewalks and crosswalks making this attraction incredibly easy to visit. Additionally, this is the closest you can get to a boiling mud pot to see, hear and smell it. If you experience this attraction, you will strongly get all three. The big detraction is the proximity to the main park road.
We visited the site late on our first day after climbing Lassen Peak and already hiking to Bumpass Hell. Despite it being Labor Day, at 5:50 PM there were several parking spaces available. Half our car walked to see the mud pots while the other half was content with what we saw at Bumpass Hell to stay in the car as the parking lot was shaded. Here you get so close you can see the steam and the bubbles as well as hear it. However, the main attraction is the strong rotten egg smell that can overpower you as you are so close. My wife's friend and I got some great pictures of the steam and bubbles. You can walk across the street for a great view of the geothermic valley. However, most of the action is on the upper side of the street.
For me it worth the stop as you can get closer here than anywhere else in the park. With that said, it is more of drive-up attraction that lacks the action and accomplishment of other hikes. The sound, sight and smell will totally leave an impression long after you leave the park.
翻译:来拉森的主要原因之一是观赏地热活动,这里有很多地方可以体验。对我来说,徒步游览邦帕斯地狱(Bumpass Hell)或魔鬼厨房(Devil' Kitchen)是更好的选择。不过,如果您不喜欢长途徒步,公园里这个景点交通便利,交通便利。国家公园管理局(NPS)最近改善了停车场、人行道和人行横道,让游客能够轻松前往。此外,这里也是您能最接近沸腾泥浆池的地方,您可以亲眼看到、听到、闻到它。如果您体验过这个景点,您一定会体验到这三种感觉。最大的缺点是它靠近公园主干道。
我们在攀登拉森峰并徒步前往邦帕斯地狱后的第一天晚些时候才到达这里。尽管是劳动节,但下午 5:50 仍然有几个停车位可用。一半的车是步行去看泥浆池的,另一半则对邦帕斯地狱的景色感到满意,因为停车场有树荫,所以可以待在车里。在这里,你可以近距离地看到蒸汽和气泡,还能听到它们的声音。然而,最吸引人的是那股浓烈的臭鸡蛋味,因为距离太近,所以闻起来会让人难以忍受。我和妻子的朋友拍了一些很棒的蒸汽和气泡照片。你可以穿过街道,欣赏地热谷的壮丽景色。不过,大部分活动都在街道的上方。
对我来说,这里值得停留,因为在这里你比公园里其他任何地方都更接近地热谷。话虽如此,这里更像是一个自驾景点,缺乏其他徒步路线的刺激和成就感。即使离开公园很久,它的声音、景象和气味都会给你留下深刻的印象。