点评:After my 6 week trip across Minnesota, on my way back home to Toronto I went to Six Mile Lake Provincial Park, where I spent last 3 nights, as the weather was very good. The first night I spent on a campsite near the pond—since it was vacant for only 1 night, I had to relocate in the morning to another campsite on the same pond. It was the first time I camped on that campsite, which I had known was very private. Indeed, I was able to sit on the semi-rocky shore of the pond and admire the view in front of me, including a beaver lodge. At night I heard plenty of splashing—with my 1000-lumen flashlight I was quickly able to see a couple of beavers swimming around the lodge.
I also rode my bike several times on the park’s roads as well as on Joe King’s Road and Lake Road. As I was driving to the White’s Falls and Big Chute, I spotted something on the road. I stopped and drove back—there, in the middle of the asphalt road, was a coiled small Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, the only venomous snake in Ontario! I took a bunch of photos and then tried to gently relocate it to the side of the road. Initially, it kept charging at me, but as soon as it realized that it could not win, it hastily retreated into the dense vegetation. Later I asked a park warden if there were any rattlesnakes in the park—he said no because of all the tourists, but it was relatively common to encounter them around the park.
The park built a new comfort station several years ago, which was a great idea; there were also two charging stations for electric vehicles.
翻译:在我穿越明尼苏达州的六周旅行之后,在返回多伦多的途中,我去了六英里湖省立公园,我在那里度过了最后三个晚上,因为天气非常好。我的第一晚是在池塘附近的一个露营地度过的,因为它只空了一晚,所以早上我不得不搬到同一个池塘上的另一个露营地。这是我第一次在那个露营地露营,我知道那里非常私密。事实上,我能够坐在池塘的半岩石岸边欣赏面前的景色,包括海狸小屋。晚上,我听到很多溅水声,用我的 1000 流明手电筒,我很快就能看到几只海狸在小屋周围游泳。
我还在公园的道路以及乔金路和湖路骑了几次自行车。当我开车前往怀特瀑布和大滑道时,我在路上发现了一些东西。我停下来,开车回去——在柏油路的中间,有一条盘绕着的小型东部侏儒响尾蛇,它是安大略省唯一的毒蛇!我拍了一堆照片,然后试着轻轻地将它移到路边。起初,它一直向我冲来,但当它意识到自己无法获胜时,它就急忙退回到茂密的植被中。后来我问公园管理员公园里有没有响尾蛇,他说没有,因为游客很多,但在公园周围遇到响尾蛇还是比较常见的。
公园几年前建了一个新的舒适站,这是一个好主意;还有两个电动汽车充电站。