点评:Good Times in the Badlands! We went on a road trip in September 2026 to see four national parks, including Badlands in South Dakota. We drove here from our accommodations in Rapid City and found the national park to be lovely and worthwhile. The scenic drive offered views of the colorful zebra striped hills. We stopped at several parking lots along the drive to stretch our legs on some short walking trails, including the Fossil Exhibit Trail, Window Trail, Door Trail, and Cliff Shelf Nature Trail. The first three trails in this list are more like ten minute loops - flat and easy. They do not have any shade. Signage is informative. The Cliff Shelf Nature Trail actually has some elevation gain and is a hike with stairs. I reckon that hike took about 45 minutes, including time at the top for photos and enjoying the views. We saw animals, including big horned sheep, herds of bison, and oodles of prairie dogs. Our only regret was not being here at sunrise or sunset for better photography, but nonetheless, I am very glad we went here.
翻译:在荒原上的美好时光!2026年9月,我们展开了一次公路之旅,参观了包括南达科他州的巴德兰兹国家公园在内的四座国家公园。我们从拉皮德城的住宿地驾车前来,发现这座国家公园景色宜人,绝对值得一游。沿途的风景令人陶醉,可以欣赏到色彩斑斓、宛如斑马纹般的丘陵风光。我们在路上停靠了几个停车场,沿着一些短途步行小径散步放松,比如化石展览小径、窗口小径以及门形岩小径等。还有悬崖步道自然径。列表中的前三条步道更像是十分钟就能走完的环形小径——地势平坦且轻松易行。这些步道上没有任何遮阴处,不过指示牌信息挺详细的。悬崖步道自然径则有一定坡度,是一条带有台阶的徒步路线。我估计整个徒步过程大约需要45分钟,这还包括在顶端拍照和欣赏景致的时间。我们还看到了各种动物,包括大角羊、成群的野牛,以及大量的土拨鼠。我们唯一的遗憾就是没能在日出或日落时分到此以获得更好的摄影效果,但无论如何,我很高兴我们来了这里。