点评:Up until a few months ago I had never heard of Hocking Hills, Ohio. My wife and I on the suggestion of some friends spent four days staying at an AirBnB in Hocking Hills this past week. It taught us an important lesson--sometimes the most amazing getaways are only a few hours away.
My expectations were a bit low because I never imagined this kind of geography in Ohio. But any bias I had was gone as we explored the incredible trails in this area. As a photographer I was so impressed with these trails and sights.
> Kudos to the state of Ohio for making these trails so accessible, well-marked, well-maintained. I love the trails are designed as a one-way loop, so you don't have two streams of traffic on the path.
> For photographers--be sure to take your wide angle lense. It's hard to believe the scale of these recessed caves like Ash Cave. Unfortunately, my wide angle broke, but I luckily had my GoPro to get wide shots. If you have a decent phone camera be sure to use the wide angle, and panorama settings to get the best pics.
> We stayed near Lake Logan which is about 12 miles north of the state park. There are Airbnbs, a Holiday Inn Express, and some other small motels. There is also a beautiful lodge in the state park.
翻译:直到几个月前,我还从未听说过俄亥俄州的霍金希尔斯。上周,在朋友们的推荐下,我和妻子在霍金希尔斯的一家AirBnB民宿里住了四天。这次经历给我们上了重要的一课——有时候,最棒的度假地其实就在离家仅几个小时车程的地方。
由于从未想到俄亥俄州会有这样的地貌,我原本的期望并不高。然而,当我们沿着这一带令人惊叹的步道游览时,所有的先入之见都烟消云散了。作为一名摄影师,这些步道和景观给我留下了极其深刻的印象。
> 为俄亥俄州点赞!他们让这些步道易于到达、标识清晰且维护得当。我喜欢这些步道被设计成单向环形路线,这样路径上就不会出现双向人流。
> 对于摄影师们来说——一定要带上广角镜头。像阿什洞这样的凹壁洞穴,其规模之宏大真是令人难以置信。可惜我的广角镜头坏了,不过幸运的是我还有GoPro可以拍摄宽幅画面。如果你的手机摄像头不错,一定要使用广角和全景模式来拍出最佳照片。
我们住在洛根湖附近,那里距离州立公园约12英里。周边有Airbnb房源、一家假日快捷酒店,还有一些小型汽车旅馆。州立公园里还有一家非常漂亮的旅舍。