点评:I visited Denali NP primarily for wildlife viewing, not for the scenery or Denali, which you can only see about 30% of the time. While the park is said to have abundant wildlife, you don’t actually see many animals from the bus. Over two days, we saw elks, bears, sheep, caribous, ptarmigans, and foxes. That sounds like a lot, but only the ptarmigans, foxes and two elks were relatively close to the roadside, and the encounters were very brief. Most of the time, even with my standard 8x48 binoculars, I could only make out the outlines of animals because they were too far away. You’d get a better view with a telescope for sure, but without either, the animals would just look like dots.
I rode this bus over two days. There’s a 10-minute bathroom break and a slightly longer stop where the bus turns around. You can hop off the bus and hike off-trail, but I stayed on the bus the whole time and only hiked around the visitor center area. The scenery is beautiful but a bit monotonous, so 4.5 hours felt quite long without much wildlife to see. Some people on the bus were even sleeping.
I'm sure the wildlife in this park is abundant, but the buses (both Transit and Tundra) aren't really designed for wildlife viewing. This is because there's only one road that both buses and cars can use, so your experience is limited to the area around it. Also, keep in mind that you can only drive up to a certain point, and beyond that, you either need to be on the bus, on foot, or on a bike. I imagine the experience would be vastly different if you camped and hiked, but that's a significant hurdle for many people in terms of logistics, time, experience, etc.
翻译:我去德纳里国家公园主要是为了观赏野生动物,而不是为了风景或德纳里山,因为只有 30% 的时间可以看到风景。虽然据说公园里有丰富的野生动物,但实际上从巴士上看不到很多动物。在两天的时间里,我们看到了麋鹿、熊、绵羊、驯鹿、雷鸟和狐狸。这听起来很多,但只有雷鸟、狐狸和两只麋鹿离路边比较近,而且相遇的时间很短。大多数时候,即使使用我的标准 8x48 双筒望远镜,我也只能辨认出动物的轮廓,因为它们太远了。用望远镜看得当然更好,但如果没有望远镜,动物看起来就像点一样。
我坐了两天的这辆巴士。有 10 分钟的上厕所时间,以及巴士掉头时稍长的停留时间。您可以下车徒步,但我一直待在巴士上,只在游客中心附近徒步。风景很美,但有点单调,所以 4.5 小时感觉很长,没有太多野生动物可看。巴士上的一些人甚至在睡觉。
我敢肯定这个公园里的野生动物很丰富,但巴士(Transit 和 Tundra)并不是为观赏野生动物而设计的。这是因为只有一条路可以供巴士和汽车使用,所以您的体验仅限于周围的区域。另外,请记住,您只能开车到某个点,超出该点,您要么坐巴士,要么步行,要么骑自行车。我想如果您露营和徒步旅行,体验会大不相同,但对于许多人来说,这是一个重大障碍,包括后勤、时间、经验等。