点评:There are a few different places you can see the Lower Falls. We skipped the “brink of the falls” trail as we weren’t sure we’d do so well coming back up, being somewhat “older than we used to be”. It is a significant hike down to the top of the falls from the parking. That being said, we HAVE been down that trail, as well as the (now closed) Uncle Tom’s Trail—> a metal stairway to near the base of the falls—on a trip in the early 2000s. We went to Lookout Point, Grand View, Inspiration Point, and my favorite—Artist Point. Besides rim level view points, Lookout Point also has a nice trail, partly boardwalk & platforms, that goes quite a ways down into the canyon and affords a different perspective on the falls. (We didn’t take this trail on this trip, although we have in the past.) You can’t see the waterfall from Inspiration Point, but the views of the canyon are breathtaking. And Artist Point is where you get the iconic view captured by photographers and artists for many decades. This waterfall is 308 feet high. This is a beautiful waterfall, from any of the available views. The yellow surroundings of the canyons, the blue of the sky, and the green of the surrounding forests all provide a nice backdrop and contrast for your pictures of the falls. If you have the time and the physical capacity to do so, DO take the hikes down into the canyon!
翻译:观赏下瀑布有好几个不同的地点。我们没有走“瀑布边缘”步道,因为我们担心自己年纪大了,爬不上来。从停车场到瀑布顶端需要走很长一段路。不过,在2000年初的一次旅行中,我们走过这条步道,以及(现在已经关闭的)汤姆叔叔步道——一条通往瀑布底部附近的金属楼梯。我们去了瞭望点、大观景台、灵感点,还有我最喜欢的艺术家点。除了瀑布边缘的观景点外,瞭望点还有一条不错的步道,部分路段是木栈道和平台,可以深入峡谷很远,从不同的角度欣赏瀑布。(这次我们没有走这条步道,虽然以前走过。)从灵感点看不到瀑布,但峡谷的景色令人叹为观止。艺术家角是欣赏瀑布美景的绝佳地点,几十年来,摄影师和艺术家们一直在这里捕捉这处标志性的景色。瀑布高达308英尺(约94米)。无论从哪个角度欣赏,瀑布都美不胜收。周围峡谷的黄色山峦、湛蓝的天空和葱郁的森林,共同构成了一幅绝美的背景,为您的瀑布照片增添了丰富的层次感。如果您有时间和体力,一定要徒步下到峡谷里去!