点评:From perspective of late 20’s couple. We can’t recommend this hike enough, was truly one of the highlights of the trip. It does require getting up early, but well worth it. The national park opens at 6am. You do have to check in at the front and pay a visitors fee. From there, you drive across the street to the security gate and do this long narrow hilly drive (slow and steady and there’s no problems) between the cacti towards the base of the mountain. The “parking lot” at the base of the mountain is half paved and the other half is loose gravel with big ruts, some cars really struggled to get past some areas. Another reason to get there as early as possible because there’s probably only around 20 parking spots at the base. From there, the hike up the mountain is beautiful. It gets very hot and humid so they don’t let anyone start the hike after 10 am as a safety precaution. Dress appropriately with good shoes (doesn’t need to be true hiking shoes, we got away with some running shoes), bring water, snacks, sunscreen, and more water. The hike is pretty steep at points, and some areas require hands and feet climbing. The hike up is around 1 hour (maybe a bit longer including the pauses for pictures/water) and about 1 hour down. Going back down took us longer because of the steepness and taking our time. At the top the view is beautiful and we sat at the top for a good while eating our sandwiches, appreciating the fresh air. We started the hike around 730am, got to the top around 830am, and then we were back to the bottom by 1030am. Again, highly recommend, but do come prepared!
翻译:我们是一对二十多岁的情侣,强烈推荐这条徒步路线,它绝对是我们旅程中的一大亮点。虽然需要早起,但绝对值得。国家公园早上六点开放。你需要在入口处登记并支付游客费。之后,开车穿过马路到达安检门,然后沿着一条狭长的山路(慢慢开,稳稳地开,就不会有问题)穿过仙人掌丛,到达山脚。山脚下的“停车场”一半是铺好的路面,另一半是布满车辙的碎石路,有些车开过去很费劲。这也是为什么一定要尽早到达的原因,因为山脚下大概只有二十个停车位。从那里开始,登山的景色非常美丽。山上非常炎热潮湿,所以出于安全考虑,上午十点以后就不允许开始徒步了。穿着合适的衣服和舒适的鞋子(不一定要专业的登山鞋,我们穿的是跑鞋),带上水、零食、防晒霜,以及更多的水。这条徒步路线有些地方非常陡峭,有些路段需要手脚并用攀爬。上山大约需要1小时(如果算上拍照/喝水的时间,可能会稍长一些),下山也大约需要1小时。由于下山路比较陡峭,而且我们走得比较慢,所以花的时间更长。山顶的景色非常美丽,我们在那里坐了很久,一边吃着三明治,一边享受着清新的空气。我们早上7:30左右开始徒步,8:30左右到达山顶,10:30左右下山。再次强调,强烈推荐,但一定要做好充分的准备!