点评:Driving the full Icefields Parkway (Lake Louise-Jasper) is one of those road trips that while only 144-miles long, will result in hours and hours of breath-taking stops to view the Canadian Rockies/lakes/forests, get those spectacular photos and groupies, breath the clean air, enjoy near silent moments, escape the traffic and completely decompress along a two-lane road with hardly a single bump!
We decided to drive the entire parkway as opposed to our original plan of taking the Icefields Glacier and Sky Walks tours. (The issue with the Icefields Glacier & Sky Walk is that there are hundreds of other people who are there with you. If you go, be prepared for masses of tour busses, crowds and fellow spectators. We had actually purchased non-refundable tickets and then decided: Nope. Not for us.)
Traversing the entire Icefields Parkway? Well worth the drive and tickets forfeiture.
As the locals say before you drive the parkway: There is no GPS (download offline maps prior), no internet, no cell service. There's only one fuel stop along the way so fill up.
And then, just be ready to take in the spectacular views!
翻译:沿着冰原大道全程驾驶(从路易斯湖到贾斯珀)堪称一次绝佳的公路旅行。虽然全程只有144英里,但沿途有无数令人屏息的景点:加拿大落基山脉、湖泊与森林。你可以在此拍摄绝美的照片,呼吸清新的空气,享受这片刻的宁静,避开城市的喧嚣与交通拥堵。这条双车道公路平坦无比,几乎没有任何颠簸,能让你彻底放松身心!我们决定驱车走完整条冰原大道,而不是按原计划去参加冰原冰川与空中步道游览项目。(冰原冰川和空中步道的问题在于,那里有成百上千的游客。如果你去的话,要做好面对大量旅游巴士、拥挤的人群以及众多观光者的心理准备。实际上我们之前已经买了不可退款的门票,但后来决定:算了,不适合我们。)
全程驾车穿越冰原大道?绝对物有所值,哪怕要放弃那些门票钱也值得。正如当地人所提醒的,在驾车行驶在这条公路上之前:这里没有GPS(请提前下载离线地图),没有网络,也没有手机信号。沿途只有一个加油站,所以记得把油加满。
之后,只需尽情欣赏沿途的绝美景色吧!