点评:I had some spare time during a recent northern Arizona road trip and decided to check out the Moenave Dinosaur Tracks near Tuba City. The site is run by local Navajo guides. There's a very short unpaved road from the highway that leads to a parking area. When I arrived and parked, I was greeted by a young Navajo woman (I should have written down her name and now I've forgotten) who took me on a brief but informative tour through some of the many tracks nearby. I've been to several other spots where dinosaur tracks were visible but none of them were even close to the clarity of these Moenave tracks. My guide said that there are tracks from a number of Jurassic-era dinosaurs, most notably, the Dilophosaurus. The large three-toed footprints are amazingly well-preserved. After the short guided tour, I was told that I could walk around other parts of the site for as long as I wanted. After I returned toward the parking area - where there are several stalls with Navajo jewelry and other crafts for sale - I found my guide to thank her again. Although there's no fee for the tour, it's customary to give your guide a gratuity, which I did. My guide never put any pressure on me to do so, but I felt that the $20 gratuity I gave her was well-deserved. If you're traveling through this area, I'd certainly recommend the short detour to see the Moenave Dinosaur Tracks.
翻译:最近我在亚利桑那州北部自驾游时有些空闲时间,便决定去看看图巴城附近的莫纳韦恐龙足迹遗址。该景点由当地的纳瓦霍族向导负责管理。从高速公路上有一条极短且未铺砌的道路通向停车场。我停车后,一位年轻的纳瓦霍族女子前来迎接我(当时我本该记下她的名字,现在却记不起来了)。她带我进行了一场简短却内容丰富的参观,带我看了附近众多的恐龙足迹。我去过其他几个可以看到恐龙足迹的地方,但没有一个地方的足迹清晰度能与这里的莫纳维足迹相媲美。导游告诉我,这里有多种侏罗纪时期恐龙的足迹,其中最著名的就是双脊龙。那些巨大的三趾足迹保存得惊人完好。简短的导览结束后,我得知可以随心所欲地在遗址的其他区域随意漫步。我回到停车场后——那里有几家摊位出售纳瓦霍族的珠宝及其他手工艺品——便去找我的导游,想再次向她表示感谢。虽然参观全程不收取费用,但按惯例都应给导游一些小费,我也照做了。我的导游从未催促过我给小费,不过我觉得自己给的20美元小费完全物有所值。如果你正游览这一地区,我强烈建议你绕道去看看莫埃纳韦恐龙足迹。