点评:Let's get the negatives out of the way: Mesa Verde is composed of two mesas, and this one is on the "other one" (Wetherill Mesa) that 90% of visitors don't get to. That's because it is not open every day of the week (in September, it was closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays - why? No idea. Best check before you plan.) AND it takes longer to get to the sites. Most of the four notable sites on Wetherill are a longer hike to get to - unlike the other mesa, you have to park and then walk anywhere from a half-mile to over a mile to get to the trailhead for the ruin you are looking to visit. As a result, you need at least four hours to do just one site at Wetherill, and if you are looking to do a couple of tours on a single day visit (which is what most people do), you will be hard-pressed to do this and then something else.
Now onto the positives. Long House is every bit as spectacular and maybe more so than Cliff Palace, but the tour groups are smaller sizes and you aren't as a result sharing this experience with 50 other people. It's an easy enough walk to get to (after the .7 mile walk there on a paved, mildly-sloping path - like most of Mesa Verde, unless you are grossly out of shape or very affected by elevation sickness, you should be able to manage it. The site has great views, the guide was excellent and the history here is fascinating. It was the only site with an active enough seep spring so that there was a bit of vegetation growing. Tour buses don't make there way here (at least there were none when we were there and PLENTY all over the other mesa), so the crowds are lesser in size.
翻译:先说说缺点:梅萨维德由两座台地组成,而这一座位于“另一座”(韦瑟里尔台地)上,90% 的游客都无法到达。这是因为它并非每周开放(9 月份,周二和周三关闭——为什么?不知道。最好在计划之前先确认一下。)而且到达各个景点需要更长的时间。韦瑟里尔台地上的四个著名景点大部分都需要更长的徒步路程——与其他台地不同,你必须停车,然后步行半英里到一英里以上的路程才能到达你想参观的遗址的入口。因此,你至少需要四个小时才能参观韦瑟里尔台地上的一个景点,如果你想在一天内完成几个景点的游览(大多数人都是这样做的),那么你很难在完成一个景点之后再做其他事情。
现在来说说优点。长屋和悬崖宫一样壮观,甚至可能更加壮观,但旅行团规模较小,因此您不必与其他 50 人分享这种体验。步行即可轻松抵达(沿着铺好的、坡度平缓的小路步行 0.7 英里后 - 就像梅萨维德的大部分地区一样,除非您身体状况严重不佳或患有严重的高原反应,否则您应该能够应付。这里景色优美,导游很棒,历史令人着迷。它是唯一一个拥有足够活跃的渗泉的地方,因此有一些植被生长。旅游巴士不会来这里(至少我们在那里的时候没有,但其他台地到处都有很多),所以人群较少。