点评:Outstanding once-in-a-lifetime experience. Excitement starts from the get-go, when your Navajo Guide (ours was Ty and we couldn’t have been more lucky) tells you insider stories on the way up to Hunts Mesa. The drive soon becomes rather adventurous with the road turning into a gravel road, then into a path and then into a trail (at best). Ty maneuvered the vehicle with great skills, which wasn’t an easy task. 2 hours later you get dropped on top of Hunts Mesa, and you get a couple of hours until sunset on your own while your guide prepares the camp and a camp fire.
Pro Tip: take some snacks with you while you enjoy the breathtaking views over the Monument Valley from a perspective that 99.99% of the visitors never get to see. Had I known better, I would have bought a bottle of wine to complement the 5 star experience.
After the sun sets, your guide will pick you up and drive you to the camp, which is about 10 minutes away, and starts preparing your dinner on the campfire. Slowly it will get darker and darker and the stars start to twinkle on the firmament. Stay as long as you can before heading into the tent where a warm sleeping bag waits for you.
The next morning you are greeted with some warm breakfast, ready to make pictures of the sunrise. After the camp has been tidied up it’s time to drive down - another couple of hours. On the way there, we visited one of the rare arcs that you only can visit while in the camp.
Fantastic experience all together - and an outstanding guide. Thanks Ty!
翻译:千载难逢的绝佳体验。从一开始,纳瓦霍导游(我们的导游是Ty,我们非常幸运)就会带我们讲述前往亨茨台地(Hunts Mesa)的趣闻轶事,兴奋之情油然而生。很快,车程就变得充满冒险,道路变成了碎石路,然后变成了一条小路,最后变成了一条小径(充其量)。Ty驾驶技术娴熟,这可不是一件容易的事。两小时后,您将到达亨茨台地的山顶,在日落前,您可以独自度过几个小时,导游会为您准备营地和篝火。
小贴士:带上一些零食,从99.99%的游客都无法欣赏到的视角,欣赏纪念碑谷的壮丽景色。如果我知道得更清楚,我肯定会买一瓶葡萄酒来补充这五星级的体验。
日落之后,导游会来接您,开车送您到大约10分钟车程的营地,然后开始在篝火上准备晚餐。天色渐渐暗下来,繁星点点,开始在苍穹上闪烁。在回到帐篷之前,请尽量多待一会儿,那里有温暖的睡袋在等着您。
第二天早上,您将享用温暖的早餐,准备拍摄日出。营地整理好后,就该开车下山了——再过几个小时就到了。途中,我们参观了一个只有在营地才能参观的罕见拱门。
总的来说,这是一次非常棒的体验——还有一位非常出色的导游。谢谢Ty!