点评:Must see park! Make sure you stop at the Visitor's Center to get your map and chat with a park expert for where to go and HOW to get there! Example: Going down 5K steps is easier than going up 5K steps and there is a way to do one and not the other!
The park has everything from flat quick walks from parking lots on paved trails to VERY challenging trails over rocks and elevations.
When you get to the boggy area stay and watch a bit. We saw a brown water snake & multiple turtles ranging from the size of a nickel to a softball.
When you get to the spring section, go down a bit to where you can hear the rapids and wait. We saw a king fisher, cat bird, multiple muskrats, etc.
Elsewhere we saw the smallest frog, a striped skink, blue heron, ducks, various birds, stag beetle, etc.
Wear your gym shoes or hiking footwear if you are doing anything more than the paved trails. When the map says "rugged" it means "strap in for an off-road adventure experience"! I have a minor visual impairment affecting my downward vision, so in some areas I had to take extra time in order to pre-plan out where I needed to place my feet in order to navigate the rocky trail.
We were surprised that we didn't have any issues with mosquitos or ticks, but then we did spray ourselves with bug spray before heading out.
翻译:必游公园!一定要去游客中心拿地图,并咨询公园专家,了解去哪里以及如何到达!例如:下5公里台阶比上5公里台阶容易得多,而且有一种方法可以走下5公里台阶,另一种方法则不行!
公园里有各种各样的步道,从停车场出发的平坦快速步道到极具挑战性的岩石和高低起伏的徒步路线,应有尽有。
到达沼泽区时,不妨停留片刻,观察一下。我们看到了一条棕色水蛇和许多大小不一的乌龟,从镍币大小到垒球大小都有。
到达泉水区时,往下走一点,直到能听到湍急的水流声,然后静静等待。我们看到了翠鸟、灰背鹭、许多麝鼠等等。
在其他地方,我们还看到了最小的青蛙、条纹石龙子、苍鹭、鸭子、各种鸟类、锹甲虫等等。
如果您要走的不是铺设好的步道,请穿着运动鞋或登山鞋。地图上标注“崎岖”意味着“准备好迎接一场越野探险之旅吧!”我有点轻微的视力障碍,影响向下看的视线,所以在某些路段,我需要花更多时间提前规划好落脚点,才能顺利通过崎岖的山路。
我们很惊喜地发现没有遇到蚊子或蜱虫,不过出发前我们确实喷了驱蚊剂。