点评:We had to drive 60 miles from our airbnb to get to Darwin Falls, but we are glad that we made the trek. Darwin Falls is located near the western edge of Death Valley National Park. When our car pulled up to the "road" that led to the trailhead, I saw the twenty feet of dry creek bed that we had to cross in our 2 wheel-drive low-clearance sedan. I cried, "We are not going to drive over that!" Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), my stubborn wife was at the wheel. Since she LOVES waterfalls, she ignored my cry and drove on. After a scary 30 seconds crossing the very rough terrains of the dry creek bed, we drove another 15 minutes (2.5 miles) on a very bumpy gravel access road.
After parking the car, we followed the path of the water to find the gorgeous waterfall. The entire hike was 2 miles, out and back. It was quite exciting to first find a trickle of water, then more and more volume of water that ended in a waterfall with actual water falling (in the middle of a huge desert)!
You will most likely get your shoes and socks wet during this hike. There is no way to avoid the water on this trail. If you like waterfalls and are not faint-hearted, then do not skip this hike. It is worth it!
翻译:我们不得不从我们的爱彼迎驱车 60 英里才能到达达尔文瀑布,但我们很高兴我们完成了长途跋涉。达尔文瀑布位于死亡谷国家公园的西部边缘附近。当我们的车停在通往小道起点的“路”时,我看到了我们必须乘坐 2 轮驱动低间隙轿车穿过的 20 英尺干涸河床。我哭了,“我们不会开车过去的!”不幸的是(或许幸运的是),我固执的妻子在掌舵。因为她喜欢瀑布,所以她没有理会我的叫喊,继续开车。在穿过干涸的河床非常崎岖的地形后,我们又开了 15 分钟(2.5 英里),行驶在崎岖不平的碎石路上。
停好车后,我们顺着水流的路径寻找那绚丽的瀑布。整个徒步旅行是 2 英里,往返。首先发现一小滴水,然后越来越多的水最终形成瀑布,真正的水落下(在巨大的沙漠中间),这真是令人兴奋!
在这次徒步旅行中,您很可能会弄湿鞋子和袜子。没有办法避开这条小径上的水。如果您喜欢瀑布并且不胆小,那么请不要跳过这次徒步旅行。这是值得的!