点评:We started our trip in yellow knife and came in from Hay river to the salt flats turn off on the right of highway 5. It's about 11 km off the highway. And then we continued on the back road, parson lake or Pine Lake campground road. Whichever the name of it is, we did our diligence tried to call parks Canada and checked their website. It said that the road was open and that there could be some trees on the road, which we thought, well, obviously we'd be able to drive around them or else they would have closed the road. That was the case for the first 4 incidences of trees down on the road. We had to get out of the vehicle and remove some of them, but they were lightweight. We started worrying that maybe this wasn't such a good idea. And hoped that nothing else would happen. As far as bigger, giant, more trees. It was very scenic, but you could only go about 30 km in most places, so it took almost two hours to get close to the exit that takes you towards the pine lake campground on the highway or gravel road. We saw lots of Buffalo in the wild. We were almost at the end when a giant set of trees was right across the road, completely blocking it concluding our worst fears. The road should have obviously been closed and a sign put on the highway on both ends we were not looking forward to a grueling two hour drive back and then all the way back to pine lake from fort smith. Hopefully parks canada didn't actually know about this and not bother to put the signs up, we gave the visitors center the g p s coordinates once we got out of it. There is no service throughout the park. Only at the beginning. So we were on our own. We had to dig our way around the trees. Clearing burned out, brush, twigs and level the sand out a bit So we could get around the downed heavy trees completely blocking. There was no way we were turning around and going back when we were only a mile from the gravel road. Hopefully Parks Canada puts signs up. I would not go down this road again. It looks like a wagon trail with rocks and sand unless you get an answer from someone at the parks department that they know for sure that this road is not blocked with trees completely. Otherwise, this was a beautiful drive. We decided to go further south to Pine Lake Campground, it seems to me that Parks Canada has let this place completely go. It looks overgrown, we had wanted to rent the cabins prior to coming here, but they don't look like they've been used for a long time. There was a few people in the campground. It doesn 't face the lake or have a view like the cabins would. They are high up and have a nice view. What a shame that those can't be rented. They were so rustic looking their log cabins. We were too tired to drive to peace point after all the drama with the road. We'll have to do that another time. Also The drive to wood buffalo park from edmonton would be so much better if they just would allow the rest of the highway to be completed instead of having to take the long way around. Be careful when you're driving in the park on our way back to fort smith. We were coming up over a hill, and there was a lot a Buffalo on the highway. It's important to drive slow. Sometimes you might have to wait the buffalo, do not want to move off the highway. Also, do not approach or get out of your vehicle. And keep your distance taking pictures for fear of the vehicle being rammed
翻译:我们的旅程从耶洛奈夫开始,从海河方向前来,在5号公路右侧看到了通往盐沼地的岔路。这条路离公路大约11公里远。随后我们沿着乡间小路继续前行,也就是帕森湖或松湖露营地那条路。不管它叫什么名字,我们都做了充分准备:给加拿大公园管理局打电话并查阅了他们的网站。网站上说这条路是开放的,不过路上可能会有一些倒下的树木,我们心想,也还行吧。显然,我们可以开车绕过它们,不然的话他们就会封闭道路。前4次出现树木倒伏在路上的情况都是如此。我们不得不下车把一些树木挪开,不过那些树都很轻。后来我们开始担心这样做或许并不是个好主意,并希望不会再发生什么事了。至于那些更大、更粗壮的树……那里的景色确实很美,但在大多数地方我们只能以约30公里/小时的时速行驶。于是,我们花了近两个小时才接近那个可以通往高速公路或砾石路上的松湖露营地的出口。我们在野外看到了很多野牛。就在快到达终点时,一大片树木横倒在路上,彻底堵住了去路,这正应验了我们最担心的情况。那条路显然应该被封闭起来,并在公路两端设置警示牌。我们可不想经历两段各两小时的艰难车程,从史密斯堡一路开回派恩湖。希望加拿大公园管理局根本不知道有这事,所以才没设置警示牌。离开公园后,我们把GPS坐标告诉了游客中心。整个公园内都没有信号,只有在入口处才有。因此我们只能靠自己了。我们不得不艰难地绕过那些树木前行。清理掉烧焦的残木、灌木和细枝,再把沙子稍微平整一下,这样我们才能绕过那些严严实实挡住去路的大树。当时我们离碎石路只有一英里远,根本不可能掉头返回。希望加拿大公园管理局能设置一些指示牌。我再也不会走这条路了。除了能从公园管理部门的人那里得到“这条路肯定没有被树木完全堵住”的确认外,它看起来就像一条布满石头和沙子的马车道而已。除此之外,这确实是一次愉快的驾车之旅。我们决定继续向南前往松湖露营地。在我看来,加拿大公园管理局似乎已经完全疏于管理这个地方了。那里杂草丛生,我们原本打算来之前就预订小木屋,但那些小木屋看上去已经很久没人使用过了。露营地里只有寥寥几个人。那些小木屋并不临湖,也没有绝佳的湖景可欣赏;不过它们位于高处,视野相当不错。可惜的是这些小木屋无法出租。那些木屋看起来真是质朴极了。经历了路上的种种波折后,我们实在太累了,没力气再开车去Peace Point了,只能改天再去。另外,如果能把高速公路的剩余段落也修好,那么从埃德蒙顿前往伍德布法罗公园的行程就会顺畅得多,而不用绕远路。在我们返回史密斯堡的途中,在公园里开车时务必要小心。当时我们正翻越一座小山丘,发现公路上有好多野牛。开车时务必放慢速度。有时水牛可能会挡在路上,迟迟不肯离开高速公路。此时切勿靠近或下车。为了以防车辆被撞击,拍照时也要保持安全距离。