点评:Visited the Tombstone Park twice in late June- early July while driving the Dempster Highway all the way to Tuktoyaktuk. The Visitor Centre was really great - not only great resources available, local knowledge on what to expect on hikes and in the northern parts of the park, but also nice clean toilets, hot tea and somewhere to rest or wait out bad weather, and a campground nearby. We didn’t stay overnight, just did day hikes from the visitor centre. Weather can be very capricious and unpredictable in this area. On the way North, we had a lot of rain, and so only did two short walking trails that seemed manageable: Tädèhchą -Beaver Pond Interpretive Trail and Dëchin Käk - Arctic Plain Interpretive Loop that required of us to go to the campground and start from there. Despite a lot of rain, both trails were really pretty and very pleasant to stretch our legs. I especially enjoyed all the beautiful wild flowers along the trails. We saw a big bear paw-print in the mud on the Beaver Pond trail but no bears. On the way back South, we wanted to do a longer hike, and again, the weather was quite rainy, so we ended up waiting for the rain to ease off at the parking lot of Goldensides for probably close to 30 mins. After that we decided to walk at least a little bit, but were lucky enough that the rain stopped as we were hiking, and we ended up at the end of the trail in beautiful sunshine; it started raining again when we were walking towards the parking lot on the way back. In other words, be prepared for rain, and hope for some sunshine. Goldensides was a stunning hike, really highly recommended. It’s only 6km long and took us approx 1.5 hrs there and back with some uphill walking that could be quite tiring. The views from everywhere on this trail were beautiful, as were the abundant wild flowers.
Driving further North, we saw even more of the beautiful rugged Tombstone from the highway. There are a few really nice spots on the side of the road to stop and enjoy the view, try walking on the spongy tundra (we were encouraged by the park staff to give it a go) or watch some wildlife (i.e. nice arctic swans with babies at Two Moose Lake). If going hiking, make sure you have hiking footwear and a bear spray as it is grizzly country. No admission fees.
All in all, a real gem of the Yukon. Highly recommended!
翻译:六月底七月初,我在沿着登普斯特公路一路驾车前往图克托亚图克的途中,两次造访了墓碑公园。游客中心非常棒——不仅提供了丰富的相关资料,还提供了关于徒步路线以及公园北部地区的实用信息。中心内有干净整洁的卫生间、热茶供应,还有可供休息或躲避恶劣天气的空间,附近还有一个露营地。我们没有在那里过夜,只是从游客中心出发进行了当日往返的徒步活动。在这个地区,天气极其多变且难以预测。向北行进的过程中雨下个不停,因此我们只走了两条看起来比较容易完成的短途步道:Tädèhchą-海狸塘解说步道,以及Dëchin Käk-北极平原环形解说步道。走后一条步道时,我们必须先前往露营地再从那里出发。尽管雨下得很大,这两条步道依然十分美丽,走起来也让人心旷神怡。我最喜欢的便是沿途盛开的那些漂亮野花。我们在海狸池塘步道的泥地上看到了一个巨大的熊爪印,但没见到熊。返回南边的途中,我们本想进行一次较长距离的徒步,然而天气又下起了大雨,于是我们最终在Goldensides停车场等了近30分钟,直到雨势减弱。之后我们决定至少走一小段路,幸运的是,就在我们开始徒步时雨停了。我们最终在阳光明媚中走到了步道的尽头;回程时,当我们朝停车场走去,雨又下起来了。换句话说,要做好下雨的准备,同时也要祈盼能有阳光相伴。Goldensides是一条极其迷人的徒步路线,强烈推荐给大家。全程只有6公里,我们往返大约花了1.5小时,途中有些上坡路段,可能会让人有些疲惫。这条步道沿线的景色都非常优美,到处都是繁茂的野花。继续向北行驶,我们从公路上欣赏到了更多汤姆斯通地区壮丽而粗犷的景色。路边有几个非常适合停车欣赏风景的好地方:你可以试着在松软的苔原上行走(公园工作人员也鼓励我们试试),或者观赏野生动物(比如在双驼鹿湖畔能看到带着幼鸟的北极天鹅)。如果打算徒步旅行,务必穿上合适的徒步鞋并携带防熊喷雾剂,因为这里是灰熊的栖息地。进入景区无需门票。
总而言之,这里真是育空地区的一颗璀璨明珠。强烈推荐!