Nice Park in the city , Small Cool Visitor Center with Displays , Short Trails , Playground
Martin Park Nature Center的点评
点评:I came here on September 17th and just now getting around to writing this. I'm an avid hiker and love the outdoors. It's been tough the last few months due to the over 100 degree days in a row. I lived in Las Vegas for years and when it hit the hundreds I would drive an hour away to Mt Charleston and hike their many trails and the temperature would be around 25 degrees lower. Unfortunately not a place to do this in Oklahoma that I've found yet.
Anyway , this was my first time in Edmond and I had read before about this place in nearby OKC. The one thing that worried me was all the comments about the ticks. I hate ticks ! I decided to go anyway , since I was here and of course my spray that I have for ticks and bugs I left at home , I usually have in my backpack that I keep in my truck. Parking lot was good size and had a couple of port o johns. I talked to a fellow patron and he said he's been pretty lucky about not getting ticks and he does the trails often. I have a military like hat I use for hikes and it has a pull out flap that covers your neck , so I put it on and pulled up my socks.
A few steps away from the parking lot is a Ranger Station / Visitor Center. They have a small display , but it is pretty good. Some live animals like turtles swimming , snakes , etc. They have a cool display of different insects and an interactive area with a racoon , owl , and such that you push a button to hear them make their noises. The Ranger was there telling some kids and parents about some animals and such. I was told he is very friendly and helpful. They also have several taxidermy animals like a armadillo , skunk , and a racoons eating cracker jacks.
There are lots of trees for coverage from the sun. A lookout deck over a pond filled with turtles sunbathing on platforms. I saw a crane also in the water and a large bird flying above like a hawk or buzzard in the distance. They have several short trails and I'm used to doing much longer ones like 8 or 9 miles , these are like 1 or 2 miles. As I started the first one I met up with a couple of deer. A doe and a fawn. The fawn go a little close to me then walked away then the doe came up to me about 6 feet away. I guess some people may be feeding them and that's why they got so close to a human.
I came up to another observation deck with a bunch of stairs you can climb up to. There was a couple people on it. I only did 2 short trails due to how hot it was. I would like to come back again when it is cooler. When I got back to the parking lot I took off my hat and checked it for ticks , took off my shirt and did the same , checked my shoes and laces and socks. No ticks thankfully. I will definitely bring my spray next time. I would hate to get bitten by the ones that will make you no longer able to eat meat without getting sick. That would be terrible since I love bbq , fried chicken , and a good steak. I thought Rocky Mounted Spotted Fever was bad , but dang !
翻译:我于9月17日来到这里,现在才抽出时间写下这些。我是个狂热的徒步爱好者,非常喜欢户外活动。不过过去几个月实在很难受,因为连续多日气温都超过100华氏度。我曾在拉斯维加斯住过多年,每当气温飙升到100度以上时,我就会驱车一小时前往查尔斯顿山,沿着那里的众多步道徒步,那里的气温能比市区低25度左右。可惜的是,到目前为止我在俄克拉荷马州还没找到能这样徒步的好去处。
总之,。这是我第一次来到埃德蒙德,之前我曾在附近的俄克拉荷马城听说过这个地方。让我有些担心的是那些关于蜱虫的评论——我讨厌蜱虫!不过既然已经到了这里,我还是决定去。当然,我用来防蜱虫和其他昆虫的喷雾剂忘在家里了;平时我都会把它放在卡车里的背包中。停车场挺大的,还有几个移动厕所。我和另一位游客聊过,他说自己挺幸运的,很少被蜱虫叮咬,而且他经常走那些步道。我有一顶类似军用的徒步帽,帽檐可以拉下来遮住脖子,于是我戴上帽子并把袜子往上拉了拉。
离停车场几步之遥有个护林员站/游客中心。那里有个小型展览区,内容相当不错。还能看到一些活生生的动物,比如游泳的乌龟、蛇等等。那里有一个展示各种昆虫的展览区,还有一个互动区,里面有浣熊、猫头鹰等动物;按下按钮就能听到它们发出的声音。一位护林员正在那里向一些孩子和家长们介绍各种动物。据说是个非常友善且乐于助人的人。此外,那里还陈列着好几只剥制标本,比如犰狳、臭鼬,以及正在吃脆心豆棒的浣熊。
园区里有很多树木,可以遮挡阳光。有一个观景台,下面是布满乌龟的池塘,那些乌龟正在平台上晒太阳。我还看到水里有一只鹤,远处则有一只大鸟像鹰或秃鹫一般在空中翱翔。公园里有几条短途步道,我平时习惯走8到9英里的长途路线,而这些步道长度只有1到2英里左右。当我开始走第一条步道时,遇到了一对鹿——一只母鹿和一只小鹿。小鹿起初离我稍近一些,随后走开了;接着母鹿走到离我大约6英尺远的地方。我猜可能有些人会喂它们,所以它们才会如此亲近人类。
我来到了另一个观景台,那里有一段可以爬上去的楼梯。上面有几个人。由于天气太热,我只走了两条短途路线。等天气凉快些时,我还想再来一次。回到停车场后,我摘下帽子检查是否有蜱虫,又脱下衬衫做了同样的检查,还检查了鞋子、鞋带和袜子。谢天谢地,没有发现蜱虫。下次我一定会带上驱虫喷雾。我可不想被那种会让人一吃肉就生病的虫子咬到。那可太糟糕了,因为我超爱烧烤、炸鸡和美味的牛排。我原以为洛基山斑疹热已经够可怕的,但天哪!