点评:i’m going out of my way to write this review because this was such a cool experience. I did the “Mother Lode” combo, which includes the main main tour, plus an additional mine tour, which to reach it that requires a quarter mile hike up a trail, and gold panning (after several tries I only found one tiny gold flake, but I got something!). Definitely bring sunscreen for the second tour, as you will be sitting outside in the sun for a little bit. It’s cool and refreshing inside the mines, and they’re full of history, right down to the wooden shafts that still have numbers painted on them from the miners of 1800s. You will learn about mining history and how harrowing and challenging it was, and see the actual tools they used, and how techniques developed over time. You will see shafts and tunnels you cannot explore but remain from days of old that inspire the imagination. You will also hear some silly ghost stories, and even see how UV light illuminates the rocks and minerals in the mines. Interested in history, gold, geology, or mining? Even if you aren’t, take this tour anyway! It‘s well worth it, and the guides do a great job.
翻译:我特意写下这篇评论,因为这真是一次超棒的体验。我选择了“Mother Lode”套票,里面包含常规的矿井游览以及一次额外的矿井参观;要到达那个地方,需要沿着小径步行四分之一英里。套票还包含淘金体验(虽然试了好几次也只找到一小片金屑,但总算有所收获啦!)。参加第二次游览时一定要带上防晒霜,因为需要在外面晒一会儿太阳。矿井内部则凉爽宜人、十分舒适。这些地方充满了历史气息——就连那些木制井筒上还留着19世纪矿工们涂上的编号呢。你将了解到采矿的历史,以及这份工作有多么艰辛和充满挑战;还能亲眼看到他们使用过的工具,以及随着时间推移技术是如何发展的。你会看到那些如今已无法进入、但依旧保存完好的古老井筒与隧道,它们能激发人们的无限遐想。当然,你还会听到一些有趣的鬼故事哦。你甚至可以观察到紫外线是如何照亮矿井中的岩石和矿物的。对历史、黄金、地质学或采矿感兴趣吗?即便不感兴趣,也值得来参加这次游览!绝对物超所值,导游们的表现也相当出色。