点评:We had the best time on our day canoe trip with Jeff from Way To Go Outfitters in Ely, MN, last Friday. My fiance saw info. about Boundary Waters several years ago and he was interested. So, we decided to travel to MN and check them out this year. Jeff gave me the best information to decide what we might want to do and the best price, I feel, for all that was included. He transported us and the canoe to the entry points, which really appealed to me, thus not having to load the canoe on top of my newer Rav 4 Toyota. We decided to do a full day trip with Jeff as our guide, instead of a half day . He portaged the canoe and we carried the paddles & our back packs. He took us on North & South Hegman Lakes north of Ely and we paddled to the Indian pictographs. Very neat & he explained the picture. We saw beautiful landscapes and huge rock outcroppings. Then, he took us to Lake One entry point, east of Ely. Instead of paddling to the left side & going to Lake One, we went to the right side and Jeff showed us where a river feeds into the waters. We also had to portage around an area with rapids which were not deep enough to paddle through. We saw two beautiful trumpeter swans, who eventually flew, which was beautiful to see. They are huge. Later, we saw two more swans and they left us get very close to them. They really didn't care that we were there. I took great pics & video. It was a beautiful, crisp sunny day with the trees turning color. We saw several beaver lodges. Jeff even lit a campfire for us to warm up at the one campsite where we had our snacks in the afternoon. We highly recommend trying this out with Way To Go Outfitters. They also offer trips on your own whereas they can pack your food and provide other necessities. Being novices at this, we wanted to experience a day trip instead of doing several days or more canoeing/camping on our own. It was wonderful. We also stayed three nights in their house they provide for canoers instead of staying somewhere else in town. It was very nice & convenient to be right there in the morning, ready to go. Way To Go Outfitters is the "way to go" canoeing in the Boundary Waters!!!
翻译:上周五,我们在明尼苏达州伊利市的Way To Go Outfitters旅行社安排了独木舟之旅,和那里的Jeff一起度过了一段无比愉快的时光。几年前,我的未婚夫看到了有关边界水域的相关信息,便产生了兴趣。于是我们决定今年前往明尼苏达州亲自看看。Jeff为我们提供了非常有用的信息,帮助我们决定想体验哪些项目;而且我认为他所报的价格也相当划算,物有所值。他还亲自开车送我们和独木舟前往出发点,这一点真的让我非常满意。这样就不必把独木舟装载到我那辆较新的丰田RAV4车顶上了。我们决定请杰夫作为向导,进行一整天的行程,而并非只玩半天。他负责搬运独木舟,我们则背着桨和背包。他带我们前往艾利镇北面的北赫格曼湖和南赫格曼湖,我们沿着湖面划船直到看到那些印第安人的岩画。那些岩画十分有趣,杰夫还为我们进行了详细讲解。沿途我们欣赏到了美丽的风景以及巨大的岩石群。之后,他又带我们去了位于艾利镇东面的“一号湖”入口处。我们没有向左侧划行去第一湖,而是转向右侧,杰夫指给我们看一条河流注入湖水的位置。我们还不得不绕行一片急流区,那里的水太浅,无法划船通过。我们看到了两只漂亮的号角天鹅,它们最终展翅飞走了,场面十分美妙。它们体型庞大。后来我们又看到了两只天鹅,它们任由我们靠近。它们似乎完全不在意我们的存在。我拍下了许多漂亮的照片和视频。真是美好的一天啊。天气晴朗宜人,树木也渐渐变色。我们看到了好几个海狸窝。在下午吃零食的那个露营地,杰夫还为我们生起了篝火来取暖。我们大力推荐大家选择Way To Go Outfitters来体验这种活动。他们也提供自助式的旅行服务,可以帮忙打包食物及其他必需品。由于我们都是新手,所以想先体验一天的行程,而不想独自进行为期数天甚至更久的独木舟旅行或露营。这次体验真是棒极了。我们还在他们为划独木舟者提供的住宿处住了三晚,而没有选择镇上的其他住处。早上就能直接在那儿出发,实在既方便又愉快。Way To Go Outfitters绝对是前往边境水域划独木舟的“不二之选”!!