点评:Ok let me be real here. I'm moving down but currently at 300 lbs, and sedentary: sit at my office desk for 8-12 hours a day, then sit on the couch until bedtime many days of the week. I was a little nervous to plan a 'walk' no matter how short. Reviews I read were helpful to know there's a short path, but nothing said how long it was and to be honest if I knew it was over a mile I may have skipped it. I'm glad I didn't know, and I have no regrets (ankles still a little sore 2 days later but it's fine). If you're like me and shy away from walking a distance longer than quarter mile, don't let this stop you, it's worth it!
Serenity is the best word I can think of to describe this. Just beautiful, so quiet and a nice little escape from the crazy world. It was approximately 50 degrees, I did not bring a sweater but I wasn't cold. I think a sweatshirt or light jacket would be suitable in general. It wasn't raining at the time, but there were rain drops, I guess stored in the trees from the previous rainfall. It wasn't windy at all, but occasional light breeze that was just delightful.
There are many scattered rocks, twigs and branches in the pathway so just be mindful of the ground as you walk. I had rugged sandals on and the only problem was the occasional twig or pebble that flew into my shoe.
There were a few downed trees across the path, most were narrow and low and easy to step over, however, there was a big one that wasn't on the ground because the sides of that particular spot in the path were a few feet up, so the wide trunk was about chest/neck height for me (5'3") - At that time I didn't realize the loop part was beyond that trunk and we'd have to cross it again. My fiance told me that's what it looked like ahead but I brushed it off, thinking the path continued around and came back closer to the trailhead, but he was right. He climbed up the side of the path and went over the trunk but coming back down the ground was wet and very slippery. I couldn't even climb up the side as it was a bit too steep for me and I'm clumsy and off balance so I had no choice but to turn back or go under. It took a few minutes and some clever maneuvering but I made it under, I had to put my hands on the ground where there's some stick like plants. The main problem was in that position, it was difficult to lift and move my legs to the side, without my backside lifting up and hitting the trunk, which had some moss on it and maybe spiders lol. I have joint pain in my knees from a cancer medication, so squatting while my body was folded in half wasn't an option. We went around the loop and returned to the doomed trunk. My fiance decided to go under this time, he didn't have too much of a problem, despite being over 6'2" - I had a slightly more difficult time this go around but made it, and proud of it!!
The drive up was bumpy and muddy, thankfully the downed trees had been cleared. There's many potholes but they seem to be clumped together in certain spots, so it's not constant. The road is very narrow, and 4 miles long, very appreciative that we did not run into any cars going the opposite way. There are some areas with small turn out or grass to pull up on if needed but other areas you just don't have any room for two cars to pass each other. There's some windy turns too, so go very slow as you have no idea if a car is coming around the corner. No cell/wifi/network service, thankfully my finance had an offline playlist so we had tunes.
Overall, worth a stop if you're in the area!
翻译:好吧,让我在这里是真实的。我正在向下移动,但目前体重为 300 磅,并且久坐不动:每天坐在我的办公桌前 8-12 小时,然后坐在沙发上直到一周中的许多天就寝时间。无论多短,我都对计划“步行”感到有点紧张。我读过的评论有助于知道这条路很短,但没有说它有多长,老实说,如果我知道它超过一英里,我可能会跳过它。我很高兴我不知道,我不后悔(2 天后脚踝仍然有点酸,但没关系)。如果您像我一样害怕步行超过四分之一英里的距离,不要因此而止步,这是值得的!
宁静是我能想到的最好的形容词。只是美丽,如此安静,是逃离疯狂世界的好地方。大约50度,我没有带毛衣,但我并不冷。我认为一般来说运动衫或轻便夹克会比较合适。当时没有下雨,但有雨滴,我猜是上次降雨储存在树上的。一点风都没有,但偶尔有微风吹来,真是令人愉快。
小路上有许多散落的岩石、树枝和树枝,所以走路时要注意地面。我穿着结实的凉鞋,唯一的问题是偶尔会有树枝或鹅卵石飞进我的鞋里。
小路上有几棵倒下的树,大多数又窄又低,很容易跨过去,但是,有一棵不在地上的大树,因为小路上那个特定地点的两侧有几英尺高,所以宽躯干对我来说大约是胸部/颈部高度(5 英尺 3 英寸)——当时我没有意识到环路部分超出了那个躯干,我们不得不再次穿过它。我的未婚夫告诉我那是前面的样子,但我把它刷掉了,以为这条路继续绕着走,回到更靠近小道的起点,但他是对的。他爬上小路的一侧,越过树干,但回来时地面是湿的非常滑。我什至不能爬上那一边,因为它对我来说有点太陡了,而且我很笨拙,失去平衡,所以我别无选择,只能掉头或往下走。花了几分钟,还有一些巧妙的机动,但我成功了,我不得不把手放在地上,那里有一些像植物一样的棍子。主要的问题是在那个位置,很难抬起我的腿并将其移动到一边,而我的臀部没有抬起撞到树干上,上面有一些苔藓,也许还有蜘蛛,哈哈。由于抗癌药物治疗,我的膝盖关节疼痛,所以在我的身体对折时蹲下不是一个选择。我们绕了一圈,回到了注定要失败的行李箱。这次我的未婚夫决定接受治疗,尽管他身高超过 6 英尺 2 英寸,但他并没有太大的问题——这次我遇到了一些困难,但成功了,并为此感到自豪!!
开车上路时崎岖不平,泥泞不堪,谢天谢地,倒下的树木已被清除。有很多坑洼,但它们似乎在某些地方聚集在一起,所以它不是恒定的。这条路很窄,有 4 英里长,很庆幸我们没有遇到任何对向行驶的车辆。如果需要,有些区域的转弯或草地很小,但其他区域您没有任何空间让两辆车相互通过。也有一些大风转弯,所以开得很慢,因为您不知道拐角处是否有汽车驶来。没有手机/wifi/网络服务,幸运的是我的财务有一个离线播放列表,所以我们有音乐。
总的来说,如果您在该地区,值得一游!