Travel with Kris to the United States #9- Horseshoe Bend Arizona 馬蹄灣

krischy (65)in #travel • 7 years ago

Hi Steemit friends,

Last time, I shared my trip to Lower Antelope Canyon with you. If you interested, you may press here. Today I would like to continue my trip in Page. After finishing our trip to Lower Antelope Canyon, we heading to Horseshoe Bend which only takes 13 minutes drive. So I would strongly recommend to include this place if you traveled to Page.

上次跟大家分享了美國羚羊峽谷之旅。如果你有興趣，你可以按這裡。今天我想繼續我在亞利桑那州佩吉的旅程，今天和大家分享的便是羚羊峽谷附近的馬蹄灣。來到PAGE小鎮，一定不能錯過兩個景點：一個是羚羊峽谷，另一個就是馬蹄灣。馬蹄灣 與羚羊谷相距不遠，從下羚羊峽谷前往馬蹄灣只需要13分鐘車程，而且是免費入場的，所以我強烈建議去亞利桑那州佩吉的朋友，包括馬蹄灣在行程中。

Horseshoe Bend/ 馬蹄灣

Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped incised meander of the Colorado River downstream of Glen Canyon. To enjoy the view of a 270 ° curve in the Colorado River and Horseshoe Bend, we have to first took a ¾ mile hike up and down a hill to the edge overlooking Horseshoe Bend.

馬蹄灣是科羅拉多河在亞利桑那州境內的一截河道，三面環繞的科羅拉多河，構成氣勢滂沱的無敵奇景。馬蹄灣只有一個觀望點，而到達這個觀望點必須走大約¾英里的上坡路程。

Parking lot of Horseshoe Bend

It takes about 30 minutes to walk up to the destination. Although it didn’t look very far, we got there slightly after 2 pm. It seemed very far because of the desert sun. Walking along the trail, there's no shade of any kind except one pavilion. When we first saw the pavilion, we thought we probably arrived at the destination. But....the fact is we just finished 1/3 of the trail.

We didn’t think we would need any water but quickly realized bringing water with us would have been a good idea as the hike up was a very tiring walking through sandy trail and burning sun.

30分鐘路程雖然看起來不是很遠，但由於沙漠毒辣的陽光，加上我們在下午2點左右到達，正正是氣溫最熱的時間，所以感覺很遙遠。沿著小徑步行，除了一個亭子外，沒有任何的遮蔽物。從停車場下來後我們腳程飛快似的往馬蹄灣的方向走去，大概走了10分鐘就看到涼亭了，心裡這開心著 "哇~ 快到了~", 結果......涼亭只是休息點，從涼亭走到Horseshoe Bend 還有2/3 的路程。

因爲本來以爲很近的距離，應該不用帶水了吧，但我們很快意識到不帶水是多麽的不明智的決定 T.T

The one and only one pavilion on the trail 小徑上唯一的亭子

View along the trail 沿路風景

When you get to the end of the trail, this is the view you will see. This is the Colorado River in Glen Canyon, making a 270 curve in an entrenched meander. As you stand on the edge of the canyon you can see the river and take incredible photos.

From the edge of the horseshoe bend, it’s about a 1000 feet (305 meters) straight drop down to the river. It was a little scary going near the edge as there are no railings. I managed to sit down on the edge of a rock; it made me feel much safer when I took photos and enjoying the view.

接著，一番辛苦的爬行后，主角馬蹄灣出現在我們的面前。270度U型彎道，翡翠般的科羅拉多河包圍著河灣內的金屬紅色的岩石，真的非常令人驚艷和震撼。馬蹄灣雖然只有一個觀望點，但就這個點的震撼程度來講，世界上難以找出第二個。

從馬蹄形彎道的邊緣直接向下，直徑約1000英尺（305米）。由於沒有圍欄設施，砂石也非常平滑，真的要非常的小心緩慢前行。坐在岩石的邊緣感覺比站著更安全。

The view is absolutely stunning. The colors of the rocks change throughout the day, depending on the angle of the sun.. The river shines and sparkles, changes from deep blue-green to greenish gray depending on the light. It's totally worth walking half hour under the desert sun for this view.