科罗拉多河大转弯 - 最短的trail，最壮观的景色

Danny

我目前走过的trail之中，这条是具有最大的 effort-to-reward 比率的。只走半英里的trail，你就看到如此壮观的自然景色 - 科罗拉多河的马蹄弯（Horseshoe Bend）：



Directions: Approximately 5 miles south of Carl Hayden Visitor Center on U.S. Hwy 89, just south of highway marker 545, turn west on the dirt road which ascends the small hill. You may drive a short distance west on the dirt road and park at the base of the hill. Or you may prefer to park your car in the wide pull-off by the highway, for the dirt road has some soft, sandy spots and some rocky places. Vehicles are prohibited beyond the end of the parking lot at the base of the hill.

The Hike: From the top of the short hill, it is 0.5 mile to the viewpoint. The wide, sandy trail winds past sage, blackbrush, yucca, and other desert plants. There is no shade. Take water with you. The view of Horseshoe Bend from the rim of the canyon is extraordinary. (You'll need a wide-angle lens to get the entire scene in your picture!) Below you, the Colorado River makes a wide sweep around a sandstone escarpment. Long ago, as the river meandered southward, it always chose the most downward slope. This downward journey did not always occur in a straight line, and sometimes the river made wide circles around higher spines of rock. Here at Horseshoe Bend, the Colorado River did just that, and as the river cut down through the layers of sandstone, it created a horseshoe-shaped bend in the canyon. Conceivably, at some time far in the future, the river could erode through the narrow neck of rock, creating a natural bridge and abandoning the horseshoe- shaped channel around the rock. Please note: There are no guard rails at the viewpoint. Watch your footing, and keep track of your children!

周边的红岩，也是一幅幅天然艺术作品：

rockysnow

谢谢如此美景分享！

ALEXYIM

謝謝
收到, 一定要找机會看看.

色友

我想，实际站在边上欣赏的感觉要远远比看到这张全图要震撼得多。

Danny

色友
我想，实际站在边上欣赏的感觉要远远比看到这张全图要震撼得多。

的确是的。我这个星期刚刚走了 Mt Robson 的Berg Lake Trail，加拿大落基山第一高峰的气势，确实不是任何照片可以表达的。色友你也走过这条trail，拍过它的照片，是否也有同感？

Jerry

真漂亮！

另外，尤它州有一个州立公园叫鹅颈公园，景色类似，还多几道弯。

西行客

Jerry
真漂亮！

另外，尤它州有一个州立公园叫鹅颈公园，景色类似，还多几道弯。

在这些美丽的国家公园里逍遥自在,我想你这10年是没有戏了, ^-^ .