点评:Well worth a detour here if you are in Phoenix and have some time in between. We had a late afternoon flight scheduled; therefore, we had some extra time in between, so we decided to drive up to Papago Park and hike around the area.
The hike up to Hole in the Rock is relatively easy from the parking lot area. Before you get to the trailhead for Hole in the Rock, there is a nice Nature Trail to walk through where you can find some saguaro, prickly pear cactus, and teddy bear cholla up close. You just need to be careful walking around the trail as the automatic sprinklers had come on while we were hiking on it.
The hike up to Hole in the Rock is only about 10 minutes duration and you can see the front of it before hiking up which takes you directly to the back of it. It is definitely one unusual opening of sandstone that is a picture moment. Make sure you look through the hole as the view of downtown Tempe is right in front of you in the hole!
You may also walk through the hole itself and gain access into the front of the Hole in the Rock. Best thing is to head there early in the morning, perhaps between 9 and 9:30a.m. before the crowds arrive and before the heat of the day gets very hot on the trail as there is no shade along the way. Definitely worth a stop here!!
翻译:如果您在凤凰城,并且中间有一些时间,那么这里值得绕道而行。我们计划下午晚些时候飞行;因此,我们中间有一些额外的时间,所以我们决定开车去帕帕戈公园,在该地区徒步旅行。
从停车场区域到 Hole in the Rock 的徒步旅行相对容易。在您到达 Hole in the Rock 的小径入口之前,有一条不错的自然小径可供您漫步,在那里您可以近距离看到一些巨人柱、仙人掌和泰迪熊仙人掌。您只需小心地在小径周围行走,因为我们在小径上徒步旅行时自动洒水器已经打开了。
到 Hole in the Rock 的徒步旅行仅需 10 分钟左右,您可以在徒步上山之前看到它的前面,然后直接到达它的后面。这绝对是一处不寻常的砂岩开口,是拍照的好时机。一定要透过洞往里看,因为坦佩市中心的景色就在洞里,就在您面前!
您也可以穿过洞口,进入岩中洞的前面。最好是在早上 9 点到 9 点半之间前往,以免人群拥挤,也不要让白天的高温让步道变得非常炎热,因为沿途没有阴凉处。绝对值得在这里停留!