点评:This was a wonderful and relaxing trip down the Colorado. I wish I could do this every week. Captain Troy and backhaul crew were very helpful and gracious answering all of our questions (and retrieving my sons baseball cap after it blew off). They gave us a tour of the major sites of the canyon while going upriver and helped us understand what it would mean to be dropped off at 5 vs 10 vs 15 miles upriver. My 13 year old and I elected to make a day of it and get dropped off just short of the dam. I was a little worried we would be exhausted at the end of the day but it wasn't nearly as tiring as I thought it would be (river doing most of the work for you).
The company's website can make it seem like you are just going to be dropped off and be on your own but I think they are just trying to give you a healthy respect for the fact you will be in a wilderness environment and need to plan accordingly. As a practical matter, we saw our backhaul crew again further down river and they were waiting to help us out when we arrived back at Lee"s Ferry. Other boats also passed us on the river every 30 minutes or so.
I've done whitewater before which is a lot of fun but I prefer this slower, quieter and calmer trip to reset and forget about work for awhile. I highly recommend the Kayak Horshoe Bend team.
翻译:这是一次美妙而轻松的科罗拉多之旅。我希望每周都能这样做。特洛伊船长和回程工作人员非常乐于助人,他们亲切地回答了我们所有的问题(并在我儿子被风吹走后帮我找回了棒球帽)。他们带我们游览了峡谷的主要景点,并帮助我们了解了在上游 5 英里、10 英里和 15 英里处下车意味着什么。我 13 岁的儿子和我决定花一天时间,在水坝附近下车。我有点担心一天结束后我们会筋疲力尽,但这并不像我想象的那么累(河流为你做了大部分工作)。
该公司的网站可能会让您觉得您只是被送下车,然后独自一人,但我认为他们只是想让您尊重您将身处荒野环境的事实,并需要做出相应的计划。实际上,我们在下游再次看到了我们的回程船队,当我们回到李氏渡口时,他们正在等着帮助我们。每隔 30 分钟左右,其他船只也会从我们身边经过。
我以前也玩过白水漂流,很有趣,但我更喜欢这种更慢、更安静、更平静的旅行,可以让我暂时忘掉工作,重新调整状态。我强烈推荐 Kayak Horshoe Bend 团队。