点评:During our March 2022 visit to Petrified Forest National Park, I almost made one of the biggest errors when on a road trip – sometimes when you are driving from one destination to another, you are so intent on reaching that location that you end up missing interesting things along the way. Such was the case when we were driving south along the 29-mile Park Road, nearing the end of the Painted Desert portion of the park and headed with great purpose toward the Petrified Forest section. Fortunately, as we neared the Tepees formation, my wife (a retired professional photographer) said, “Wait, wait – pull over!” I’m glad she did.
The Tepees are one of more iconic formations in the park, standing majestically alongside the main park road. There is a roadside pull-out that has an interpretive sign. The point is to invest a couple minutes to take time to take in this sight, reflecting on how fortunate you are to be surrounded by such remarkable beauty, and create a life-long memory – that’s definitely worth taking a little longer to reach your intended destination.
翻译:在我们 2022 年 3 月访问石化林国家公园期间,我在公路旅行中差点犯了最大的错误之一——有时当你从一个目的地开车到另一个目的地时,你太想到达那个地方,结果却错过了有趣的地方一路上的事情。当我们沿着 29 英里的公园路向南行驶时,情况就是这样,接近公园彩绘沙漠部分的尽头,并带着伟大的目标前往石化森林部分。幸运的是,当我们接近 Tepees 编队时,我的妻子(一位退休的专业摄影师)说:“等等,等等——靠边停车!”我很高兴她做到了。
圆锥形帐篷是公园内更具标志性的建筑之一,雄伟地矗立在公园主干道旁。路边有一个带有解说标志的停靠点。重点是花几分钟时间欣赏这幅景象,反思被如此非凡的美景包围是多么幸运,并创造终生难忘的回忆——这绝对值得花更长的时间来达到您的预期目的地。