Arches National Park, is situated in Utah's Canyon Country, a scenic four-hour drive south-east from the state capital, Salt Lake City.
拱門國家公園位于猶他州的峽谷區(qū)，從州首府鹽湖城往東南方向驅(qū)車四小時，這一路風(fēng)景優(yōu)美。
Most folks kick off their adventure in the legendary outdoor mecca of Moab, which sits amid some of the most rugged, awe-inspiring landscapes in the USA.
大多數(shù)人在傳奇的戶外圣地摩押鎮(zhèn)開始他們的冒險，摩押鎮(zhèn)坐落在美國一些最崎嶇、最令人敬畏的風(fēng)景中。
Just 5 miles north of Moab is the turnoff to Arches National Park, which contains the largest concentration of sandstone arches on the planet.
摩押鎮(zhèn)以北5英里就是去拱門國家公園的岔道，國家公園里有世界上最密集的沙巖拱門。
But you'll find more than just arches, slickrock and canyons here, you'll find a geological story millions of years in the making.
但在那里，你不僅僅會發(fā)現(xiàn)拱門、光滑巖和峽谷，還會發(fā)現(xiàn)一個醞釀了數(shù)百萬年的地質(zhì)故事。
Venture back through the park's early chapters and you'll discover a land submerged by ocean, cleaved open by ice, and burnished by wind.
冒險回到公園的早期形成階段，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)一片先后被海洋淹沒，被冰割裂，被風(fēng)打磨的土地。
Wander back through more recent pages, and follow the footprints of America's First Peoples, who formed a special kinship with these towering monoliths and arches.
再回到公園形成的較近時期，追尋美國最早的民族的足跡，他們與這些高聳的巨石和拱門形成了特殊的緊密聯(lián)系。
Today, the seventeen-mile Arches Scenic Drive, makes it possible for visitors to breeze through the park's main sites in as little as two hours.
如今，17英里長的拱門風(fēng)景大道使游客可以在短短兩小時內(nèi)輕松游覽公園的主要景點(diǎn)。
But to truly experience the gifts and grandeur of Arches, slow down, and get out of your car.
但要真的體驗(yàn)拱門的特色和宏偉，就得放慢速度，下車走走。
As early park ranger and wilderness writer, Edward Abbey, once implored, "you can't see the desert, if you can't smell it".
正如早期的公園管理員和荒野作家愛德華·艾比曾經(jīng)懇求地那樣，“如果你聞不到沙漠的味道，就看不到沙漠。”
The trails in Arches are easy to follow.
拱門的小路很好走。
But remember, the stone cairns you'll see along the slickrock sections are there to help you find your way, so don't go building new ones.
但請記住，沿著光滑巖部分行走時你會看到一些石堆，那是為了幫你指路，所以不要堆一個新的。
Just a five-minute drive into the park, pull into the Park Avenue Trailhead, and mosey beneath the shadows of towering canyon walls, which evoke the early skyscrapers of New York City.
駛進(jìn)公園只需要五分鐘，就駛?cè)肓斯珗@大道步道，在高聳的峽谷壁的陰影下漫步，那讓人想起紐約市早期的摩天大樓。
Another 15 minutes into the park, marvel at the spectacle of Balanced Rock, then, turn into the Windows Section, where arches dramatically frame this timeless land, and our own fleeting presence here.
再行駛15分鐘，就會驚嘆于平衡巖的奇觀，然后，就到了窗戶區(qū)，這里的拱門戲劇性地框出這片永恒的土地，以及我們在這里短暫的存在。
The park contains over 2000 sandstone arches, and just a ten-minute drive further up the main scenic road, you'll find its star attraction.
公園里有2000多個砂巖拱門，沿著風(fēng)景主干道再開十分鐘，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)它的明星景點(diǎn)。
Pull over at Delicate Arch Viewpoint to see this geological marvel stride like a pair of cowboy chaps across the far-off mesa.
在幽雅拱門觀景點(diǎn)停車，這個地質(zhì)奇跡就像一對牛仔正在走過遙遠(yuǎn)的平頂山。
But to get up close to this Utah icon, you're going to have to hike.
但想要接近這個猶他州的標(biāo)志性景觀，你必須徒步旅行。
The one-and-a-half-mile trail to Delicate Arch has some challenging sections so wear sturdy shoes, bring water, and set aside two or three hours… it's a hike you'll remember forever.
通往幽雅拱門的1.5英里旅程中有些路段充滿挑戰(zhàn)，所以要穿結(jié)實(shí)的鞋子，帶上水，留出兩三個小時，這將是你永遠(yuǎn)難忘的一次徒步旅行。
After Delicate Arch, many visitors turn around and head back to Moab, which is a shame, as the park rewards those who venture a little further.
在幽雅拱門后，許多游客掉頭返回摩押鎮(zhèn)，這是一個遺憾，因?yàn)楣珗@會獎勵那些冒險走得更遠(yuǎn)的人。
Take a ranger tour into the labyrinth of Fiery Furnace.
在公園管理員的帶領(lǐng)下進(jìn)入火爐迷宮。
Escape from the sun amid the cool slot canyons of the Sand Dune Arch Trail.
在沙丘拱門小徑的涼爽峽谷中躲避太陽。
Then, follow the road north to the park's grand finale, Devil's Garden.
然后，沿著這條路向北來到公園的最后一個景點(diǎn)，惡魔花園。
The park's scenic road may end here, but at the Devil's Garden trailhead, miles of more adventure awaits.
公園的風(fēng)景之路可能在這里結(jié)束，但站在惡魔花園的小徑起點(diǎn)處，還有數(shù)英里的冒險等著你。
Take the easy one-mile hike to incredible Landscape Arch, the longest arch span in North America.
輕松徒步一英里就到了令人難以置信的景觀拱門，有著北美最長的拱門跨度。
Then, if you've got the legs, head deeper into Devil's Garden, where visitors having been finding solitude, shelter, and spiritual sustenance amid the spires, fins and arches for millennia.
然后，如果你還能走，就深入惡魔花園，游客們一直在那兒的千年沙巖尖頂、鰭狀石和拱門之間尋找孤獨(dú)、庇護(hù)和精神寄托。
Arches National Park is one of the planet's great geological stories, a land cleaved open by ice, burnished by wind, and baked by the sun.
拱門國家公園是地球上偉大的地質(zhì)故事之一，一塊被冰割裂過的土地，被風(fēng)吹得锃亮，然后被太陽烤得炙熱。
And for those who slow down and listen to this story, they too will be forever shaped by this place.
對于那些放慢腳步聆聽這個故事的人來說，他們也將永遠(yuǎn)受到這個地方的影響。
For that is the reward of time well spent, and this is the gift of the arches.
因?yàn)檫@是花費(fèi)時間的回報，是拱門的禮物。
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I’ve been there 4years before .