May 04 2008 2008年5月4日
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Caprock Canyons蓋層峽谷
Photography by Earl Nottingham © Texas Parks and Wildlife Departmen t攝影是由厄爾諾丁漢©得克薩斯州公園和野生動物departmen 噸
Did you know there is a place in Texas where you may view the history of the Great Plains, which includes 260+ million years and six major geologic periods?你知道有一個地方,在德克薩斯州,您可查看的歷史大平原,其中包括260萬+年和6個主要地質時期? The story is told in the sandstone cliffs and multicolored clays that form gypsum-laced pedestals, hoodoos and slides of the canyonlands.故事是說,在砂岩懸崖和五彩粘土,形成石膏費城的基座,石林和幻燈片的canyonlands 。 Standing on the bedrock of the Southern Plains, you will agree that常委會對的基石,南部平原,你會同意 Caprock Canyons State Park amd Trailway蓋層峽谷國家公園的AMD trailway is unlike any other area of Texas.不像任何其他領域的德克薩斯州。
Caprock Canyons State Park was蓋層峽谷國家公園 Park of the Month November 2007公園本月底於2007年11月 . 。 Below is an excerpt from this article:下面是摘自這篇文章的看法:
Imagine a place where marbled redrock canyons slice through a vast landscape dominated by table top-flat plains, where miniature mountains pierce an azure sky, where historic railroad bridges seem to float in space and the descendants of ancient bison herds graze native grasses .想像的地方, marbled redrock峽谷片通過了廣闊景觀為主的表頂端扁平平原,那裡的縮影山皮爾斯一湛藍的天空,那裡歷史性的鐵路橋樑,似乎在浮動的空間和後裔古代野牛畜群放牧本土草種。 . 。 . 。
After the Visitors Center and the Discovery Center, the park road winds from the escarpment to the canyonlands below.之後,遊客中心和發現中心,園道風,從escarpment向canyonlands下面。 Lake Theo, accessed by the first turn-in to the left along the park road, offers fishing, swimming and non-motorized boating.湖西奧,進入第一輪-在到左邊沿公園路,提供釣魚,游泳和非機動遊艇。 The next right is Honea Flat Camping Area, where you park your RV.未來的權利,是honea單位露營區,在那裡您您的RV公園。 Down the road and to the right is Wild Horse Camping Area, the equestrian camping area.下跌的道路和右邊是野馬露營區,露營區的馬術。
After a couple of miles, as the road descends into the canyons of the North Prong and South Prong of the Little Red River, you will find Red Tent Camping Area on the left, the trailhead of the Upper and Lower Canyon Trails to the right.後兩英里,由於道路降入峽谷的北部和南部雙管齊下雙管齊下的小紅河,你會發現紅色的帳篷露營區在左邊, trailhead的上,下大峽谷步道,以正確的。 The road ends at South Prong Tent Camping Area.道路兩端在南雙管齊下帳篷露營區。 There are two primitive camping areas on the canyon trails.有兩個原始露營的地方,大峽谷的步道。
Caprock Canyons State Park includes the Trailway, a 64-mile Rail-to-Trail conversion.蓋層峽谷國家公園,包括trailway , 64英里的Rail - to -徑轉換。 Used for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding, this multi-use trail begins at South Plains on top of the caprock escarpment and ends at Estelline in the Red River Valley.用於徒步旅行,山地自行車和騎馬,這多用徑開始在南部平原,再加上蓋層escarpment結束estelline ,在紅河流域。 On the way from escarpment to river valley, the Trailway crosses 46 bridges and includes a trip through Clarity tunnel, home to a colony of Mexican free-tailed bats (April through October).就如何從escarpment ,以流域, trailway十字架46的橋樑和包括行通過明確的隧道,家裡的殖民地,墨西哥的自由尾蝙蝠( 4月至10月) 。
Notes:註釋:
- All visitors must obtain an entrance permit to use parking area and trailway.所有旅客必須取得一個入口使用許可證的停車面積和trailway 。
- Overnight campers must obtain permits at the park headquarters.通宵營,必須取得許可證,在公園的總部。
- Day-use fees may be paid at pay stations located at each trailhead.日間使用費可支付在支付監測站位於每個trailhead 。
- Do not tie animals to man-made structures.不配合動物,以人為製造的結構。
- The Mexican free-tailed bats living in Clarity tunnel are very sensitive to traffic, noise, light and human presence.墨西哥自由尾蝙蝠生活在清晰隧道是非常敏感的交通,噪音,光照和人類的存在。 Walk your bike through the tunnel.步行您的自行車通過隧道。




















