点评:Perfect weather conditions on the day, had been tracking the weather for 2 weeks leading up to the day since I was going solo. Second time walking the crossing , this time round it was a day trip from Hamilton… thus I hit the road around 5am. Arrived at National Park village in time for 8.30am shuttle pick up. Started the walk around 9am, the weather was perfect ..the scenery and views were breathtaking and spectacular! More geothermal activity observed near the lakes area compared to my first walk in 2018..all good , loved the volcanic scenery! The trail was busy, so it felt safe as solo walker … fellow walkers were friendly and there was loads of smiles and encouragement from bypassing walkers during my rest stops. It remained sunny throughout the day, unfortunately I didn’t apply enough sunscreen on my left shoulder so ended with nasty sunburn on my left arm… lesson learnt for next time when I tackle the Crossing! Missed the 4.15pm shuttle pick up at the end of trail, so had to wait an extra 40 minutes for next shuttle. By the time I was dropped off at National Park Village it was close to 6pm.. there was free EV charging which I utilised during the time it took me to walk the Crossing. The car battery was charged to 100%, drove back to Hamilton… home by 9pm. In hindsight, I probably would start the walk earlier, brought more water (at least 2L) for hot summer days and stay the night vs a long day trip. I would definitely do the Crossing again as a solo or group walker :)
翻译:当天天气非常好,由于我是单独出行,所以在出行前两周一直在关注天气情况。这是第二次徒步穿越,这次是从汉密尔顿出发一日游......因此我大约在凌晨 5 点上路。准时抵达国家公园村,乘坐 8:30 的班车。大约在早上 9 点开始徒步,天气非常好......风景和景色令人叹为观止!与我 2018 年的第一次徒步相比,在湖区附近观察到了更多的地热活动......一切都很好,我喜欢火山景观!路上很热闹,所以作为单独行走的人感觉很安全......同行的徒步者都很友好,在我休息期间,路过的徒步者们都微笑着给我鼓励。一整天都阳光灿烂,遗憾的是我没有在左肩涂足够的防晒霜,所以左臂被严重晒伤......下次我穿越时要吸取教训!错过了下午 4:15 在步道尽头的班车接送,所以不得不多等 40 分钟才能等到下一班班车。当我被送到国家公园村时,已经快 6 点了……那里有免费的电动汽车充电,我在步行穿越时使用了它。汽车电池充电到 100%,开车回到汉密尔顿……晚上 9 点回家。事后看来,我可能会早点出发,带上更多的水(至少 2 升)以备炎热的夏日,并在这里过夜,而不是长途旅行。我肯定会再次独自或成群结队地穿越穿越 :)