阿卡迪亚国家公园里的水獭悬崖，缅因州 Otter Cliffs, Acadia National Park, Maine (© dbimages/Alamy)

阿卡迪亚国家公园里的水獭悬崖，缅因州 Otter Cliffs, Acadia National Park, Maine (© dbimages/Alamy)

Working for that cliffside view

Maine's Acadia National Park serves up spectacular views at most every turn. But the park's Otter Cliffs on Mount Desert Island offer the adventurous among us a chance to take in the picturesque Atlantic shoreline from the edge of a sheer granite wall. Rising some 60 feet above the crashing waves below, the cliffs are shown here at low tide—when the tide is up, that ledge at the bottom is completely submerged.

The spot's become one of New England's premier climbing destinations, with routes beloved by experts and beginners alike. Climbers begin by either rappelling down the cliff or being lowered from the top. The heart races at the bottom, as waves crash against the seawall right below the climber's shoes and ocean spray makes the first few hand- and footholds slippery. From there, the only way out is up, back to the top of this stunning crag and the cap to a thrilling ascent.

在悬崖边工作

缅因州的阿卡迪亚国家公园最多在每个转弯处都能看到壮观的景色。但公园位于荒山岛上的水獭悬崖为我们中的冒险者提供了一个从陡峭的花岗岩墙边缘欣赏风景如画的大西洋海岸线的机会。这些悬崖高出下面汹涌的海浪约60英尺，在低潮时，当涨潮时，悬崖底部的岩壁完全被淹没。

该景点已成为新英格兰首要的登山目的地之一，其路线深受专家和初学者的喜爱。攀岩者一开始要么从悬崖上攀爬下来，要么从山顶往下爬。当海浪拍打着登山者鞋下的海堤时，心脏在底部跳动，海水的浪花使最初的几个手和脚点变得很滑。从那里出发，唯一的出路就是爬上，回到这座令人惊叹的峭壁的顶端，再爬上令人激动的山峰。