螺旋沼泽鸟兽禁猎区的小径, 佛罗里达州 Boardwalk Trail at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Florida (© Bill Gozansky/Alamy)

螺旋沼泽鸟兽禁猎区的小径, 佛罗里达州 Boardwalk Trail at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Florida (© Bill Gozansky/Alamy)

Florida Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

And we mean that in the nicest possible way. After all, what's nicer on a crisp November day than lacing up those hiking boots and hitting the trail? (Especially when that day happens to be Take a Hike Day!) Of course, there might be no trails to hit were it not for state and national park rangers, foresters, nonprofit employees, volunteers, and others who forge them through the wilderness. Or in some cases build them, as with this boardwalk in the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary near Florida's Gulf Coast.

Construction of Corkscrew's Boardwalk Trail started in the mid-1950s by National Audubon, which manages Corkscrew Swamp as a wildlife sanctuary. It's clearly built for the terrain—particularly this cypress poking through a bespoke hole in the path. The walkway allows trekkers to easily traverse the wetlands without trampling the diverse flora and fauna on the damp ground.

佛罗里达软木塞沼泽保护区

我们的意思是以最好的方式。毕竟，在11月的一个晴朗的日子里，有什么比系上登山靴去小径更好的呢？（特别是当那天正好是徒步旅行日！）当然，如果不是州和国家公园的护林员、林业工作者、非营利组织员工、志愿者和其他在荒野中锻造他们的人，可能就不会有小路可走了。或者在某些情况下建造它们，比如佛罗里达海湾海岸附近的科克斯洛沼泽保护区的木板路。

20世纪50年代中期，国家奥杜邦（National Audubon）开始修建科克斯勒（Corkscrew）的木板路小径，该公司将科克斯勒沼泽作为野生动物保护区进行管理。它显然是专为地形而建的，尤其是这棵柏树穿过小路上一个定制的洞。这条人行道让徒步旅行者可以轻松地穿越湿地，而不会践踏潮湿地面上的各种动植物。