据说北卡的Outer Banks地区是雪雁冬天里的家,这次利用圣诞节短暂的假期驱车前往以探个究竟。正好也可以逃避俺们屯儿里的冰天雪地,寻求一下柔和却又不是那么热烈的温暖,何乐而不为!Outer Banks地区是一个狭长地带,双面临海,The New York Times是这么描述的:"THE Outer Banks, those long, skinny barrier islands just off North Carolina, have long fired the imagination"。 小城Kill Devil Hills坐落在它的中间部位,是我们此行的落脚点。
我们的旅馆就坐落在海边,漫天绚丽的朝霞是一天最好的开始
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Gt_CakcW3lk/WmPfr16HLDI/AAAAAAAALq4/OdilDuehM6QJTrOqNTQ5IAaVxKgrfI8pgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7856.jpg)
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d2Q2er477nY/WmPf2-2HpUI/AAAAAAAALqk/6soOk1rR8Dk3iooscva7nYTxoT4fQwBYgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7869.jpg)
Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse, 白房红顶,在圣诞花环的装点下非常养眼
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K-Tj8K7xVzc/WmPfu_sS4-I/AAAAAAAALpU/62gFtEg0v40k8cn84rs3cBVHmP4Jxg9kACPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7809.jpg)
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MHGTu_g7fKk/WmPgelOi_rI/AAAAAAAALq4/hKAQocWmBJYlFgqUE9ZTe9MwUnR4JLPswCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7938.jpg)
Pungo Lake,没走多远就听到成群白天鹅的鸣叫,very loud!真没想到这么优雅的生灵也能排演出这么嘹亮的合唱:)。
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yc8VfCRM-uk/WmPhX0HSNcI/AAAAAAAALsQ/a9TWf0EvfC4Nd_IZUVVbIm1qE4-nsJtdACPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9162.jpg)
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KX-gx28JqfI/WmPhdLFkhgI/AAAAAAAALrc/U2tLJprJxtEhTyGXEz6n391sMQpxDsNEACPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9215.jpg)
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0PIj1TgwHQA/WmPhY48SMlI/AAAAAAAALsQ/xQIrnQhgnmk-TVAazNdaQ0OFHd4-RQjyACPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9197_1.jpg)
看成群的雪雁展翅飞起,很是壮观
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AMqgw01Vk04/WmPhiaC2w6I/AAAAAAAALq0/tVu2kPiG5asWFQqVOFTpXHEOxDySur2uwCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9238_1.jpg)
Turkey vulture at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dy-0wjxaBts/WmPhIppow4I/AAAAAAAALrc/bOKJhEUkhfIbwGEjYj30zvweYN4RTYzpgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU8985.jpg)
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nZTw8axRs6I/WmPhUGMdRPI/AAAAAAAALrQ/By6jKuEp3oQ0g-rfn_EeT5bROZnsLfhpACPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9111.jpg)
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oT1A-qIRdCE/WmPhUNYG6GI/AAAAAAAALrQ/MPKv4nEmqdAf3zKPZ5aFgeBVeG0zGQEZACPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9126.jpg)
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IZPo2jIhXUg/WmPf4CoghFI/AAAAAAAALqk/NbQ7xnXTw8YAjNmnPL9pEcQEEWW6ePlNgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7826_1.jpg)
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--SL2-V2hH-0/WmPgFL8I5JI/AAAAAAAALq4/uzKCTtQpe2EkpHTQt92CdXzsdKjTFH_lACPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7901.jpg)
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-h0vM06Qo1V8/WmPgGVxVCCI/AAAAAAAALqk/IrTwhLyBhSElMKAi21LQ1OWMCfhyCRkXACPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7909.jpg)
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qStHAIvliBo/WmPhi4D3yVI/AAAAAAAALsA/gsa_Ms7_CN4cyHuz73BsR-3csPlHpVV0QCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9313.jpg)
Bodie Island Lighthouse,黄昏的余晖给灯塔增添了一丝妩媚
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mtBS5aaoH2U/WmPgr8RrFyI/AAAAAAAALsQ/9SAVGu1Fq9khvCjjJ6zXTlNDscyJRY2CACPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7959_1.jpg)
喜欢这个不太长的步道
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ksxSNA_BDlA/Wnd8XzEgXMI/AAAAAAAALys/ooIYoUkdkT0vyc6-x1HHIxJ2KuzJQorGgCEwYBhgL/s640/DSC_7957.jpg)
Outer Banks地区有许许多多形态各异的栈桥,可能是当地人喜欢在上面垂钓,或者像我们一样喜欢在海面上眺望。
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-34W18GNYM9g/WmPf5oJdQAI/AAAAAAAALqk/fkCNzj-vYBwCKP8bOI3hGFTw6BEO3eoOACPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7877.jpg)
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hJKvsR-8BNg/WmPgFcdq9dI/AAAAAAAALqk/Nhg0kxhIGW86DYgVIcaVB6YHlRjKPkfPACPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7884.jpg)
Nags Head Fishing Pier
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Uq7K4ojonLw/WmPiDTWGwKI/AAAAAAAALsM/tfbkCAC6POMbd0WEJPuccjV1bHivPpNbwCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9533.jpg)
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OWqPRNOP8T0/WmPiDcFw26I/AAAAAAAALsU/r9CtV0k3BWU80UnnIlgXoq2G1r8J4Fc_gCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9542.jpg)
Cape Hatteras Fishing Pier
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4-KNygSIiLY/WmPgQWZX8-I/AAAAAAAALsQ/NQbmiNRbWeMS_GOY-2YDeKNVvH3u85t3QCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7913.jpg)
Jennette's Pier,夜色给它增添了几分静谧
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iaaaqu0vWns/WmPgsdnqDUI/AAAAAAAALq4/3COi59owlfw0paBzqzOIzKbNRn380cIxwCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7983.jpg)
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4yr2_d18UVI/WmPgp52XYII/AAAAAAAALqk/onEiyMIk1okOT2zilgHwT2yjcQkp0M9ogCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7944.jpg)
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IkdE3i4srHQ/WmPhvbgXxEI/AAAAAAAALsU/01Mg90CXnWIhe9BtBucSwsy-LSbc77ZoACPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9445.jpg)
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qGxoFT2uALA/WmPhp8dzzUI/AAAAAAAALsU/dN3oqLziLOUdPtsqNNcpSmDuHzu74N2XQCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9425.jpg)
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fPMxQgMdg9Y/WmPgfMNziaI/AAAAAAAALqk/mOn3ZHQk55EwaOFWRGyVwdFpOIivipvkgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7933.jpg)
不知是谁把这只高雅孤独的小灰猫留在了这里
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n8FZXE9-ApM/Wnd8ON1GilI/AAAAAAAALy4/7lctxwoqjWkSyFtN2p-t8E88Sv0AUOqMACEwYBhgL/s640/DSC_7931.jpg)
又是新的一天,天上下起若有若无丝一般的细雨,首先驱车来到Nags Head Woods Preserve,漂满浮萍的池塘,青翠欲滴,真是一个清幽的好去处。
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hjdg4ejALEo/Wnd8lO_StPI/AAAAAAAALy0/RqqZ8Dt8c_4o0IhvdJ_GrcIeXhPRtvNdgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_7986.jpg)
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ODkSodCqcjY/Wnd8k9fDSZI/AAAAAAAALy0/Q_4Ymnvk6V41CVE-KG6eLBHzPWScOGMjgCEwYBhgL/s640/DSC_7992.jpg)
Jockey's Ridge State Park,先走过一段木板路,旁边的树干上长满青苔
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MBCfV7lWJik/WmPh7kCQXRI/AAAAAAAALsE/YFKbU2rGHpI9pkj2-_IxbyTdOYT9hw73ACPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9474.jpg)
没走多远一大片沙丘就呈现在眼前。蒙蒙的细雨给沙丘涂上了一抹姜黄,远处有两个人在沙丘中行走,一会儿也不见了踪影,整个沙丘似乎暂时被我们拥有。
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf2RCxE_CV4/WmPh6J47XXI/AAAAAAAALsA/2gkgS0KQCWk0P0NUvPE1g94O4bX2aQRxwCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9513.jpg)
枯树,增添了一种凄凉的美感![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T1RxbGnXNPY/WmPh7FJGRLI/AAAAAAAALsQ/PqJRl4qYI2oOyvsQohPCeR2dmJ-MYeXegCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9516_1.jpg)
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Dq4RL2mcIw/WmPiMysFdOI/AAAAAAAALsQ/NgFAoE0OomI7O0syOOUOyau6L3tAHPqCgCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9566.jpg)
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GIEMHz4_IHk/Wnd-uY9txxI/AAAAAAAALzE/SpoFbBGqM6Q6k0zt2c7M79Q5dszndJpZQCEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9577.jpg)
玩具般的小房子很可爱
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oqAvqZ6KDSs/Wnd8l5OI3HI/AAAAAAAALy4/jajPcT2TH0kxix3-kaVzZmnEan_PRFq8wCEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9567.jpg)
Historic Corolla Park
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m1eVotHIwAo/WmPiUqVyuII/AAAAAAAALsM/l9zgzW0fiGoJvpGJhw9DN_1089NhW_JbwCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9588.jpg)
Wild Horse Statue at Town of Duck
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-li-i8BARnlw/WmPiTLtoKsI/AAAAAAAALsU/6_aZWUyWrGcoKPvwTFVq5Wp4KoOLZuPigCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9598.jpg)
The little town of Duck, 有一条长长的沿水而建的木制步道,旁边有很多装饰赏心悦目的礼品店,正值圣诞前夜,基本都不开门。除了几个遛狗的本地居民,好像只有我们独享这风声雨声,和这份湿润的惬意。水中不远处有一只嘴里叼着鱼大蓝鹭,看到我们仍很淡定,不慌不忙地把鱼吞入囊中。
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-910UDS_q2Mw/WmPiUeCt1WI/AAAAAAAALsQ/fcZr8E40xqck9BrdiJ72K8UgfKAfn21DQCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9607_1.jpg)
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lVaCzkurjvA/WmPiXNaUEJI/AAAAAAAALsU/4y7eXZxgh-YzrCvxIzcxV_FxCFIoSqL_gCPcBGAYYCw/s640/_WSU9611.jpg)
回到旅馆所在的Kill Devil Hills,事先调查好的几个餐馆节日期间多数都停业,幸好Captain George圣诞夜还在运营。我们选择了海鲜自助餐,每位$34.99,有雪蟹腿,扇贝,Oysters,等, 丰盛美味,值得推荐。
回家的路上首先来到Virginia Beach,那天风很大
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7QdEUdCc9kU/WmPg1ypQBKI/AAAAAAAALqk/DajnUW7cSQUFG5OHbDh09IaVVUWO8UTuwCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_8015.jpg)
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-265fpyytaSg/WmPg1Kk7nuI/AAAAAAAALrQ/8-mXO1u8ceUo5g1SorkO1teoABN0t2XOQCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_8019.jpg)
下一个目的地是维吉尼亚首府Richmond,图中建筑是Dominion Arts Center
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1J3vNTw6fmk/WmPg-jSMcuI/AAAAAAAALq4/ueDlzuKptcE2TZmwVIkYscaKWH3tEprxACPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_8038.jpg)
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ti574hhWiVM/Wnd8LoxN1iI/AAAAAAAALyI/nlkNZUvNcnEnz2yfzLej-To5phb7UmeSACEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9623.jpg)
George Washington Statue
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HVWlQihk8YA/Wnd7w8T4LtI/AAAAAAAALyY/stICqK7emRwhKjzy_JoLdGAR0yRUHxUegCEwYBhgL/s640/DSC_8044.jpg)
Old City Hall
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wrh4M43c4pU/Wnd76y7SwZI/AAAAAAAALys/htSzNeGll3YnNRm6BV3BIc_0gzaqQk8BQCEwYBhgL/s640/DSC_8046.jpg)
Virginia Civil Rights Monument
St Paul's Episcopal Church
War Memorial at Richmond, Virginia
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-siT33kwyvgw/WmPhD-O7p6I/AAAAAAAALq4/tQSgjUe1ogkvJ2HibV_VIOXqyIfl8XemQCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_8063.jpg)
Maymont at Richmond, Virginia
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SEqyNl_AMqw/WmPhJJfXQoI/AAAAAAAALsQ/1rImQIusQDI9xCzHg6V6gvqdQrS63HvXQCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_8069.jpg)
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8iD4pLt_WUw/WmPhMWTr2wI/AAAAAAAALrQ/X9jW2RLugQcU7-2m4pkzvdqdKqziNOoHQCPcBGAYYCw/s640/DSC_8079.jpg)
Maymont Mansion
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vFUS7czY0I0/Wnd89MpN8lI/AAAAAAAALyw/hpgBXt9AGrobUosZB7grNQguJu_z9Qa-QCEwYBhgL/s640/DSC_8095.jpg)
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R3xKmmiyAvY/Wnd8NK48elI/AAAAAAAALys/NOdVke0fwTURoyXJALs-ISAVodYHSG-VgCEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9626.jpg)
离开Richmond后,继续前行,黄昏时分来到在Arlington订的旅馆。华盛顿特区的National Mall只有一河之隔 ,于是驱车去那里观赏夜景。那天正值圣诞节,街上的人三三两两,寒风清冽地吹拂着脸颊。National Mall里的建筑在夜色中闪烁着庄重大气的光芒,美丽冻人。
杰弗逊纪念堂 (Thomas Jefferson Memorial),为纪念美国第三任总统托马斯·杰弗逊而建,1938年在罗斯福的主持下开工,1943年落成。
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gRHXtemAdok/Wkf7_J7r3gI/AAAAAAAALcI/uXcwjDnQYoEpQSmWt0oNG9A0el-xoDZdwCLcBGAs/s640/_WSU9642.jpg)
华盛顿纪念碑 (Washington Monument)
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5WAJfvzUAbs/Wkf8BKfQQTI/AAAAAAAALcU/mjNsQPuQjWIEGzN3cFoivA8d6v0Sn2NWACEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9669_2.jpg)
国家二战纪念碑 (National World War II Memorial),用以纪念在二战期间服役的1600万美国军人
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hYNAzKfhiUk/Wkf8A8sZYiI/AAAAAAAALcM/1VG9uJ6Vfzg6wLlA_-MZ_JQ_hLh-r9KKgCEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9649.jpg)
林肯纪念堂 (Lincoln Memorial),为纪念美国第十六届总统亚伯拉罕•林肯而建,馆内林肯的雕像高19英尺,出自于丹尼尔•查斯特•弗兰奇之手。1963年,马丁路德金在这里做了著名的“我有一个梦想”的演讲。
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EJup5Yq7F68/Wkf8A6v7SEI/AAAAAAAALcQ/cBNi1fWBJFkuHG-U3fa2vV36nom6QrcXgCEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9661.jpg)
美国国会大厦 (United States Capitol)
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Er2UleTCPgA/Wkf8DnUWQCI/AAAAAAAALcY/a1KWpnmeYFUgSYrMeu9Dum74e5f5J4TrQCEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9677.jpg)
第二天上午又到以前错过的国家动物园转了一下,天气寒冷,很多动物都躲在户内。
可爱的大熊猫,玩得正欢
![](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nXzp9U9lQiU/WkzH4LAIoTI/AAAAAAAALds/T0LD4z9LIhUuXotz5XqFqfQIHI5Urno8wCEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9731.jpg)
黑熊,睡得正酣
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-la-MWt26fsE/WkzH8m0k_jI/AAAAAAAALd0/OaEMEp_0FtoHWU-rM1lKDtlVRjo-oJxtgCEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9898.jpg)
捻角羚,在专心吃草
![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndS0E6huaj0/WkzH5C5ENBI/AAAAAAAALdw/4MwVNnXHH8oHbI73-i5MYDmyrkWdz2E6ACEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9870.jpg)
Cheetah, 不要太帅,好不好 !
![](https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H0ttNOj64iA/WkzH3H-n1CI/AAAAAAAALdo/1_k1uOQM3VEcaT1cuVzztGkUCCDCtQuVQCEwYBhgL/s640/_WSU9851.jpg)
华盛顿特区就这么匆匆地闪过。在这新年伊始,希望大家该耍就耍,该睡就睡,该吃就吃,该装就装:)。Happy New Year!
第二天回家路过宾夕法尼亚州的Erie时,天上飘起了漫天的雪花,到处都是白茫茫的一片,让人神经高度紧张,感觉进退两难,只好硬着头皮继续往前开,进入纽约州收费站时,那里的工作人员告诉我们路况很快就会好转,果真,地面上的雪越来越薄,最后终于完全消失,平安地回到了温暖的家。现在回想起来,那扑面而来的漫天飞雪,在车灯的照射下,给人一种不真实却又是梦幻般的感觉。
更多我的博客文章>>>
|