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Zion国家公园之无限风光在险峰
古人云: “乎夷以近, 则游者众, 险以远, 则至者少; 而世之奇伟, 魄怪, 非常之观, 常在于险远.” (王国维?). 这Observation point trail尽管只不过只是一点点险远, 游人却是极少. 我们一点(1:00PM)开使爬山, 已是最后去Observation point的.
此trail开头一段为多条trail共用 (Observation point trail, East Rim trail, Echo Canyon trail, Hidden Valley trail). 在此先后遇到四, 五个人返回, 然后再无人影. 在Observation point处遇到两个女士, 她们早俺们一小时离去. 待到俺们下完山时, 天已快黑了.要是有谁怕鬼或者怕被白骨精同志趁势抱走, 最好早点(上午)趁它们休班时去爬. 至于野兽, 公园指南上讲”此地有Mountain Lion (also called Puma, or Cougar), 但从未有过攻击人的先例; 被其攻击的概率比被雷电击中还小”.
讲到雷电, 当天半夜还真是雷鸣电闪, 狂风呼啸. 离开多伦多前恰好听到一新闻, 魁北克一大学教授在安省北部露营时在帐篷中不幸被闪电击中身亡. 有鉴于此, 俺们立即逃入车中, 并驶离大树下. 旁边另一家人也是如法炮制. 十几分钟后雷雨远去, 方得以回帐篷重温旧梦.
Observation point trail往返共13公里, 摸高近700米. 在夏天35度的高温以及太阳暴晒下, 要爬上去还是不那么容易的. 但这一路翻山越峡, 风光崎丽, 不容错过. 总之, 顶峰风光无限好.
Mountains beside the Zion Museum:
Prickly pears; You can buy them from a grocery store if you like:
当天上午女士们要去骑马, 俺一个人去Upper Emerald Pool trail 溜了一圈. 这Upper/Middle/Lower Emerald Pool均是极小的水塘, 有些Moss长于其中, 故名. 这些水塘本身无甚吸引人之处; 旁边的山峰倒还不错:
无限风光在险峰: Observation point trail
Cathedral Mountain (white one) as seen from the Observation point trail:
Trail goes into a canyon:
Trail passes by the Echo Canyon (need a permit to go into this slot canyon):
Swirling rocks:
Trail passes a checkerboard hill:
Getting higher:
At the lower-left corner, you can see the trail that leads to the Hidden Canyon:
A bird-eye view:
Almost at the top:
Switchbacks of the Observation point trail
A great view of the Zion valley along the way:
Observation point trail快到顶了! 此时外侧是高近700米的悬崖绝壁, 俺不禁有些两腿打颤… 只好靠trail内侧走并闭上外側眼睛(要是两只眼睛都闭上再走, 那就更不怕了):
无限风光在险峰之层峦叠嶂:
无限风光在险峰: Grand view of the Zion Valley at the Observation Point with the Angel’s Landing(about 200 Meters lower) in the middle:
The West Rim as seen from the the Observation Point:
Zion国家公园极其高大, 雄伟, 险峻的彩色岩石山峰令人叹为观止, 俺深深为之折服. 俺所到过的其它美国国家公园的景色与之相比, 不在同一档次; 仅加拿大的Banff国家公园可与之媲美. 而那名声如日中天的黄石, 如果不是因为有黄石大峡谷, 俺将来恐怕是不会重访的.
Zion, 咱们后会有期.
Zion国家公园之无限风光在险峰
古人云: “乎夷以近, 则游者众, 险以远, 则至者少; 而世之奇伟, 魄怪, 非常之观, 常在于险远.” (王国维?). 这Observation point trail尽管只不过只是一点点险远, 游人却是极少. 我们一点(1:00PM)开使爬山, 已是最后去Observation point的.
此trail开头一段为多条trail共用 (Observation point trail, East Rim trail, Echo Canyon trail, Hidden Valley trail). 在此先后遇到四, 五个人返回, 然后再无人影. 在Observation point处遇到两个女士, 她们早俺们一小时离去. 待到俺们下完山时, 天已快黑了.要是有谁怕鬼或者怕被白骨精同志趁势抱走, 最好早点(上午)趁它们休班时去爬. 至于野兽, 公园指南上讲”此地有Mountain Lion (also called Puma, or Cougar), 但从未有过攻击人的先例; 被其攻击的概率比被雷电击中还小”.
讲到雷电, 当天半夜还真是雷鸣电闪, 狂风呼啸. 离开多伦多前恰好听到一新闻, 魁北克一大学教授在安省北部露营时在帐篷中不幸被闪电击中身亡. 有鉴于此, 俺们立即逃入车中, 并驶离大树下. 旁边另一家人也是如法炮制. 十几分钟后雷雨远去, 方得以回帐篷重温旧梦.
Observation point trail往返共13公里, 摸高近700米. 在夏天35度的高温以及太阳暴晒下, 要爬上去还是不那么容易的. 但这一路翻山越峡, 风光崎丽, 不容错过. 总之, 顶峰风光无限好.
Mountains beside the Zion Museum:
Prickly pears; You can buy them from a grocery store if you like:
当天上午女士们要去骑马, 俺一个人去Upper Emerald Pool trail 溜了一圈. 这Upper/Middle/Lower Emerald Pool均是极小的水塘, 有些Moss长于其中, 故名. 这些水塘本身无甚吸引人之处; 旁边的山峰倒还不错:
无限风光在险峰: Observation point trail
Cathedral Mountain (white one) as seen from the Observation point trail:
Trail goes into a canyon:
Trail passes by the Echo Canyon (need a permit to go into this slot canyon):
Swirling rocks:
Trail passes a checkerboard hill:
Getting higher:
At the lower-left corner, you can see the trail that leads to the Hidden Canyon:
A bird-eye view:
Almost at the top:
Switchbacks of the Observation point trail
A great view of the Zion valley along the way:
Observation point trail快到顶了! 此时外侧是高近700米的悬崖绝壁, 俺不禁有些两腿打颤… 只好靠trail内侧走并闭上外側眼睛(要是两只眼睛都闭上再走, 那就更不怕了):
无限风光在险峰之层峦叠嶂:
无限风光在险峰: Grand view of the Zion Valley at the Observation Point with the Angel’s Landing(about 200 Meters lower) in the middle:
The West Rim as seen from the the Observation Point:
Zion国家公园极其高大, 雄伟, 险峻的彩色岩石山峰令人叹为观止, 俺深深为之折服. 俺所到过的其它美国国家公园的景色与之相比, 不在同一档次; 仅加拿大的Banff国家公园可与之媲美. 而那名声如日中天的黄石, 如果不是因为有黄石大峡谷, 俺将来恐怕是不会重访的.
Zion, 咱们后会有期.
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