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開車西部遊之Arches National Park (一)

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今年五月有機會開車去加州。提前做了計劃,準備在UT和AZ好好轉轉,再在LA徹底 休息一下,最後在San Jose CA和女兒匯合。
時間短,路途長,我們決定從MN到UT連續開車,穿過IA, NE和CO。晚上6點出發 ,輪換連夜開車,和預定時間差不多,不到20小時,第二天中午到達Moab UT。正 式開始了我們的旅行。
早就景仰Arches National Park UT 和Antelope Canoyn AZ 的特別 風景,親眼看到,確實名不虛傳。一路照了許多照片,選幾張和大家分享。最大的遺 憾是忘了帶三角架。錯失了好多良機,真有終生遺憾的感覺。哢哢。
這裏是在CO和UT的一些照片,以後會陸續加上AZ,LA的照片。特別希望大家砸磚, 指導。


在CO過了丹佛沿I-70向西不遠就進了山區。放眼望去,可以看到遠處的雪山。如果 帶點雲就更好了。 Image and video hosting by TinyPic

行車中抓的一張,不是特別清楚
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在一個不知名的湖邊停下休息。外麵的溫度很低,和冬天差不多。
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Rest area的廁所。
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再來一張雪景
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在小鎮加油時拍的散落在半山的房子們
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進了UT,風景馬上變了,氣溫也突然熱起來。
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穿過隧道
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馬上就要到Moab了,路邊的山體顏色也變紅了。
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和上一張一樣,在行車中抓拍,不清晰。
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Hotel hall way 裏擺的馬具,想是為了體現鄉土氣息吧。
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Arches National Park 在 著名的Monument Valley 中 心。
Arches National Park is of course famous for the red arches of Entrada sandstone that occur there in great profusion, and the visitor center sells a map showing the location of over 1,000, ranging in size from Landscape Arch with an 89 meter span to small cavities 3 feet across, which is the minimum dimension for an opening to be officially classified as an arch. But there are also many other striking rock formations scattered over the park's 73,000 scenic acres, and to see the whole area would take several days. As with most other low lying regions in south Utah, temperatures in Arches National Park may reach 110°F which restricts hiking activities, although summer brings frequent cooling afternoon thunderstorms. The winter weather is not too extreme, and any snowfall is usually quite light.(摘錄自 http://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/arches/national_pa rk.html)

我們在visitor center 詢問了開車4小時的最佳路線。很多arches需要步行 走一個小時以上,由於天氣太熱,我們決定把最後的重點放在Balanced Rock Sunset風景。就開始看其他的景點了。

The Organ
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The Lanscape. 個人比較喜歡這張的層次感
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The Park Avenue
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