十一月五日早上離開紐約,開始了跨六州曆時六天五夜的追秋之旅。 目標地是縱貫北卡和弗吉尼亞州的“藍脊公園盤山路” (Blue Ridge Parkway), 及北卡和田納西兩州交界處的“大煙山國家公園” (Great Smoky Mountain National Park),往返共2200多英裏(約3500餘公裏)。
藍脊公園路是一條國家級的觀景公路 (Scenic Road), 屬國家公園係統。它北起弗吉尼亞州的仙那洞(Shenandoah)國家公園,南至北卡的印第安人保留地 Cherokee 小鎮,那裏是大煙山國家公園的東南大門。它沿著阿巴拉契亞山脈,蜿蜒於起伏的群山和森林,湖泊和溪流,沼澤及農田之間,全長469英裏(約755公裏)。如果加上橫貫大煙山公園的那段US 441國道及仙那洞以北的 Skyline Drive(這兩段都是可與“藍脊路”媲美的觀景公路,而且是“藍脊路”的自然延伸),則總長超過了600英裏。藍脊公園路建於75年前的大蕭條時期,是當年為提供就業,拉動內需的國家級大工程之一。每年造訪“藍脊”,及經過它去南北兩大國家公園的遊客超過了全美任何一個國家公園。
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當我站在觀景點上, 眺望那如波浪般層層遠去的群山時,我仿佛忽然明白了它為什麽要取名“藍脊”。
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居民點如世外桃源,美的令人歎息。
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藍脊披紗,悠然心醉。
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