這次行程的大部分地區覆蓋著皚皚白雪,有時厚達1尺. 很多年沒見過雪了, 體會著“山舞銀蛇,原馳蠟象”的景象, 嘴裏哼著老歌”Let it snow, let it snow……”, 興奮地過了一個白色聖誕節. 天冷遊人稀少, 有時諾大一個公園, 隻有幾輛車, 我們遊逛無拘無束, 所以我稱之為“冰天雪地任我行”. 紅色的岩石, 蒼翠的森林, 茫茫的雪原, 匯成亮麗的風景. 來吧, 讓我們WIDE-EYES-OPEN.
先把行程列出:
12/21 Drive to Las Vegas
12/22 L.V to Zion park,2.5 hours,160miles to south entrance
riverside walk (1 mile paved road, 1.5 hours)
4:00pm: drive to Page. 120mile. 2.5hours.
12/23 Page
Morning: 8:15am: Canyon X and Antelope Canyon tour (5.5 Hours)
Afternoon: 2:30 to 4:30pm: Antelope Canyon sunset Boat tour.
Then: Walk around Page city. (Natural trail around Page)
12/24 Morning: 6:30am: Horseshoe bend.
Glen Canyon Dam, lake Powell.
11:30am: Drive to Monument valley: 120 miles, 2 hours.
Drive through park: 14 miles, 2 hour.
Drive to Moab: 170miles, 3 hours
Night: Best Western Canyonlands Inn (Nice)
12/25 Christmas
Morning: ScenicByway-128, Castle Velley.
Then: Arches national park.3:00pm Hiking 1 hour to Delicate Arch, wait for sunset there. (Brilliant)
12/26
Morning: ScenicByway-279. (推薦)
Then: Canyonlands NP: North: island in the sky.
4:00pm: go out of NP, go to Dead horse Point overlook, wait for sunset. (Disppointed)
5:00pm: Drive to Blanding.
12/27 Drive to Bryce canyon. Total: 330 miles, 7hours.
Morning (9:00am): Blanding to Natural bridges
11:00am: UT95 (scenic drive), 100miles to Hw 24, 30mile to Capitol Reef NP
4:00pm: Hw12. to Bryce canyon: 121 miles. (3h)
Night: Best Western Ruby's Inn. (nice)
12/28
hiking Bryce canyon.
Morning: Hiking Sunrise Point to Queen’s Garden
Afternoon: Hiking Morry Cave trail.
12/29 Friday:
Go home. Pass an outlet or pass Death valley?.
Las Vegas 夜景: 最引人入勝的是Bellagio的音樂噴泉, 水柱隨著歌劇的腔調時而蓬勃高昂,時而婉轉低揚,那搖曳生姿的型態頗象少婦的萬種風情,在閃爍的霓虹燈輝映下流轉.
Bellagio Fountain.
晚間觀看Jubilee歌舞表演, 它的舞台布景很有特色. 噱頭雖為topless, 但看點是華麗的服飾和精彩的百老匯舞蹈, LD評論,Jubilee並不色情, 因為沒有挑逗. 相比之下,回程那一晚看的”O”, 隻不過把雜技,跳水等裹以Fancy的水上舞台布景, 雖然挺好看,但不值那麽高的票價.
Flamingo的Buffet差強人意, 隻有冰冷的大蝦, 蟹腿, 堅韌的牛排, 熟爛的BBQ豬排和Suisi, 點心. 不如Todai.
住的倒是很棒, 竭誠推薦Tuscany Suite and Casino Hotel.
http://www.tuscanylasvegas.com
十幾棟別墅小樓掩映於棕櫚樹叢中,Parking就在樓旁,大賭場和客房不連.進房間不需穿過煙霧彌漫,人聲嘈雜的Casino,也不會迷失在大賭場的兜兜轉轉中. 它的房間寬敞, 更象Studio, 小廚房還帶有電爐,很適合帶孩子的家庭.我們煮了豌豆尖肉片湯麵做早餐.
第二站, Zion.
從陽光明媚的L.V.開到Zion,一路上是廣袤的沙漠, 不時看見幾棵Joshua樹挺立在低矮的荊棘從中, 枝節象手臂一樣頑強地伸向天空, 似乎在向上帝祈禱, 人們就以聖經中先知Joshua的名字為它命名.沙漠的盡頭,一列筆直的山脈橫在眼前, 正琢磨沒路繞行呢, 開進了山中,這一段穿山越嶺的路,彎曲回旋,我戰戰兢兢地, 隻能開50多邁,眼睛偶爾還看點風景, 山色已轉向紅色.
進Zion穀地時,陰雲密布, 雄奇的崖壁頂端雲霧繚繞. Riverside trail 上積了一層3,4 inch的雪, 溪麵有的地方結了薄薄的冰,水聲潺潺.
走著走著, 天上飄起了細細的雪花,飛瓊散玉般.天,地,山,水,變成了一幅水墨畫.
路邊石壁上掛了一溜冰柱子,很可愛.
因為下雪,Angel trial關閉了. 其它 trial很滑,我們每個trial隻走了一段.開出Zion,一段九曲回腸的路引著我們鑽進狹長的隧道,出了隧道,倚山而上, Canyon View trail,風景奇佳.
趕去Page的路上,夕陽下的牧場,牛群悠然自得
