遊山記：我說，他說，她說（3）― 朱姆沃爾特大草甸

我說：
朱姆沃爾特大草甸（Zumwalt Meadows）是國王峽穀中最流行的遠足小道，道路不長，坡度不大，屬於難度較低的路線。沿途的大森林開滿了野花，一邊是蜿蜒流淌的國王河，另一邊是垂直的花崗岩峭壁，遠處則是高聳的Glacier Monument和Buck Peak。

我們走了兩個小時，道路的盡頭是大草甸。眼前是一望無際的綠草，寧靜如鏡的河流，掩映於青黛色的鬆林和灰白色的峭壁，一幅多麽美麗的畫卷！

自從在博格上發布了孩子們的日記，就有叔叔阿姨問了：是他們自願寫的日記，還是布置的作業？兒子的日記是布置的，每天回到住處後寫。女兒則是自己要求的，哥哥寫日記，她也要寫，哈哈，自己跳進去的。我的日記是回來後補的，整理著拍下的照片，讀一讀兒女的日記，仿佛又去旅遊了一回噢。

兒子說：
Today is Tuesday, the third day of our trip. Because of the earlier days’ tedious long drives, we decided to stay near our lodge today. We decided to walk to some meadow. The first attraction along the hike was the Roaring River Falls. The falls weren’t very big, but the force of the small river could still be felt by the mist reaching all the way across the river and the loud noise as the gallons of water smashed into a wall of rock. For the rest of the trail, we followed the North Fork King River. The river was relatively calm. 1.6 miles later, we finally reached the meadow, only to find that we couldn’t go into the meadow itself, but had to hike once again around the loop. Halfway through the loop, my grandparents dropped out, unable to continue through the easy trail. My dad also went back to make sure they did not get lost. Mom, my sister, and I continued the trek around the meadow. The meadow seemed very out of place with its reeds and water, as it looked like it belonged more to a wetland. The scenery was quite beautiful, but during our hike we encountered a big nuisance: mosquitoes. I ended up getting bit a total of 11 times, forcing me to spend the majority of the time slapping at my neck rather than looking up at the tall mighty cliffs and the surrounding area.

女兒說：
Today we went hiking. It’s supposed to be the easiest trail, but whoever rated it didn’t predict the suffering along the trail due to mosquito bites. I gained 2 mosquito bites, but 1 of them is really itchy.

To get to the scenic views, we had to cross over logs, tramp into puddles, cautiously balance on stepping stones (and fall off into a hungry creek), wade through underwater trails, climb over a rocky environment, stamp into quickmud, and swim through a sea of reeds. Yep, that’s one of the easiest trails. Oh, yeah, don’t forget the mosquitoes.

When we finally got back, we bought bug repellent and some sort of soothing lotion. Ah… finally I can stop being a collection of mosquito bites.

[圈外閑人]

兩個孩子還算乖吧 ：）
周末快樂！

[林貝卡]

你的孩子們真聽話，既在大自然裏嬉戲，又每天用文字記下來。這樣的旅行既留下了美好的記憶，又非常的有意思。