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(zz) 我为旅行狂－－－三周年暨毕业纪念旅行――冰山国家公园(2009/8/13)

2009年7月31日的下午5:00,经过三年的艰苦奋战,我终于完成了在MSU的双硕士征程.期间辛苦,万般无奈,快乐时光都已然默默结尾. 最好还是不要总结,回顾起来太过丰盛,不免遐思.总归结果很好,学习有所终,学术有所为,学位有所得,学仁有所长,学外有所丰富的生活.很好.
回归游记本质.在熊的"耳鬓厮磨"和涂同学的诱惑下,我们三人与8月1日至10日进行了一场空前耗时耗体力扩空间的旅行.美其名曰毕业纪念旅行,为的是不 让自己在疯狂出游的事实面前太过惭愧.我安慰自己说,反正献身PhD之后就不太会有时间这样潇洒了.
8月1日:一整天耗时在空中,晚上到达西雅图.
8月2日:白天对大名鼎鼎的pike place market进行了全方位考察.去之前很多人告诉我们这个market超大啊超大,大到不可想象,里面的东西从吃到穿应有尽有,是全美极具特色的另类 market.我们到了以后,的确觉得很大,不过其性质完全就像国内的小商品批发市场嘛.从海洋一般的花市到鲜品横飞的海鲜市场再到各式各样的饰品衣物, 整个市场贯穿seattle downtown好几个街区,最繁华的地段.有特色的在于海鲜市场里鲜品的买卖是靠人们徒手抛货物完成的,这个成为了一大看点.不经意的熙熙攘攘了,就会 有各种大小的鱼类从你头顶飞过来飞过去.所以这个市场也叫飞鱼市场.
            晚上,我们乘坐amtrack,经过10几个小时的忍耐,于次日到达了蒙大拿印地安区,冰山国家公园.
            8月3日:修整队伍,入住,了解地形,补充登山装备及能量.
            8月4日:征服来回12mile的山路,耗时7个半小时,成功看到了传说中的冰湖奇观: Glacier Grinell Lake.震撼,还是震撼!上山一行的感受还好,除了山路旁边没有护栏,一路上都是悬崖峭壁之外,野花,野生动物会经常出现在视野之内.空气自然好的不必 多说,更别提山腰上的湖水,一会儿翠绿状,一会儿碧蓝湾,真是惹眼.山峰上百年未融的积雪似乎快要化成了岩石,泛着耀眼的白光.真是人入美景,情不自禁.辛苦了半天,到了冰湖,整个人傻掉了.这番景象从未见过.一圈的山峰维护着这片融不掉的冰雪,冰面一眼望不到边,与天相接与山峰相连与云相融合.那颜色难 以形容,从白到紫的种种变化它都有.实在不敢靠近,怕太近会被魔力吸走,不走过去又实在不甘心,这样的美景不去亲手触摸还是不太真实.据说因为大气污染和温室效应,Glacier的冰湖奇观15年后将不复存在.我们一路感叹,一路惋惜,一路回盼.
            8月5日:踏上鲜花漫野的Logan Pass.征程6mile.这是一个山谷,巨大的山谷.山谷里开满了各色的野花,遍流着清澈的小溪.来回走上3个小时,还是不能看到花谷的尽头.好像人就变成了花,在浩瀚的花海里看蓝天采云端.这一番美是彻底不一样的,好像梦里经常出现,没想到现实中真的存在.Pass的尽头是个小小的山峰,可以俯瞰到 Hidden Lake,像镜子一样安然地躺在山谷里给每日的清晨唤醒日光的照耀.身边就有雪白的羚羊成群地走过,她们习惯了游客的到访,安然地过自己的生活,一点也没 有被打扰,这种和平的共处让人心生温暖.
       8月6日:寻找Upper Two Medicine Lake.征程4mile.这个湖不太一般.因为地理的因素,使得它的湖面异常的平静,甚至静过平地,镜子,还有一切可以想到的平面.湖水四周是 2000m以上高度的山峦,高高得耸立着,万年不变.这样一个巨大的谷底汇集的山泉变成了我们眼中神秘的世外桃源.安静,浩然,洞天之外,仿佛可以容忍一 切,海纳万物.
            晚上,我们结束了三天的蒙大拿冰山之行,踏上了返回西雅图的火车.
            8月7日:白天修整队伍,冲到Chinatown大快朵颐. 晚上跑去看夜景.著名的space needle,西雅图夜未眠嘛.
8月8日:惊险的一天.我们首次体验了在陌生的城市租车,上车流不息的n车道高速,在重雾迷蒙的山腰上,在没有护栏的危险山道上缓行,终于到达Mt Rainier NP的顶峰,看到了冰山,云峦和山峦三者相伴就在手边的奇异镜像.感受很多,不能用一句一览众山小的诗句概括,景致很浩大,人很渺小,很美,很强大.此外,涂同学为未名空间祸害,强烈建议吃过桥米线.我们依靠强大的GPS找到此店,果然名不虚传啊,真的很好吃.

            8月9日:UW探访以及China town重温.在精神食粮和物质食粮两方面上得到又一次富足.
            8月10日:返回.
丰富丰富,图片为证.很好的毕业留念礼物,算是送给自己.至此点上句号,期待好的新开始.
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