西游美利坚

2020-12-13

Yesterday is a history,

tomorrow is a mystery,

only today is a gift,

that's why we called it present.

昨日已成历史，明天还是未知。唯有当下是恩赐，谨以“礼物”称之。

魔幻的2020，没来得及去加勒比，没抽出空去赏樱花，疫情的靴子比预料中落得更早一些。果宝的brick and mortar学习猝不及防嘎然而止，美国校园生活仅仅历时77天便划上了句号。三月开始lock down，上了一段并非严格意义的网课，结束了不足一个月的ESOL课，日历刷刷地翻到六月底。从最初的忐忑不安如临大敌，渐渐对数据麻木泰然处之。不念过往，不惧未来，现在就出发吧！

本次旅行历时37天，行程1.1万英里，经过乔治亚—田纳西—肯塔基—印第安纳—伊利诺伊—密苏里—堪萨斯—OK—德克萨斯—新墨西哥—科罗拉多—Nebraska—南达科他—怀俄明—蒙大拿—艾达荷—犹他—内华达—加州—亚利桑那—路易斯安娜—密西西比—阿拉巴马共23州，足迹遍及猛犸洞/圣路易斯拱门/大沙丘/落基山/恶地/死亡谷/魔鬼塔/黄石/大提顿/锡安/布莱斯/圆顶礁/拱门/峡谷地/大峡谷/石化森林共16个国家公园和scottbluff、纪念碑谷和总统山3个monument。

全程花费约3700刀（油钱640 住宿约1300 修车保养550 门票180 生活费780 超速罚款250），一天100刀比东南亚日均花费（1000人民币）还少。考虑到疫情期间营地比酒店更安全，酒店住宿仅5晚支出250（盐湖城58—拉斯维加斯45*2—佩吉47—达拉斯54），其余全为营地，其中KOA17晚约700，其他营地14晚330 

行程如下，鉴于此次西游路途漫漫战线很长，记忆也日益模糊，还是分成几段记录为上。

S1 出师不利

D1 6/28 Atlanta乔治亚理工—nashville 宿湖边营地Anderson road

D2 6/29 Nashville一日游 雨林酒店等 宿湖边营地

D3 6/30 肯塔基猛犸洞NP 经印第安纳州--伊利诺伊州 宿gun creek capmground

S2 初识66号

D4 7/1 St louis gateway arch—art museum—zoo—Washington University 宿St.Louis Route66 KOA

D5 7/2 city museum/art museum—经kansas到OK galena汽车总动员—Riverton store宿Tulsa rogers KOA

D6 7/3 66号公路蓝鲸工人—老爷车博物馆—谷仓苏打瓶—curiosity shop宿Amarillo KOA

D7 7/4 Amarillo卡迪拉克农场—Adrian midpoint经新墨西哥到科罗拉多 宿colorado city KOA

S3 渐入佳境

D8 7/5 大沙丘—gorge town—rocky mountains NP 宿glacier basin

D9 7/6 徒步四大湖 宿glacier basin

D10 7/7 徒步waterfall 出rocky mountain NP 宿 wellington KOA

D11 7/8 Fort collins—loveland 宿Strasburg KOA

D12 7/9 garden of god—red rock amphitheatre—central city 宿Denver West KOA

D13 7/10 railway museum—Buffalo Bill 宿Denver West KOA

D14 7/11 denver uptown& nature science museum宿cheyenne KOA

S4 梦里黄石

D15 7/12 scottbluff—badland 宿rushmoreKOA

D16 7/13 rushmore总统山---devil's tower 宿red lodge KOA

D17 7/14 熊牙公路—河谷区 宿grant village

D18 7/15 热泉区 宿canyon village

D19 7/16 峡谷区—猛犸象—大棱镜 宿canyon village

D20 7/17 刘易斯河出黄石—grand teton打卡 宿montpelier KOA

S5 可盐可甜

D21 7/18 salt Lake jetty—saltair日落 宿extended stay hotel

D22 7/19 salt flat Speedway—LV fremont street宿four queens hotel

D23 7/20 death Valley 宿four queens

S6 大爱犹他

D24 7/21 Zion West rim徒步 宿watchman

D25 7/22 Zion narrows 徒步 宿watchman

D26 7/23 zion 上下pool 徒步—bryce Navajo loop宿sunset campground

D27 7/24 queen's garden—peekaboo loop--bryce point宿north campground

D28 7/25 bryce—capitol reef 下午徒步hickman' bridge 宿fruta

D29 7/26 capitol Reef scenic drive+Capitol gorge —arches 宿devil' Garden

D30 7/27 拱门double O +delicate徒步—峡谷地—纪念碑谷KOA

S7 打卡Arizona

D31 7/28 纪念碑谷+鲍威尔湖+马蹄湾 宿knight inn

D32 7/29 北缘半日游 williams KOA

D33 7/30 大峡谷south kaibab--bright angel暴走 住宿同上

S8 远方的家

D34 7/31 亚利桑那—新墨西哥Williams-Saligman--petrified Forrest Albuquerque KOA

D35 8/1 新墨西哥-德州 Santa Fe两小时赶路。宿Dallas Days inn&suites hotel 

D36 8/2 德州—路易斯安娜 宿新奥尔良KOA

D37 8/3 路易斯安娜—密西西比—阿拉巴马—佛州。

掐指一算，距离2021有且仅有16天，两天凑一篇，能赶在庚子年翻篇之前给美国西游记划上句号。此刻不由想起那首《昨日重现》，那些千山万水，那些风雨兼程，终究变成记忆里最美妙的音符，最动听的歌曲，午夜梦回，仍时时在心中回荡

Those were such happy times

And not so long ago

How I wondered where they'd gone

But they're back again

Just like a long-lost friend

All the songs I love so well

Looking back on how it was in years gone by

And the good times that I had

Makes today seem rather sad

So much has changed

It was songs of love that I'd sing to them

And I memorize each word

Those old melodies

Still sound so good to me

As they melt the years away