<2016-08-19>
下一站是位于犹他州西南部的布莱斯峡谷国家公园(Bryce Canyon National Park)。因其独特有趣的地理结构而闻名,与其说这是一处具有另类风情的峡谷,倒不如把它认为是大自然巧夺天工的一件艺术品。其名字虽有峡谷一词,但其并非真正的峡谷,而是沿着庞沙冈特高原东面,由侵蚀而成的巨大自然露天剧场。
布莱斯峡谷地带由摩门教信徒首先于1850年代开发,并在1875年,埃本尼泽·布莱斯(Ebenezer Bryce)移居至此后命名。其边缘大约高8,000英尺至9,000英尺 (2400米至2700米),而大峡谷南部边缘则为海拔7,000英尺 (2100米)。这是一片远古的海底,上升为陆地,经亿万年的风吹雨打,形成美丽的石灰石景观。其独特的结构称为岩柱(hoodoos),由风、河流里的水与冰侵蚀和湖床的沉积岩组成。峡谷崖壁经数千万年风雨侵蚀而成的形态生动、橙红炫丽、成千上万的石柱,园内红色、橙色与白色的岩石所形成的奇特自然景观被誉为是天然石俑的殿堂。传说中的人物,城堡、器具、玩偶等等,都可在这里找到化身。
日出时分赶到布莱斯峡谷,在Sunset Point(落日瞭望台)的悬崖边遥望峡谷景色最壮丽最集中的区域-Bryce Amphitheater(布莱斯露天剧场),气势恢宏十分壮观。形态怪异,颜色鲜艳的岩石或像露天剧场,或像城堡,或像桥梁,或像塔楼,或像锤子,有的甚至像维多利亚女王。在阳光的映照下,岩石的表面产生像火一样的颜色。沿着纳瓦霍环线(Navajo Loop)徒步游览峡谷,千千万万高低错落的橙色的或火红色的石柱拼凑成了广阔延绵的壮丽画卷。置身其中更好的体会这天然石俑的殿堂,感叹大自然的鬼斧神工。
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