科罗拉多大峡谷 (The Grand Canyon)- 旅途随笔

科罗拉多大峡谷 (The Grand Canyon)
                                                            –旅途随笔

                         

 

科罗拉多大峡谷(The Grand Canyon),是被美国《国家地理》杂志推荐的一生中必去的五十个地方之一,其位于美国的亚利桑那州(Arizona)西北部。大峡谷西入口距离闻名遐迩的娱乐休闲城 – 拉斯维加斯,只有2个小时左右的车程。 9月下旬,我们乘车从拉斯维加斯来到了科罗拉多西峡谷。峡谷的深度平均超过1500米,最深超过2000米。峡谷全长有446公里,平均宽度超过16公里。 像一条巨蟒,蜿蜒匍伏在凯巴布高原上。大峡谷由发源于科罗拉多州落基山的科罗拉多河(Colorado River),奔腾流泻,经过25亿万年冲刷形成。据记载,地球的形成是经过50亿万年,可以说,看到科罗拉多大峡谷,就可以看到地球发展的一半历史。

为了全方位地看到大峡谷,我们乘直升机从空中俯视、到降落至谷底、乘船沿科罗拉多河航行、再乘直升机返回地面,近距离地感受大峡谷带来的震撼。大峡谷经科罗拉多河(Colorado River)河水冲刷,从底部到顶部,分布着各个时期的岩层,犹如大树的年轮一样,层次清晰,色调各异。每个岩层含有各个地质年代的代表性生物化石,被称为 “活的地质史教科书”。峡谷两岸岩层嶙峋、层峦叠嶂。站在谷底,看到岩石随太阳光线的强弱,而呈现出不同的颜色 – 深蓝色、粽色、红色等等,变换无穷,斑斓诡秘,苍茫迷幻。乘船沿科罗拉多河逆流行驶再顺流而下,两岸河床整齐的如同被巨大的铡刀切割一样。阵阵清风伴着涛涛河水在耳边回响,好像在诉说大峡谷演变的历史和今朝。回到地面,看到如万丈深渊的峡谷,会感到头晕目眩;尽管当天烈日炎炎,背后仍觉丝丝凉意!

在感叹大峡谷雄伟壮观、气势磅礴、苍劲壮丽的同时,也感到人类只是那沧海一粟!
 

9.30.2019

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