
峡谷地国家公园(Canyonlands National Park)位于犹他州东南部,邻近拱门公园的南方不足20里,摩押镇(Moab)西侧的10里左右,分别由天空岛(Islang in the Sky),针区(The Needles)和迷宫(The Masze)三大部分组成,要游览完这个公园,需很多时间,长则一周,短的也要一至两天.我前后进入此公园多次,仍意犹未尽,实在有太多的东西要见下,因为这里是一个美国境内最精彩,最怪异,最神奇的地方,每年吸引成千上万的游客到来.进入此公园,要按区域进入,去天空岛区,由联邦70号公路,出口182,进入南向191号公路,再转入313号南向公路,就可达该区的游客中心.入针区,就要续沿南向的191公路,经摩押镇,,直见到211号公路,才转入去,这条211公路就是针区的入口公路,尽头就是针区的游客中心.入迷宫区.要由24号公路,经一段长途土路进入,三个区中,迷宫区最少人拜访.因不容易,没有高离地的越野4驱车,是不能到达的.最易到达的是天空岛,其次是针区,而这两个较多游客到的区,一天内是走不完的,走马看花都不行,更不用谈走步道.个人认为,本园最精彩的部份,非针区莫属.针区除了园区内巳铺立青的普通风景路外,走走沙石的土路,例如著名的象山(Elephant Hill),经此地后再走步道去德鲁伊拱岩(Druid Arch),切斯特公园(Chesler Park),和天使拱岩(Angel Arch)等等地方,其次用4驱车走一趟天空岛的白缘道(White Rim Rd),体现下最怪异,最神奇,最精形的路景.



被侵蚀的谷地,一坑一洞,谷下的公路细到只是一条啡色的线条.待会就会下去......。












天空岛(island in sky).字面译成天空中的岛,它有如一座从陆地伸出云海的半岛,清晨浓雾未散时,如在谷底向上远望,真的有天空中的岛出现.这半岛的尽头,就是Grand View Point Overlook 远望台.沿公园入口路313公路南下,在"The Knoll" 这地方,有一条向左延伸出去的路,是通向死马点州立公园的,如不去,就续沿着313路南向走,经过游客中心后,第一站是梅萨拱门岩 (Mesa Arch ),续向南走,见到分叉路,转右可去格兰河远望观景台 (Green River Overlook ),与大坑石 (Upheaval Dome )两地.这次只去格兰河,不去大坑石了 (景不靓),续沿313路南下到终点站.






Grand View Point Overlook 远望台



下面是白缘道(white Rim Rd ),有兩部车行驶中。







眼下的那条公路,就是著名的白缘道,我仍未有机会把车开到那里.终有一天,我会做到.

