Mount Work
Regional Park,
Gowlland Tod
Provincial Park, and
Durrance Lake
Walked around the picturesque lake, hiked
through the damp forest and climbed up the small hill; looked down upon the
gorgeous colors of autumn in the endless mountains, carrying a camera with dead
battery. That is pretty much I just did today.
沿途景点：* Civic Center* Asian Art Museum* Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)* Japantown* Union Square* Chinatown* Nob Hill* Cable Car Barn* Transamerica Pyramid* North Beacho Washington Squaeo Coit Tower* Pier 39* Fisherman's Wharf* Alcatraz* The Cannery* Ghirardelli Square* Aquatic Park* Lombard Street* Marina Green* Crissy Field* Palace of Fine Arts - (Exploratorium)* The Presidioo Letterman Digital Arts Center* Golden Gate Bridge* Fort Point* Baker Beach* Legion of Honor* Richmond District* Lincoln Park* Sutro Baths (ruins)* Great Highwayo Cliff Houseo Seal Rocko Ocean Beacho The San Francisco Zooo Lake Merced* San Francisco State University* Golden Gate Parko Strybing Arboretumo Japanese Tea Gardeno de Young Museumo Academy of Scienceso Conservatory of Flowerso AIDS Memorial Groveo Kezar Stadium* Haight-Ashbury* Twin Peaks* Castro Districto Castro Theatre* Mission Dolores* AT&T Park* Bay Bridge* The Embarcaderoo Ferry Buildingo Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco* Financial District* Moscone Center
“Calico was developed in 1881 during the largest silver strike in California. Located at the side of towering King Mountain, the town was named for the variety of colors in the mountain that were "as purty as a gal's calico skirt." Calico boomed during 1881-1896; but the end came to the silver rush in 1896 and by 1904 Calico had become a ghost town.
Today the historic silver mining town lives on as one of the few original Old West mining camps. One-third of Calico's original structures still stand; the remaining buildings have been carefully reconstructed to capture the Old West spirit. Walk Main Street and experience the life of the townspeople; see the blacksmith shop, the old school house, and do a little gold panning of your own.”
“Hoover Dam, also sometimes known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. When completed in 1935, it was both the world's largest electric-power generating station and the world's largest concrete structure. It was surpassed in both these respects by the Grand Coulee Dam in 1945. It is currently the world's 35th-largest hydroelectric generating station.”(source: "Hoover Dam." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 12 Oct 2008, 19:34 UTC. 14 Oct 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoover_Dam&oldid=244829950>.)
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves."
"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves."
——John Muir
14日，
On the Road
一路往西南开，300多英里外的约瑟密国家公园。Yosemite National Park。
整天都在车上，看海岸风光和西部的辽阔。夜宿Yosemite Park旁边的一个小城Groveland的White House Hotel。很老的乡村House,布置得很漂亮，早餐很丰盛。没有网络，看了一部电影《Blades of Glory》，很好看，但被其中一个镜头狠狠吓了一跳。
在当时除了激动之余，也有个疑问，为什么树中会有一个洞？自然形成？为修路不得不？可以绕过啊。难道为了旅游？悲伤。回来一查，结果不如人意，应该是人自己打的洞。就像这篇文章里提到的那样，（《Big Tree Drive-Thru》http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2043）这些树是世界上最大的树，但也是进步和自然之间斗争的标志。没人真正关心打一个汽车大小的洞对树的健康会有什么影响。
话说加州北部海岸线边上几乎都是红杉和红杉国家公园及红杉州立公园。今天去了Crescent City南边、在101号公路附近的一个著名的红杉森林公园：Trees of Mystery （http://www.treesofmystery.net/）。这是传说中伐木巨人Paul Bunyan的家。公园门口有一个16多米高的Paul雕塑，以及一只硕大的蓝牛的雕塑。
雕塑够大吧！他脚边的比例尺是我高高的姐夫。
这个公园以壮观的树让人震惊，所以叫做trees of mystery。它的小径上带你去朝觐很多特别的树，并配有语音讲解。游客可以按按钮自由听赏。
有的树的特别在于，树上长树，横伸的枝干上长了9棵树。
还有的树是两棵树互相长成直角。
象鼻树：
还有的树是老去的树上生出大树。
还有的是倒树上生出很多垂直的树，仿佛一根根的蜡烛。
“This is the Candlabra tree. Another example of the Redwoods tenacity for life. A fallen Redwood will commonly send shoots up as new trees and indeed this is how many trees get their starts. Go here for more information on the Amazing Redwoods.”（图）（source: http://www.treesofmystery.net/）
还有的是几棵树合围生长，成为有名的Cathedral Tree (又叫wedding tree)，不少新人到这儿举行婚礼。
看看比例吧，就知道这树多大和多美了。
祝福，期待。
“The Cathedral Tree, nine trees in one. Worlds largest Cathedral Tree! Approximately 800 to 1000 years ago a very large tree stood in the middle of this formation. When it fell it didn't die. The roots and burls of the stump sprouted and these nine trees happened to grow together in a circle around the original mother tree's stump, which has long since rotted away. This tree is the site of Easter services each year and also many, many weddings.”（source: http://www.treesofmystery.net/）
“The Brotherhood Tree was named for the hope for the brotherhood of man. This tree is over 2000 years old, 19 feet in diameter, 60 feet in circumference and 297 feet tall. It is truly awe inspiring to stand next to this massive living entity and realize it was here and growing before much of recorded human history.
This tree is one of the mighty sequoia sempervirens, or Coast Redwood. There is evidence on the bark of a recent (within the last 500 years) fire. The bark of these trees chars before it burns, forming an ablative shield, protecting the living tree.
The area in which this tree stands was logged in the 1950s, but this magnificent specimen was spared for some unknown reason. Here it stands today in it's solemn majesty. Access to the base of the tree and views of the top from a vista of about 300 feet are available. This tree stands on the Forest Experience section of the trail.“（source: http://www.treesofmystery.net/）
行程基本是从温哥华出来一路西南，到了Crater Lake后就转向东南。12日一早从Medford往Redwood National and State Parks开。在199号公路上开了一上午，中午在一个饭店吃饭时，好心的招待告诉我们因为加州森林山火的影响，这边也有些小火，今天199公路已被封了（招待非常热心，还给我们打印了google map下来，真是民风淳朴）。于是错过了红杉森林公园群中比较大的一个，绕了很大一个山区公路的圈后终于上了“著名”的101公路。晚上住在Redwood National Park旁边的Crescent City，Penny Saver。
The lake is 1,949 feet (594 m) deep at its deepest point which makes it the deepest lake in the United States, second in North America, and according to Wikipedia's list of lakes by depth, the ninth deepest anywhere in the world.[2] However, when comparing its average depth of 1,148 feet (350 m) to the average depth of other deep lakes, Crater Lake becomes the deepest in the Western Hemisphere and the third deepest in the world. The impressive average depth of this volcanic lake is due to the nearly symmetrical 4,000-foot (1,200 m) deep caldera formed 7,700 years ago during the violent climactic eruptions and subsequent collapse of Mt. Mazama and the relatively moist climate that is typical of the crest of the Cascade Mountains.
The caldera rim ranges in elevation from 7,000 to 8,000 feet (2100 to 2400 m). The USGS benchmarked elevation of the lake surface itself is 6,178 feet (1,883 m). The park covers 286 square miles (741 km2). Crater Lake has no streams flowing into or out of it. The lake's water regularly has a striking blue hue. The lake is filled entirely from direct precipitation in the form of snow and rain. All water that enters the lake is eventually lost from evaporation or subsurface seepage.
Mount Hood's snow-covered peak rises 11,249 feet (3,429 m)[1] and is home to twelve glaciers.[5] (Older surveys said 11,239 feet, which is still often cited as its height). It is the highest mountain in Oregon and the fourth-highest in the Cascade Range.[6] Mount Hood is considered the Oregon volcano most likely to erupt,[7] though based on its history, an explosive eruption is unlikely. Still, the odds of an eruption in the next 30 years are estimated at between 3 and 7 percent,[8] so the USGS characterizes it as "potentially active", but the mountain is informally considered dormant.[8]
Paulina Lake and East Lake occupy portions of the caldera at the summit of Newberry Volcano. Newberry Crater (Caldera) encircles the basins of Paulina and East Lakes and is nearly 5 miles (8 km) in diameter. This caldera is the result of more than 500,000 years of volcanic activity. Neither lake receives water from an inlet stream. Both lakes rely on rain, snow melt, and hot springs for water. Although these lakes are twins and share much in common, they are not at all identical.
Paulina Lake, the larger twin, is the deepest at 250 feet (76 m). The lake is one of many features named for the Snake Indian chief Paulina. The lake is fed by snow melt, hot springs, and groundwater flow from East Lake. The outlet stream from the lake is Paulina Creek which flows westward into the Little Deschutes River. The creek has chiseled a narrow gorge through the caldera's west wall creating a remarkable twin waterfall. Thermal vents and hot springs along the lake's northeast edge help create a highly productive ecosystem. The lake covers an area of 1531 acres. The average depth of the lake is 163 feet with a maximum depth of 250 feet.
East Lake lies to the east of Paulina Lake, and is called East Lake on that account. East Lake, one-third smaller than its twin, is elevated about 50 feet (15 m) above Paulina Lake. Since this lake has no surface outlet, it acts like a giant rain gauge with a changing surface elevation of up to 16 feet (4.9 m). Although not as biologically productive, East Lake offers a diverse ecosystem with more individual species. The lake covers an area of 1044 acres. The average depth of the lake is 67 feet with a maximum depth of 180 feet.
Mount Rainier is an active[3] stratovolcano (also known as a composite volcano) in Pierce County, Washington, located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and Cascade Volcanic Arc at 14,411 feet (4,392 m).[1] The mountain and the surrounding area are protected within Mount Rainier National Park. With 26 major glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states with 35 square miles (91 km²) of permanent snowfields and glaciers. The summit is topped by two volcanic craters, each over 1,000 feet (300 m) in diameter with the larger east crater overlapping the west crater. Geothermal heat from the volcano keeps areas of both crater rims free of snow and ice, and has formed an extensive network of glacier caves within the ice-filled craters. A small crater lake, the highest in North America, occupies the lowest portion of the west crater below more than 160 feet (50 m) of ice and is accessible only via the caves.[citation needed]
Mount Rainier has a topographic prominence of 13,210 feet (4,026 m), greater than that of K2. It is a prominent feature of the southern landscape in most of the Seattle metropolitan area. On clear days, it can also be seen from as far away as Portland, Oregon, and Victoria, British Columbia. Because of its scenic dominance, Seattle-Tacoma-area residents sometimes refer to it simply as "the Mountain." [4]
The Carbon, Puyallup, Mowich, Nisqually, and Cowlitz Rivers begin at eponymous glaciers of Mount Rainier. The sources of the White River are Winthrop, Emmons, and Fryingpan Glaciers. The White, Carbon, and Mowich join the Puyallup River, which discharges into Commencement Bay at Tacoma; the Nisqually empties into Puget Sound east of Lacey; and the Cowlitz joins the Columbia River between Kelso and Longview.
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