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秋游黄石 (3) Yellowstone第二天

9/2012

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

清晨,早早起床,背着相机和干粮,奔向Beehive Geyser。据网上预测预测,Beehive Geyser将在8:30左右喷发,不过这一左一右各有两小时,意味着最长四个小时的等待。我在七点半左右赶到,还好Beehive尚未喷发。打量四周,只见Upper Geyser Basin村村点火,处处冒烟,到处白雾缭绕。

Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

等了快两小时,Beehive前的预警小喷泉终于出水,意味着Beehive喷发在即。游人渐渐围拢过来。又过了二十分钟,Beehive Geyser终于喷薄而出。

Beehive Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Beehive Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

Beehive Geyser离观众很近,仿佛触手可及,且喷发的时间长,势头猛。两个多小时的辛苦等待终于得到丰厚回报。

Beehive Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Beehive Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

回到旅馆,接出晚起的家人,继续我们的喷泉和彩池之旅。首先经过的是正在休眠的Castle Geyser,看上去像个大号的Beehive Geyser,或者是小号的活火山。

Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

Crested Pool热气翻涌。

Crested Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Crested Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

Grand Geyser乃是世界上最高的可预测喷泉,自然不能错过。根据游客中心预测的喷发时间,我们提前一个多小时向Grand Geyser进发。离目的地还有百来米远,就看见一片水柱拔地而起,Grand Geyser提前喷发了,为我们节省了大量等待时间。

Grand Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Grand Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Grand Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Grand Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

接下来是两口漂亮且互相连接的彩池:Beauty Pool和Chromatic Spring。

Beauty Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Beauty Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Chromatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Chromatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

Giant Geyser的名称和口径都表明它并非等闲之辈,一旦喷发,惊天动地。只是这样的机会可遇而不可求。旁边的Bijou Geyser倒是一直没闲着。

Giant Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Giant Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

Riverside Geyser紧靠河边,风景优美。我们到达后等了大约半小时,Riverside Geyser如约喷发,而且一喷就是二十分钟,价格便宜量又足。

Riverside Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Riverside Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Riverside Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Riverside Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

木板道的尽头,躺着Yellowstone的著名彩池:Morning Glory Pool。我们到时天上云层很厚,光线不是很好,呆了一会只好遗憾地离开,转去看附近的Daisy Geyser。等了半个多小时,Daisy Geyser侧向喷发,旁边的小喷泉Comet Geyser也跟着助威。

Daisy Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Daisy Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

离开Daisy Geyser,太阳忽然钻出云层,我们立刻重返Morning Glory Pool,欣赏阳光照耀下的五彩池面。

Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

往回走的路上,路然看到前面水花四溅,热闹非凡,原来是Grotto Geyser群开始了集体活动。一窜老高的那是Grotto Fountain Geyser,旁边还有个小喷泉。

Grotto Fountain Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Grotto Fountain Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

不远处Grotto Geyser同时喷发,它的水花不高,动静不小。左边也有一个喷泉Rocket Geyser。加上Grotto Fountain Geyser那一对,这四座喷泉此起彼伏,互相照应,成为这一天我们最大的意外收获。

今天计划的最后一个主要喷泉是Castle Geyser。可惜等我们比网上预测时间早约一个小时赶到时,喷泉边贴的时间已经是夜里了,不知道是提前喷发还是预报有误。作为补偿,Old Faithful再次喷发。

Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

从高处眺望Grand Prismatic Spring,是我们这次旅行的头号目标。这天的天气阴雨居多,偶露阳光,让我对当天访问Grand Prismatic Spring不抱太大希望。当我们不到四点就完成Upper Geyser Basin的全部计划时,天空忽然放晴,蓝天的比例一天来第一次超过了阴云。我当即决定去看Grand Prismatic Spring。

从停车场走上大半个英里就到达Grand Prismatic Spring边的山脚下。这里并没有黄石官方的观景点,只能沿着陡峭的山坡跨过一根根躺倒的枯树往上爬。本以为这里会地点偏僻人烟稀少,为防熊我还特地在Bozeman买了一罐Bear Spray。不料山路上热闹得像赶集,有全身挂满三脚架和相机包吃力爬山的,也有踢踏着拖鞋闲庭信步轻松上山的,只是可惜了我那没派上用场就要扔掉的Bear Spray。没爬多久就能看到Grand Prismatic Spring全景。匆匆照了几张接着往上爬,等快到山顶时蓦然回首,眼前展现的是超现实的一幕。

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

这一幕只持续了不到五分钟,太阳就被大片阴云所覆盖,Grand Prismatic Spring顿时黯淡下去。又等了半个多小时,阳光始终没有再现。黄石最精彩的风景,只向我展现了短短的五分钟。就是这阳光照耀的五分钟,确立了Grand Prismatic Spring在我们这次旅行看到的所有景点中不可动摇的领袖地位。

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

快回到旅馆时,Old Faithful又一次喷发,结束这一天的旅行。

Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012
Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 9/2012

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