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Dead Horse Point 死馬點州立公園 2010

原來死馬點州立公園(Dead Horse Point State Park)名稱緣由一個典故;因為這兒的地形是峽谷高原頂上一處僅約300碼 的狹長高崖,周圍都是懸岩峭壁,19世紀時高原上的偷馬賊把偷來的馬驅趕到這兒,就在銜接高原的地方圍起柵欄,馬兒就無路可跑了。之後偷馬賊選擇帶走中意的駿馬離開,被留下的馬在炎炎乾燥的沙漠氣候下缺乏食物與飲水,只能躍向壁立千仞峻崖下的科羅拉多河墜崖而死。
英文故事是不同的:
The plateau is surrounded by sheer cliffs two thousand feet high, with only a narrow neck of land (30 yards wide) connecting the mesa to the main plateau. Thus it was easy for cowboys to simply fence off this narrow neck, and keep rounded up wild horses from running away. Legend has it that one group of horses was inadvertently left fenced in and eventually died of thirst.

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美國荒野的大西部及國家公園
美國西部黃石國家公園
黃石公園的黃石大峽谷,瀑布
黃石公園最迷人的地方
猶他州的大鹽湖
猶他州的摩押市
峽谷地的天空之島
魅惑的死馬點州立公園
峽谷地國家公園完結篇

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秘魯之旅 Peru Trip 2016 (9 posts)
死亡谷野花大綻放 Death Valley Super Bloom 2016, 尋找野花 Wildflowers in Badwater Basin, 大風暴來臨 Wind Storm
Nevada Route 95 內華達州的 Ghost Towns 2016
美國最適宜居住的地方:麻州 Sharon MA Best Place to Live 2015
參觀Ohio州的Amish阿米希人 2014
Grand Canyon 大峽谷之行 2013, Glen Canyon 格蘭峽谷, Antelope Canyon, Lake Powell 羚羊峽谷, 迷人的拋我湖
波士頓的夏天 Boston's Summer 2013, 坐渡輪到紐約市半日遊 Half Day in Manhattan 2013
Death Valley 荒漠之旅, 進入死亡谷 2012, Valley of Fire 火之谷, 涼風習習 2012
駛向墨西哥的迷幻海灘 Mexico Cruise 2012
沙漠,溫泉,國家公園 Desert, Hot Springs, Joshua Tree NP 2012
Route 395 加州395公路邊疆行 2011
US West National Parks 美國西部及附近國家公園 2010 (8 posts)
Jackson Hole, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Salt Lake, Moah, Arches NP, Canyonlands, Dead Horse Point
美國西部Oregon+California Redwoods 2009 (5 posts)
Crater Lake, Columbia River Gorge, Portland, Redwood Forest
Morcom Rose Garden, Oakland 2009
Southern California December 2008
Port Casto, California 2008
Lake Merritt in December 2007
Canadian Rockies August 2007

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