Greeting from Rocky Mountains, Colorado
欠老大這篇很久了。
在暑假來臨前，趁老闆不在家，老大跟朋友前往 Rocky Mountains 吸了些不一樣的空氣。
Rocky Mountains 北從 Canada 橫跨美國中西部南至 New Mexico。老大去了位於 Colorado 的 Rocky Mountains National Park，公園境內有許多逾 3,000 公尺的山峰，最高峰為 Mount Elbert 海拔 4,399 公尺﹝參考一下咱們家的玉山最高峰是 3,950 公尺﹞，老大說一路上山就一直加衣服，眼睛看到的景色變換，皮膚感受到的溫度也在變化。看慣了城市裡的漂亮樓房，在那裡是完全不一樣的風景，一望無際的空闊感，時間變得緩慢，煩心的事變得不重要。
明信片上的景色是在 Trail Ridge Road 拍的，這條橫跨國家公園長達 48 哩的景觀公路，包括美國公路的最高點 3,713 公尺﹝12,183 呎﹞，可以想見開在近陵線上的老大有多麼地風發！
〝Hi,
這條路風景雖然很棒，不過開起來超驚險的，有機會要來冒險一下！
--- 5/30/07, LD〞
話很少，不過那個〝冒險〞真的是很挑逗人啊~
雖然呼吸不到那樣的空氣，但看著這樣的景色也能擁有瞬間的自由，謝老大。
I owe this entry to LD for a while.
Before summer came, LD went to Rocky Mountains to breathe some different air.
Rocky Mountains stretch from northernmost Canada to New Mexico, crossing Midwest United States. LD went to the Rocky Mountains National Park located in Colorado. There are several mounts over 3,000 m above sea level in the park. The highest peak is Mount Elbert which is 4,399 m above sea level. (FYI, the highest peak in Taiwan is Mount Jade which is 3,950 m, and the highest one in Japan is Mount Fuji which is 3,776 m.) LD told me that he had to wear more and more clothes on the way to the mountains. As the view changed from lowland meadows to subalpine forests, he felt the shift in temperature. The landscape there is totally different from what you are used to in cities. Nothing hinders you from seeing far there. Time runs slower there. Problems that bothered you don’t matter there.
The picture of the postcard was taken on the Trail Ridge Road which is 48 miles long, including the highest point of US highways, 3,713 m above sea level. I can image how LD was pleased when driving on this road.
“Hi,
The landscape on the road is amazing although it’s really dangerous to drive. If you get chance, you must visit here to have an adventure! --- 3/30/07, LD”
Although he didn’t write much, that word, “adventure”, indeed seduces me~
Although I can’t breathe the special air there, I own a blink of freedom when seeing this postcard. Thanks, LD!
