美西八日之旅(九)杰克逊城 Jackson Hole

July 13, 2009  •  Leave a Comment
6月30日下午离开大提顿国家公园之后,我们来到了大提顿山脚下的小镇杰克逊城(Jackson Hole)。Jackson Hole位于怀俄明州,是一个风景优美的小镇,有着浓浓的牛仔风情。小镇得名于探险家杰克逊发现了这个山谷,它四周被大山环抱,就像是一个山洞Hole,随着时间的流逝,这个名字就沿袭下来了。鹿角中心公园,正是这个镇的标志性建筑,这个公园其实很小,其特别之处在于公园的四个入口都有一个由数千个鹿角搭建而成的拱门。鹿群冬天在提顿山脚下过冬,到了春天雄鹿会自动换角,鹿角会脱落在这里。当地的童子军春天就会去把鹿角捡回,用在鹿角公园的大门上,而且每年的5月份会在这个广场公开拍卖。



由于Jackson Hole旅游业发达,气候宜人又是滑雪胜地,这里吸引了很多富豪明星前来投资地产。据说这里的房价超过加州的海岸别墅。Jackson Hole大约是整个Yellow stone-Grand teton地区最繁华的镇了,由于该镇是通往山区的必经之路,很多游客都来此补充所需,这里变成了一个很商业化的小镇,围绕着鹿角中心公园的尽是些画廊和艺术纪念品商店,东西价格也非常昂贵。
























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