美西南巨环之旅(十四)包伟湖Lake Powell

August 18, 2016  •  Leave a Comment
亚利桑那州小城佩奇(Page)除了魔幻的羚羊谷和无敌的奇景马蹄湾,紧挨着小城的高峡平湖--包伟湖(Lake Powell)也是美国西南部的主要国家度假区。包伟湖是在享有盛名的科罗拉多河上筑坝截流形成的,以早年来这里探索的美国独臂将军John Wesley Powell(约翰·韦斯利·鲍威尔)命名。包伟湖湖长186 英里,湖岸线1,960 英里,蜿蜒伸展在无数山崖峡谷之间,水面面积多达162,700 英亩,是美国第二大人工湖。 包伟湖有96个峡谷,火山熔岩与风雨的侵蚀最终形成了今天峡谷四周的岩石构造。湖四周是桔红色的沙滩和各种形状的彩色绝壁和山崖,与蓝色的湖水形成鲜明的对照,整个湖彷彿鬼斧神工在火红西南大地上劈砍出来的璀璨玉石,有"彩色峡谷"之美誉。湖面上坐一回游船,驶进神奇的水上峡谷,船的两边是红色的悬崖峭壁,形状各异,倒映在清澈的湖水中,十分漂亮。 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) 29) 30) 31)

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