巴士之旅（2）：完美的美

这是非常忙碌的一天，我们既要看风景又要赶路。第一站是大盐湖，一望无际的水面，是西半球最大的咸水湖。那个水的咸度，可比海水还要高多啦，只是没有胆量尝它一口。大盐湖是世界上第四大终端湖，也就是湖水只进不出，湖水的流失只靠蒸发，所以湖中的矿物质都沉淀了下来。虽然大盐湖被称为“美国的死海”，湖里的活物可不少，有数以百万计的鸟类，小虾，水鸟，和水禽。

盐湖城也是摩门教的总部，我们的导游是两位姐妹，一位来自马来西亚，另一位来自印度尼西亚。马来西亚姐妹的中文不错，虽然夹杂着一些口音，她向我们介绍了这座著名的教堂。盛开的鲜花，神秘的传说，真是一个奇妙的历程。

独立岩是一块大型花岗石，是怀俄明州著名的开发西部地标，处于Oregon Trail，Mormon Trail， 和California Trail的交汇处。十年前老公带着儿子上去了，这次他带着儿女一起上了。

大盐湖是迷人的，摩门教堂是美丽的，甚至独立岩也是完整的。虽然一天下来相当的累，但是这是快乐的一天，所见的一切完整而又美丽！

儿子的记叙

Today was the second day of our Yosemite trip. We had lots of distance to cover once again, from Nevada to Wyoming, so most of the day was once again driving on the bus. In the morning, we passed through the Great Salt Lake, which by itself was nothing too special, but it was set with a breathtaking background of mountains and hills. Right after we left the Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City was right around the corner. In the city, we looked at the capitol building, as well as the Mormon Church. I really liked the two monuments because they both looked quite clean and in great condition, which usually isn’t the case with very old buildings.

After Salt Lake City, we passed Utah, heading for Wyoming. Our landmark of the day was Independence Rock, a 40 meter high rock which once was an important landmark for old settlers deciding whether to try to get to California or Oregon or wait out the winter before attempting to finish the journey, depending on the time they reached the rock. The rock itself was pretty easy to climb, and in addition there was a very strong wind which blew climbers towards the rock, making it impossible to fall while climbing.

Tomorrow we finally slow down the driving and get to see more places.

女儿的推荐

Three Ways to Not Stay Bored (while traveling through Utah and Wyoming)

·         Climb Independence Rock, a mountain-like hill, on a windy day. If you are on the right side of the rock, the wind will blow at such a high speed that it is nearly impossible to fall down. Lean over the edge! Balance on one leg! Do whatever crazy stunts you can think of! (Just not life threatening ones.)

·         Visit Salt Lake City. When you are in Salt Lake City, there are multiple things to do. You can visit the Mormon Church, eat breakfast/lunch/dinner, or just walk around and view the sights. Try not to get lost!

·         Watch “The Incredibles” movie when you’re driving. Unfortunately, it might not be possible to do in older models of bus.

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