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Tag Archives: 奥林匹克公园
夏日,在奥林匹克公园(一)
自从几年前搬到西雅图之后,每次从东区开车到城区上班,缓缓经过520大桥时,在不到十分之一的好天气里,总是可以看见远处繁忙的西雅图港。港口的重型吊车、集装箱近景之外,是空旷的蓝天白云,而在蓝天白云的彼端,是高耸入云的、巍峨的雪山。要不是山顶的皑皑白雪隔开背景,雪山仿佛要融入背景的蓝天中,如平地起,如雾如幻,如山神居所。奥林匹克山的得名,应源于此。 人们只知西雅图是美国西北门户,殊不知西雅图外还有一座奥林匹克半岛直指太平洋。岛外除了茫茫太平洋,再无其他。奥林匹克半岛也得名于岛上的绵延高山,一边是山,一边是海,千年积雪与苍莽森林交相辉映,不是神仙的家又是什么呢? 后来我知道,电影《暮光之城》的拍摄地,就在奥林匹克半岛的福克斯(Forks)小镇。来自亚利桑那沙漠的少女贝拉来到全美国最湿润的地区,与原始森林中的吸血鬼谈起了恋爱。如果要在全美国找一处最适合吸血鬼的住所,那非奥林匹克半岛莫属。这些似人非人、似神非神的吸血鬼借着乌云与绿荫的掩护,以此为家,过着半隐居的生活。 此时此刻,我们的车正疾驰在101号高速公路上。虽然只是一个半岛,但从西雅图一路开车沿5号公路南下,再转101公路,到达我们居住的Lake Quinault lodge木屋度假区也需要三个小时。从名字就可以看出,这里原来是印第安的人的聚落,Quinault在印第安语中的意思是“河中之湖”。这个冰川侵蚀出的小湖有无数细小的支流,每年三文鱼在这里洄游产卵,鱼鹰在这里捕食,野鹿、狸猫,形成了完美的生态系统。1890年左右,这里还只是探险爱好者的天堂,男人们只能跟着印第安向导从河流上游一路划独木舟到这里,而女人们是望尘莫及的。1900年代,这里终于修通了第一条公路,而在上世界20年代美国的西部大开发中,这里终于建起了第一个度假区。1920年代的美国与今日的中国非常类似,在菲茨杰拉德的小说中,充满着纸醉金迷的浮华景象。由于禁酒令,聪明的商人想出了一个旅游卖点——Quinault湖属于印第安人,因而不属于美国领地,禁酒令在此无效。他们在湖中盖起了一座漂浮的舞厅!光是想象像盖茨比一样的大亨们在湖中起舞畅饮、通宵达旦、亦真亦幻的景象,就不禁让人心驰神往。 1926年的美国速度与今日的“深圳速度”也可媲美。我们居住的这所酒店被一位建筑承包商带领团队日以继夜地轮流工作完成,从六月到八月,只花了53天的时间。而这所全木质结构的酒店到今日还在使用,而且近百年里,建筑结构和内饰几乎没有大动过。在酒店后院的草坪中坐下,对面的Quinault湖一览无余,湖光潋滟,山水相映,拿上一本书,或者什么都不干,都是可以呆上整天的去处。 这是夏日最长的一天。阳光满溢,在这样的高纬度地区,太阳落下得尤其慢。我们仿佛有无尽的时间,而生活仿佛没有尽头。 酒店的木墙上挂着许多鹿角、鹿头,还有酒店当年的黑白照片,让人想起《闪灵》。而今日的我们,与一百年前的祖先们,确实没有什么不同。