大烟山(也叫大雾山)国家公园(Great Smoky Mountains National Park)位于北卡罗莱纳州的西端,田纳西州的东边,占地大约 520,000 英亩,距离纽约地区大约10小时车程。大烟山国家公园是美国访问量最大的国家公园,每年超过900万人次。这是一个拥有历史文化底蕴的国家公园,从史前古印第安人到1800s欧洲殖民者,到处都有历史的印记。1926年的五月,美国国家政府宣布筹建大烟山国家公园,1940年9月由美国当时的总统罗斯福宣布大烟山国家公园的成立。
群山叠峦,烟雾缭绕是大烟山国家公园的特色。从US 441号公路进入公园,蓝色,似烟的雾几乎天天笼罩在大烟山的高峰上,所有公园就此得名。层层青峦交叠,烟遮雾绕的旖旎景色使大烟山别具风姿。几乎北美东部的高峰都位于大烟山国家公园,十六座山的高峰超过六千尺,其中最高峰是6,643 尺高的克凌曼圆顶(Clingmans Dome)。由于大烟山国家公园内的海拔高度变化剧烈,加之降雨量充沛,因而使大烟山公园极富生物多样性,这里有丰富的动植物资源,包括3500种特有植物和许多濒临灭绝的动物。丰足的降雨和千百条大大小小的瀑布与溪流滋润着这片神奇的大地。森林蒸腾出的水蒸气形成的滞留于地表附近的浓雾,环绕于群山之间、充斥于峡谷之中。这里四季都是旅游的好季节,春天里山花烂漫、夏天里溪边清凉、秋天里红叶纷飞、冬天里的银装素裹。大山,森林,瀑布,溪流,野生动植物的自然景观,印第安原住民建筑的人文历史景观,以及山下小镇设施齐全的游乐场, 为口味迥异的游客提供了丰富多样的选择。
大烟山公园南门Blue ridge parkway沿途的观景台。
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景区第一站是位于公园南门附近US-276路旁的Looking glass falls。
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公园南门附近visitor center的草地上悠闲吃草的麋鹿。
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沿着贯穿大烟山南北的441公路行驶,一路上有很多观景台, 著名的Newfound gap (GPS: 35.611032,-83.425567), 位于441公路中间地段, 这里的Gap是指山脊上的低点,海拔5046 feet。
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沿着441公路继续向北行驶,位于大雾山中心位置的Clingmans Dome是公园最高点,海拔6643 feet。 从山顶停车场走0.5迈就可以到一个360度全景观景台,欣赏整个大烟山景区的精华所在。特别是日落时分,山雾变成了玫瑰色的云帘,映衬着夕阳下紫色的山岭,形成一幅幅广阔延绵的壮丽画卷。24)
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