{ 卡农奏鸣曲 }

俺们口耐的小trailer

先去量体重，看看行不行，结果是2400磅的重量，trailer本身800磅，所以我们里面居然装了1600磅的东西！！tow的球重230，差不多1/10还是不错的

接着用我们的车车称，其中空车本身就3910磅

空车带满trailer是6320，后来称满车是4900（带人带狗带东西带trailer的towweight），所以我们一共是7310

看看1600磅都什么东西，自己先晕。。。别说车里还有好几百磅的东西。。。

出发前的里程

好了，明天上路，两星期后再见~~~相信游记和照片都是可观的~！

详细的参考了前人的游记和官网的说明，基本制定出来的计划

day1.
1.马市，出发点》2.page
住page

day2. day3
2.page>3.paria canyon(the wave)抽签
根据抽签结果决定去the wave，or羚羊谷
如抽签不中，再延长1，2天
住page or 4.kanab

day4. 进入utah
4.kanab>5.zion NP>6.Bryce NP

5.zion：Zion - Mt. Carmel Highway scenic drive, hike:narrow

6.bryce:
drive 2hr:fairyand point-farview point-nature bridge-agua-rainbow point
有时间hike 3hr: queen's garden-navajo-sunset-sunrice，时间不够放下一天
看日落 sunset point
若有体力可moonlight hike
camp@bryce

day5.bryce>capital reef>arch
bryce point看日出--inspriation point
hike（如果上一天没时间hike）

7.8. sr24 or sr12 根据路况决定

capital reef--senic drive

9.arch 争取3pm前到达
drive to 1-2hr： firery furnace, hike windows

5pm出发去delicate arch看日落

camp@arch

day6. arch>dead horse point>canyonland>glenwood spring
arch日出
hike double arch and landscape arch >>
10.dead horse point SP> 11.canyonland--island in the sky
离开utah进入co
>>12 hot spring pool泡温泉
夜宿glenwood spring or aspen

day7.
aspen
>maroon bells
hike crater lake trail
>independecepass
>兔牙家

day8.
rocky mountain NP 如果1日不尽性再多1日可加boulder & US mint
兔牙家 

day9.
离开卡罗拉多，穿过内布拉斯加，到iowa
amers

day10。
廊桥，isu的蝴蝶花园
前往麦迪逊，朋友叙旧
夜宿麦迪逊orchicago

day11.
芝加哥一日游，一个city tour,一个boat tour+hancock or sears登高

day12.
沙丘国家公园
夜宿底特律

day13
底特律朋友叙旧

day14
到家

加上中途机动的天数，估计是14-17天

 总地图：

搬家的路线大概的设计好了， 计划是2周，行程3千多迈（5千公里），途径8个国家公园，10个州。这样一看，米国地图基本分成2瓣，一直斜穿过去。

这是期待已久的roud trip之一， 算是接着搬家实现了

其他几条很想走的路线

1.quebec--halifax-acadia-new england 观秋景，吃龙虾（基本是在我这搬家线的延长线上，覆盖美东北）

2.温哥华--阿拉斯加--北极  冬 or 夏 （一径向北，就不用说了）

3. thender bay--从加拿大穿越中部大平原--温哥华-banff-seattle- olympic np-冰川--黄石 春 （沿着美加边境走一圈）

4 加州1号公路 春or秋 （西海岸沿线）

5.东海岸沿线

这样，北美基本就搞定了，不知道能不能实现每年至少1条呢？

关于怎么搬家,俺们还是琢磨了很久的,东西太多,邮寄不合算,算下来要8,900,那是纯粹花出去的钱,抛弃再买也不合算,且不说许多sentimental value的东西,剩下的鸡肋真的是难处理,最后还是决定一不做二不休,弄个trailer全部拖走!

于是,我们在craiglist, local dealer,开始撒大网找trailer, 原计划是花个500来块弄个破烂,能拖动东西就行,然后越看标准越高,太旧的不要, 新的吧,homedepot卖2k还要加税,那就是2k2了,local dealer干脆不卖, craiglist上看了半天,一个破破烂烂的4x6还要800,我说,自己造一个好了,弄个800的flat bed或者utility traler,然后自己造上面的车,不就是订木板,焊钢条,加铁皮么.....发了狠,图纸都设计好了, 结果这边农场的人说现在建筑材料水涨船高,这样一个5x8就要500材料费,算了算和买的也差不多嘛! 还是2手traier吧. 实在不行再买新的,预算又在上涨...

就在昨天,一个craiglist上的联系说,她一个2年旧的trailer, homedepot买来的,5x8,就是我们想要的那款原价2k的,pace,主流牌子, 她卖1k6, 就在这时,我再次打开homedepot看那个trailer的信息,莫名其妙的事情发生了,那个原价1999的trailer,在我选了我们一个local店以后,点进去,变成了1623.20, 很奇怪的数字....这家店我们去看过的,就是1999,绝对没错的!我以为出错了,往返点击几次都是这个数字,大兴奋,责令某人去打印,但是他的机子上却怎么刷都是1999,只有我的机子上是1623!太奇怪了,rp好阿!! 能用1623买新的,为啥要买1600的2年旧货呢?
于是我们把页面打印出来,杀去了homedepot, cs的人打电话给当天值班的经理,经理说,那个1623应该是manufactuer价格,他不能给我们这个价,但是能给1800卖,我们觉得也算很值得了,想想2年久的还能卖1600呢!以后可以再卖掉!就算不卖也有自己改造成rv的潜力!
可是问题又发生了,我们车子以前装得拖东西的hitch是1 1/4"的,那个trailer是2"的球, 2"的球对应的是2"的tow bar,我们必须找一个adapter把1 1/4"升级到2"才可以拖走.
于是,我们去autozone找,未果,实在太幸运...因为没找到,所以我们没买trailer就回家了.
回家作功课才知道,如果用了adapter,那么hitch会降级,那么我们拖那个5*8就会不安全,还好没买到呢! 可是,这样,我们就面临一个换hitch的问题,好点的就200刀,预算又上升....
就在一筹莫展的时候,农场的人送了我们一个东西,一个能装在1 1/4"tow bar上的2"的球,阿哈!!!

再次杀去homedepot, 这次, cs和当天的值班经理往来几个电话之后,居然,什么都不跟我们说,就掏出title之类的东西给我们填, 说买trailer就相当于买车, 各种手续都是一样的, 我有点不敢相信,cs也不说什么价格,难道就是我们要的价格? 我看着她往title上填我的名字,基本确定了,总不可能这个时候说,我们不能给你1623的价格,你要1999买吧! 结账的时候,果然是1623, 其中400还是狼同学贡献的8折giftcard,剩下的统统丢到home depot的cc去了,半年先不打算还了, 爽的直冒泡,如果我们早点决定买新的,早点下手收giftcard还得更便宜呢~
不过,我觉得已经很值得了,不能要求太高, 已经省了400多了,我说,我之所以能刷出来1623的价格,就是老天召唤我们来买呢, 农药说,那是诚意感动天阿
哈哈~~归根结底还是我rp太好,笑死了~~不过,买trailer配件好多阿,零七八碎又买了一大堆,一下子钥匙都多了3套,汗~~
懒得拍pp, 找个网上的,反正他们都长得差不多..除了我们没那个侧门,是个后面的双开门...其他都是一样的...

连看了一个月的野花,每周都出门hiking,都没有加州的reports里面那样的美景,忍受不了,本周末出门去加州赏花.

大概计划如下,今天下午先杀去joshua national park,争取日落前到,玩一会儿,在哪儿camping,然后第2天,沿路继续赏花,晚上到洛杉矶大吃大喝第3天,南下,继续赏花,然后路过圣地亚哥返回 结果......结果....居然出门前,农药ebay买的车车的遥控钥匙到了,那个遥控锁车的时候有点接触不良的样子,玩一圈居然把车车玩坏了!!!表现为没有电池的打不着火的状态,答答答的响,所有的指针都转到底又转回来,车子启动不了,用别的车电池也没办法启动....

我和当当都把所有camping/旅行需要的东西搬上车子了,居然出了这事!!!我们两正无奈的坐在车里等呢,农药万年不来上班的老板出现,农药赶紧抓住机会去meeting了,啥时候才能把车子修好上路阿啊啊啊阿阿阿!!!!!

郁闷的我只好在这里博....

贴几个野花的reports,要是看不到,我就....哭.....

March 9, 2008 Matt reports: Another weekend, another wildflower trip! This time, we were going to head straight for Joshua Tree National Park to see what everyone was raving about. Then the reports came in about Lake Elsinore so we added a huge detour to our trip. We were not disappointed! We came across some great patches of Lupine as we drove down the 57 from I-210, and then again along the 71. This stretch is very nice and green right now, and a great warm up for what was to come. Once on I-15, we began to see the orange glow of the poppies as we got closer to Lake Elsinore. We got off the freeway at the Diamond Drive exit, drove along Grape Street, and parked near Sedco Heights Drive. Here, we were treated to an incredible show of Poppies, Canterbury Bells, Wild Hyacinths (Blue Dick), Fiddleneck, Chia, Popcorn Flower, and a few others, including some very pretty blue flowers. We then made our way over to I-215 by way of Bundy Canyon Road, and continued on towards Joshua Tree. We took another detour down to Mecca, and proceeded to take the drive along Box Canyon Road. The Sand Verbena along this road was nice, but not quite as thick as at Amboy Crater. Still enough to smell though! We also spotted our first Desert Blazing Star, which turned out to be in good abundance further up the road. At another stop to see a huge patch of the Desert Dandelions, I went looking for a Desert Blazing Star to show someone else what it looked like, and ended up discovering a Ghost Flower instead! Poor thing was just inches from the pavement though, and will likely end up under somebody’s tire. Box Canyon Road was a great drive, with its abundance of flowers and neat rock formations. We finally made it into Joshua Tree, just as the sun was about to set behind the nearby mountains. We took the little nature trail just inside the park, and saw lots of the Arizona Lupine, Desert Poppies, Chia, and a surprising amount of Purple Mat. Further up the road we saw some large Desert Blazing Stars (20+ flowers on one plant), some blue Canterbury Bells, several Bladderpods, and even a few Bigelow Monkeyflowers! By the time we reached the Visitor Center, it was getting dark, so we turned around and did not get to see the rest of the park. Despite that, it was another incredible trip!

March 8, 2008 Susan reports: Lake Elsinore. The hill behind Walmart on Grape Street (I-15 Frwy and Railroad Canyon Road offramp). The hill is spectacular and covered with white, orange poppies, purple and blue. It is thick with flowers. All along Railroad Canyon Road between the I-15 Frwy and Canyon Lake the orange poppies are in full bloom. The hills are orange. Good access points are on the turnout for the water treatment plant and going up from the parking lot at the intersection of RR Cnyn Rd and Canyon Hills (light) by the Chevron station. Poppies are spectacular along the I-15 from Corona through Wildomar on the east side. A good turn off point is Lake Street. Follow the road that parallels the freeway south about ¼ mile. There is a thickly covered hill with easy access there.

March 5, 2008 Charity reports: Just thought you would like to know that there are a ton of flowers blooming right now in Lake Elsinore along Interstate 15. The hillsides are covered with California Poppies, in fact there are so many the hillsides have turned bright gold. There are also many Canterbury Bells, Chia, Lupines, Phacelia, Fiddleneck, and many others. Many of these flowers can be found right next to the road on Grape Street, which paralells the freeway just south of the Diamond Drive exit. It's been a few years since the bloom was this good. I am sending along a few photos as well. Also the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta is blooming right now as well, with lupines, ground pink, shooting stars, chocolate lilies, california poppies, blue dicks, johnny jump ups, goldfields, milk maids and many others.

March 4, 2008 Matt reports: We paid another visit to Amboy Crater on Sunday March 2, and were once again treated to an incredible show. We began to notice yellow flowers along National Trails Highway a few miles west of the turnoff for the crater. Closer inspection revealed that they were mostly the Yellow Cups, with some nice Purple Phacelia mixed in. Once at the crater, the Desert Sunflowers were once again magnificent, probably even more so that last week. They are definitely at or near their peak. At the base of the crater just beyond the bench, there was also a nice display of the Desert Lilies, which are now beginning to bloom. We also found several of the Desert Five Spots within a couple hundred feet of the bench, both up the hill and in the small wash nearby. There was one Five Spot bush that must have had 20 flowers open at once, and many more to come! We found more Five Spots inside the crater (didn't see the white one though) and climbed all the way to the rim to enjoy the view from up there. At the top, we discovered that most of the green covering the side of the crater was actually Rock Daisies, which were also blooming in large numbers. Some smaller Purple Phacelia were also blooming in several places around the rim of the crater. Amboy Crater was so enjoyable that we spent longer than we had anticipated there, and didn't have enough time to visit Joshua Tree National Park. We did continue south along Amboy Road to 29 Palms, stopping at some of the places we had the week before. The Arizona Lupine through Sheep Hole Pass is still looking good, but definitely beginning to fade a little bit. Along the East/West section of Amboy Road, there is still plenty of the Sand Verbena and Dune Evening Primrose to be seen. It was another enjoyable trip though!

 ps 有人说是自锁了,我们刚才不死心又试了一次,成功启动了,哈哈,出门

ps2 今天是俺们5年纪念日了,活活

再不出门我就不行了，半年没大旅行了～～
明天农药到，后天我们出发去quebec，路上吃啥我都计划好了{{兴奋}}{{兴奋}}{{兴奋}}
先到多伦多大吃，买吃的，给新手机解锁，然后去montreal再吃，可能去night club看pole dance，montreal那玩意儿还是蛮有名的，其实我听人说falls的也是极好的，看来加拿大这方面就是比美国开放，街边xx情趣店也狂多，农药说是这个国家冬天太冷，没别的事好做，汗！！！

然后我们会在quebec city带上几天，这个完全法国风情的小城市可开发的美丽还是很多的，上次匆匆一日游感觉明显意犹未尽，这次可以逛到够了，呵呵～～～

归途上可以去千岛湖，我想去了八百次了～～


恩，下周再见～

在枫叶国赏枫和新英格兰赏枫之间挣扎了半天，终于还是选择了就近在枫叶国看
赏枫的最佳季节应该就是感恩节的那个周末，正好还是中秋，没准还能来个full moon hiking涅~

把网上看到的观景点都划出来
大概如下


计划1：
周5晚上就到hutsville住下,然后周6早上起来看日出，下午hiking,然后沿着60开，当天晚上找个地方camping,周日继续，然后晚上就可以开到kingston,住下，周1千岛湖，晚上回来

计划2：基本同计划1，就是周6早上出发，当天不看日出，周日周1看

计划3：8去千岛湖，取道peterborough回来

昨日居然发现日流量超过限度，网站居然暂时挂了，正好也到了续费的时候，顺便升级了，可是联系globat居然说要等72小时才生效，我还以为这3天就要这样挂了呢，结果半夜时分居然恢复了，正好来得及再放一个本来就写好的杀猫贴和外出逍遥暂停blog的牌子^^

10天+10天的旅行：
头10天：florida，计划和原先一样
回来休整2天（21，22号）
23号出发去vegas，然后去utah一干国家公园~~明年1月2号回来

理想状态的行程，如果sui和老孙他们不反对的话……唉，一群人去玩貌似不如2个人去玩方便自由啊……

昨夜和农药研究utah行程至3点，今日又找出许多游记考古，这utah南部真是风水宝地啊，这么多壮丽迷人的风景，要怀疑带一块2gb的cf喀什不是根本不够用了……而且此行可以从日出拍到日落，cpl貌似必须，渐变镜貌似也非常必要，怎么办？没有渐变……

考古到无忌一个mm的帖子，看到一个回复，笑翻：

基本上也是我们家的旅行生活写照了，233~

终于还有一周就要去florida了，把之前定的计划翻了出来，其实大部分就是原来的计划，不同的只是esa结束后去南边的活动提前到了esa之前，而且时间上多了2天，所以原来的计划变得宽松很多，甚至不知道最后几天还能加些什么，不过我觉得fll肯定有很多好玩的，而且，说不定还能在当地完成我的潜水课，嘿嘿~~

day1 10
抵达 FORT LAUDERDALE >>>miami

夜宿MIAMI

day 2 11号：
早：check out
5点半 起床出发
6点key biscayne:
6点35 sunrise
Crandon Park Beach

9点再次出发
10点半 到达
到达 key largo

12点 bahia Honda state park
1点key west
有时间出海snorkeling
5点半 sunset

Duval 夜景

住：one of the keys

day 3 12日：
早：
key largo
CORAL REEF STATE PARK


下午Coral Castle
Coral Castle -- 28655 S. Dixie Highway, Homestead; 305-248-6345. This amazing walled palace was constructed out of 2 million pounds of coral stone -- by one man working alone. Latvian immigrant stonemason Ed Leedskalnin is said to have discovered the secret to how the pyramids were built as he moved stones as heavy as 30 tons to create his castle, furnished with stone rocking chairs, a sun couch, coffee tables, a solar bath, a 9-ton gate, a sundial and a Polaris telescope. The privately owned home is on the National Register of Historic Places and open for tours and weddings. Continuous, 45-minute guided tours are offered of the three-acre site. Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. all year. Admission: $9.75 adults; $6.50 seniors; $5 children 7-12, free for children under 7.

离开前往 everglades NP海上日落
住: florida city

day 4 13日：
biscayne NP 水下

biscayne 日落
住: florida city


day 5 14日：everglades NP

The Kampong of the National Tropical Botanical Garden: 4013 Douglas Road, Coconut Grove.
Or
Fairchild Tropical Garden -- 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables; 305-667-1651



southbeach 日落
前往fll，夜宿fll

day6 15日
Fort Lauderdale Beach SUNRISE（以后可以每天找个不同的BEACH看日出^^)
Register
上午：bonne garden--900 N. Birch Road

下午：butterfly world --3600 w sample rd--计划了好久的目标^^

晚上: Jungle Queen Riverboat


day7 16
10:30 农药presentation

下午flamingo gardens去看火烈鸟和鳄鱼


day8 17
农药继续开会，偶自己行动
Las Olas大道-
Las Olas Art Fair

Old Fort Lauderdale Village & Museum

- new river--water taxi

tiki tour
301 Seabreeze Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1619

day9 18
上午 Museum of Discovery and Science

下午 开会


day10 19
12 租车然后沿着传说中美丽的A1A一路向北
Pompano beach –A1A- north ocean park
Deerfield Beach Arboretum -- located in Constitution Park, 2841 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach; 954-475-0474. Web: www.treezoo.com--有时间去，无时间忽略

Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church-- 5555 N federal hwy
-west palm beach
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park

day11 20
上午还有半天

大致路程


沿路可去的BEACH


计划基本如此，除了去keys那1，2天比较赶以外都还好，本来应该是在2周年纪念日的时候在key west看日落的，可惜拖到现在，而且还是受灾后的fl,不知道会如何呢……

而且，回来的时候就20号了，紧接着的圣诞节怎么过呢？才旅游玩不好再出去吧？一定很累了，就在家睡大头觉？ 农药在找phoenix这边有没有好的交响乐团来演出，想去听，我的提议是去看cats~