优胜美地国家公园Yosemite National Park
一个过于好听的中文译名，和一个挤满了人的国家公园A name too pretty, and a park too full
六月上旬的一个星期天，我们决定开进优胜美地的山谷。高处的融雪还在下来，瀑布喂得很饱，云不少，光很好。是体验湾区三俗的好时候。
树是绿的，太阳不烈，停车场不挤。把车停好，去走一段步道，回来再开去下一处。国家公园的夏天就是这样的节奏：开车、停车、走路、晒太阳，配比全看当天。
虽然到处是刚放暑假的孩子乱跑，但是…姑且也算他们是体验的一部分了。
不过相机稍微挪一下，镜头里就只有自然了：花岗岩，针叶树，被风吹散成雾的水。这样的 National Park 刚刚好。
On a Sunday in early June we decided to drive into Yosemite Valley. The snowmelt was still coming down from the high country and the falls were running full; plenty of cloud, good light. A good day for one of the Bay Area’s three great clichés.
The trees are green, the sun is gentle, the parking lot has room left in it. Park the car, walk a stretch of trail, drive on to the next spot. That is the rhythm of a national park in summer: drive, park, walk, sunshine; the proportions depend on the day.
Kids just let out for the summer are running around everywhere, but… let’s say they count as part of the experience.
Move the camera a little, though, and the frame holds nothing but nature: granite, conifers, water blown into mist. A national park like this is just right.
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