tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81818668666361872992024-03-13T14:08:29.001-07:00Un viaggio americanoQuesta volta la nostra meta sono gli Stati Uniti: la Route 66, i grandi parchi, le grandi città e le cascate del Niagara. Un viaggio coast to coast di 45 giorni e 16.000 km in entrambe le direzioni da percorrere per la maggior parte in auto e un pochino in autobus. UN VIAGGIO AMERICANO SELVAGGIO. See Instagram photos and videos from Paola Penzo (@paola.penzo)Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-79799936210663524132016-10-13T00:59:00.002-07:002016-10-13T01:00:21.500-07:00Eclissi totale di sole negli Stati Uniti 21 agosto 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Le informazioni sull'eclissi totale di sole del 2017 si trovano a questo link:</b><br />
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<a href="http://risparmiaenergia.blogspot.it/2015/03/eclissi-di-sole-totale-21-agosto-2017.html">http://risparmiaenergia.blogspot.it/2015/03/eclissi-di-sole-totale-21-agosto-2017.html</a><br />
<br />
...il posto ideale per l'osservazione dell'eclissi sono i dintorni della città di Casper, in Wyoming</div>
Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-80521543832691591962014-08-21T23:20:00.000-07:002014-08-24T06:41:11.445-07:00Infine tre giorni a New York<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Arriviamo a New York con l’autobus da Buffalo (cascate
del Niagara) alle 7.30 del mattino. Il Bus Terminal è praticamente in Times
Square, come l’albergo che abbiamo prenotato. Visto che il check in è alle 15
(3 PM per gli americani) lasciamo in deposito i bagagli pagando 5$ a collo
(solo a New York si paga questo servizio, la stessa cosa vale per il wi fi, c’è
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due fontane nere a forma di imbuto alquanto inquietanti. Sotto c’è il “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">9/11 Memorial Museum</i>”, visitabile a
pagamento (20$) oppure gratuitamente, ma su prenotazione, solo il martedì sera.
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riusciamo ad entrare. Il museo è pieno di oggetti e parti delle torri crollate.
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">C’è tantissima gente in giro, una cosa esagerata. Si fa
la coda per tutto: per andare in bagno, al supermercato, per salire con<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>l’ascensore in albergo, per comprare delle
scarpe e soprattutto per visitare dei musei. Comunque basta un po’ di pazienza
e rassegnarsi ad una città da 55 milioni di visitatori all’anno (il doppio di Venezia).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Com’è noto, New York è ben diversa dalle altre città
americane: è più sporca, si vedono pantegane in giro per le vie, le auto se
possono ti stendono mentre attraversi la strada, spesso i fumatori buttano le cicche per terra, ecc.. Ma New York è sempre New York, bella ed infinitamente
coinvolgente. Noi continuiamo a preferirla d’inverno, quando gli addobbi di
Natale traboccano dalle vetrine e le vie sono trafficate di persone con i
regali in mano.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Se escludiamo il costo degli alloggi, veramente alto, New
York non è poi così costosa. Una corsa in metrò costa 2,5$, una Coca Cola in
lattina 1,5$ e un trancio di pizza anche un solo dollaro. Per confronto, in
centro a Milano un trancio di pizza non costa meno di quattro o cinque
dollari. I musei hanno prezzi confrontabili con quelli italiani, o inferiori.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbiamo finito il nostro viaggio di 45 giorni. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Questo è l’ultimo
post sulle cose che abbiamo visitato. Seguiranno dei post con alcune
considerazioni pratiche e alcuni dati.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Grazie di averci seguiti durante il viaggio.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Paola e Ruggero</span></div>
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In viaggio verso Ellis Island </div>
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Ellis Island </div>
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Muro con i nomi degli immigrati che sono passati di qui </div>
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Memoriale del 9 settembre 2001: la base di una delle torri</div>
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Memoriale del 9 settembre 2011: un mezzo dei pompieri rimasto sotto le macerie </div>
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Pausa pranzo </div>
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Parcheggi verticali in una città verticale </div>
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Geometrie </div>
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Contrasti </div>
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Giochi a Central Park</div>
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Il punto a Central Park in cui è stato ucciso John Lennon </div>
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Il caffé dova ha deuttato Bob Dylan nel 1962 </div>
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Il quartiere di maggior ritrovo degli omosessuali di New York </div>
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Il ponte di Brooklyn visto dal Seaport </div>
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stesso Parthenon che avevamo quando siamo arrivati 36 giorni fa, prenotato
prima di partire con l’auto: 100$ la doppia, con colazione ma senza bagno) e
aver consegnato l’auto, abbiamo passato la giornata girando per la città come
zombi, in pieno rilassamento. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nel pomeriggio siamo andati a sentire un concerto
gratuito al Millennium Park, dove il prato antistante l’auditorium
esterno è pieno di famiglie e coppie che fanno pic-nic. In serata andiamo al Pier, strapieno di ristorantini. Lungo il
tragitto a piedi abbiamo visto più volte passare degli autobus-discoteca, con
all’interno musica a tutto volume e giovani che ballano e bevono. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">L’autobus che abbiamo prenotato online con la Greyhound
parte alle 17 di domani e arriva la mattina dopo alle cascate del Niagara. La
sera dello stesso giorno riprenderemo il bus per New York, dove arriveremo la
mattina successiva. Viaggiando di notte risparmiamo tempo e il costo dell’albergo.
Gli autobus in America sono economici: 50$ a testa la prima notte per gli 800
km tra Chicago e Niagara e 70$ la seconda per i 600 km tra Niagara e New York.
Gli autobus hanno inoltre la connessione wi fi gratuita e una presa di corrente
per ricaricare i vari dispositivi.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Prima di lasciare l’albergo di Chicago prenotiamo online
le tre notti a New York, visto che mancano meno di due giorni al nostro arrivo.
I costi degli alloggi in questa città sono ancora più alti di quelli di
Chicago: una doppia senza bagno e colazione in un ostello costa dai 140$ ai
180$. Abbiamo risparmiato molto dormendo in auto nell’ultimo mese,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>decidiamo di concederci l’hotel Carter,
proprio in Times Square, con bagno in camera, a 190$.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Arrivati alle cascate del Niagara scopriamo che la
stazione degli autobus non ha un deposito bagagli. Chiediamo ai vari negozi se
ci tengono gli zaini più grandi fino a sera. Dopo tanti rifiuti, il
proprietario di un ristorante indiano, un sik con il suo bel turbante, accetta
senza chiederci nulla.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Le cascate del Niagara sono per metà americane e metà
canadesi. Un ponte permette di passare da uno stato all’altro, anche a piedi. Il
lato americano ha le escursioni migliori, mentre è il versante canadese ad
essere più frequentato perché si vede bene la cascata a forma di ferro di cavallo. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La vista dell’enorme quantità di acqua che scende da 60
metri di altezza è emozionante. C’è molta gente ma ci si muove comunque bene. Facciamo
subito il classico giro in barca, tutti coperti con l’impermeabile
blu fornito all’ingresso. Le cascate, soprattutto quella più imponente a ferro
di cavallo, sollevano una quantità di acqua impressionante. C’è una nuvola costante
di goccioline sospese, e nel lato canadese, a cui arriviamo dopo una
passeggiata di tre quarti d’ora, sembra piovere. Verso il tramonto più
arcobaleni si susseguono ripetutamente, generati tutti dall'acqua del Niagara. Un
caleidoscopio di colori.</span></div>
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Viaggio notturno verso le cascate del Niagara </div>
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Dal versante americano si vedono i grattacieli del lato canadese </div>
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Montagne d'acqua</div>
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...e arcobaleni </div>
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Anche loro si godono le cascate </div>
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Ci avviciniamo alle acscate con la barca </div>
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I turisti del alto americano in blu, quelli del lato canadese in giallo </div>
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Attraversiamo il confine </div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-39227613410126343962014-08-16T08:02:00.000-07:002014-08-21T09:51:58.177-07:00La strage degli indiani e il ritorno a Chicago<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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simbolico di 5 cent di dollaro, come pubblicizzavano una ventina di cartelli lungo
la strada. Prima di partire visitiamo il museo chiamato “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Story of Wounded Knee</i>” che racconta la storia del massacro di 300
indiani Lakota, in maggioranza donne e bambini, avvenuta il 29 dicembre 1890 da
parte degli uomini del Settimo cavalleggeri. Una delle pagine più brutte della
storia americana. Ci colpisce anche il pannello in cui è scritto che al momento
della scoperta dell’America, nel 1492, si stima che gli abitanti dell’Europa fossero
40 milioni mentre i nativi americani 80 milioni. Le malattie e le uccisioni di
massa causate dagli europei hanno portato all’eliminazione di più del 90% dei
nativi in poche centinaia di anni.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Subito dopo la visita al museo iniziamo la strada panoramica
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">240 </i>che<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>attraversa (a pagamento) le <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Badlands National Park</i>, un paesaggio
aspro e desolato che colpisce per il cambiamento dei colori e per l’aspetto frastagliato
delle montagne. Impieghiamo circa due ore per visitare il parco (in macchina
ovviamente), fermandoci spesso ad osservare le strane formazioni colorate.
Ritorniamo sulla <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I 90</i> che attraversa
tutto il South Dakota e puntiamo alla città di Mitchell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mitchell deve la sua popolarità al <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Corn Palace</i>, considerato il Taj Mahal dell’agricoltura, dove ogni
anno accorrono mezzo milione di persone per osservare dei murales fatti con le
pannocchie di vario colore. Molto bello. Sorprende comunque cosa possa
inventarsi la mente umana. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In città ci fermiamo in un Mc Donald’s (dove il
funzionamento del <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>wi fi è sempre
garantito) per comprare online i biglietti del bus da Chicago alle cascate del
Niagara, e poi dalle cascate del Niagara a New York. Prenotiamo con Greyhound,
la compagnia più famosa. Mancano solo due giorni e non è il caso di rischiare
che si esauriscano i posti.
A differenza dell’Australia, gli autobus in America costano poco: 50$ a testa
per l’andata e 70$ a testa per la tratta fino a New York. In entrambi i casi
sono circa 700 km. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A sera arriviamo con la nostra auto a Sioux Falls e perdiamo
più di un’ora a fare diverse lavatrici, scarpe comprese, in modo d’avere della
biancheria pulita per il viaggio in bus verso le cascate del Niagara. Ovviamente
finiamo tardi, tutti i ristoranti chiusi … anche stasera la cena è saltata. Ripieghiamo
sulle nostre provviste .</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Il giorno seguente abbiamo sempre corso, fermandoci solo
il tempo di bere o mangiare qualcosa. Paesaggio piatto con ampie zone
disabitate e coltivazioni soprattutto di mais. L’unica cosa degna di nota è l’attraversamento
del fiume Mississippi, larghissimo e calmo. Ci fermiamo un attimo lungo le sue
rive a contemplarlo durante il tramonto.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">L’ultima notte ci fermiamo a dormire a Princeton, 50
miglia prima di Chicago, paese natale del presidente Ronald Regan, come indica
un enorme cartello lungo la strada. In America si usa tantissimo indicare con
dei cartelli che lo stato, o il paese, che si sta attraversando è luogo d’origine
del senatore tal dei tali, oppure di un presidente. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La mattina del 15 ci alziamo alle 5 per essere sicuri di
consegnare l’auto entro le 10. Passiamo in albergo a depositare gli zaini,
facciamo il pieno di benzina e alle 9.30 siamo davanti all’Alamo: 8136 miglia,
13.018 km, percorsi in 34 giorni…ed è andato tutto bene! Beh, non proprio, ci
chiedono la carta di credito per pagare 380$ per la consegna dell’auto con 3
giorni di ritardo. Momento di panico, poi tutto si risolve, era solo un errore.</span></div>
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All'arrivo di Colombo gli indiani erano 80 milioni </div>
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Nelle sei immagini (tre sopra e tre sotto) si vede </div>
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come si è ridotta la terra degli indiani dal 1492 al 2000.</div>
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Un ambiente aspro e arido formato da sedimenti di fango</div>
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Yellowstone ci siamo tenuti quattro giorni di tempo per arrivare a Chicago e
consegnare l’auto la mattina del 15 agosto; 1600 miglia ancora<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>da percorrere, 2560 km. Nei primi due giorni proseguiremo
lentamente perché ci sono diverse cose da vedere, mentre gli ultimi due saranno
sostanzialmente di transito. Del primo giorno abbiamo già raccontato – attraversamento
di tutto il Wyoming lungo l’interstatale 90, visitando Cody e la Devil’s Tower,
e arrivando fino a Spearfish in South Dakota - ora vediamo il secondo.</span><br />
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posto aperto alle sette di mattina. Come avevamo già notato ieri, questi fast
food sono il ritrovo degli anziani del paese, tutti con il loro cappello da cow
boy. Probabilmente manca anche a loro un classico “bar” dove far due
chiacchiere e bere qualcosa, il vecchio “saloon”. Queste sono zone isolate,
dove si percorrono centinaia di km senza incontrare niente, se non qualche raro
distributore di benzina o incrociando linee ferroviarie che sembrano
abbandonate. Incontrare un McDonald’s è già una fortuna.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Deviamo dalla 90 ed entriamo nelle <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Black Hills</i>, una bella regione piena di canyon erosi in modo strano
e attorniata da vette<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>che raggiungono i
2.000 metri. La panoramica 385, lunga 145 km, è la spina dorsale di queste
colline. Inizia a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Deadwood </i>- bella città
con case d’epoca, fondata illegalmente dai cercatori d’oro, famosa per una
serie televisiva intitolata come la città e per la morte del pistolero “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wild Bill</i>” ucciso nel 1876 mentre
giocava d’azzardo - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>e passa attraverso una
delle attrazioni più importati del South Dakota: il monte Rushmore, dove sono
scolpite le teste dei quattro presidenti.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Una delle viste migliori dei presidenti Washington,
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gloriosa altezza, si ha lungo i tornanti prima di arrivare al parcheggio
(11$). La cosa che più ci attrae, fermandoci in questo punto, sono le centinaia
di motociclisti in Harley Davidson che sfrecciano senza casco, orgogliosi delle
del loro mezzo luccicante.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Il luogo è strapieno di turisti, soprattutto americani,
disseminati lungo il viale fiancheggiato da tutte le 50 bandiere degli stati
americani. L’opera, scolpita tra il 1927 e il ’41, è sicuramente imponente e
bella sotto un certo punto di vista, ci sarebbe da discutere se fosse
necessario sbancare una montagna per rendere onore a quattro presidenti.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Gli indiani hanno pensato bene di superare l’opera per
rendere omaggio al grande condottiero sioux Cavallo Pazzo. Pochi km più a sud
del monte Rushmore si sta costruendo il “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Crazy
Houerse Memorial</i>”, dove il capo sioux in sella al suo destriero indica l’orizzonte
con un dito e proclama: “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Le mie terre sono
dove giacciono sepolti i miei morti</i>”. L’opera incompleta, cominciata nel
1948, è destinata a diventare il monumento più grande al mondo. Il viso è stato
completato nel 1998 ed ora si sta lavorando per dare forma al cavallo. Nessuno sa
quando verrà completata.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nel pomeriggio riattraversiamo le Black Hills e torniamo
sulla veloce strada 90 per arrivare a sera ad un’altra stranezza americana: la
piccola città di <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wall</i>, nata intorno
ad un “centro commerciale” piazzato proprio in mezzo al deserto. </span></div>
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South Dakota il regno delle Harley Davidson</div>
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Il casco non è obbligatorio in molti stati americani </div>
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Il figo di turno </div>
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Mount Rushmore, uno dei simboli dell'America fin dal 1941 </div>
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Ogni viso è alto 18 metri </div>
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Crazy Horse Memorial, sarà la statua più grande del mondo</div>
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Per ora è stato completato solo il viso </div>
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In primo piano si vede come sarà alla fine il guerriero Sioux </div>
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Cartelli lungo la superstrada I 90, prima di arrivare a Wall </div>
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Il grande centro commerciale in mezzo al deserto </div>
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La città è una stretta via solo di negozi e saloon </div>
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Il saloon dove passiamo la serata insieme ai locali </div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-90581581245360457642014-08-14T07:13:00.000-07:002014-08-20T08:24:18.948-07:00Buffalo Bill nella città di Cody<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Usciamo dal parco verso Est, in direzione di Cody, l’unico
agglomerato urbano per 100 km. Attraversiamo la Wapiti Valley, con le formazioni
vulcaniche dell’Absaroka Range e un canyon selvaggio che gradualmente si
trasforma in uno splendore alpino. La vista cambia continuamente, dalle distese
di abeti si passa alle praterie color ocra, con qualche ranch qua e là, a
puntellare il paesaggio. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La strada dallo Yellowstone a Codyè la “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Buffalo Bill Scenic Byway</i>”, una delle
cinque strade panoramiche che si diramano dallo Yellowstone. Nella mappa c’era
scritto che questa strada è da vedere, ma non ci aspettavamo un paesaggio così
bello. Leggeremo poi che il presidente Theodore Roosvelt l’ha definita “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">le 50 miglia più scenografiche del mondo</i>”.
Non siamo tanto d’accordo che siano le più scenografiche del mondo, ma
sicuramente sono belle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Con il buio ci fermiamo a dormire più o meno a metà
strada, nel parcheggio dello Yellowstone Valley Inn, un motel-campeggio-ristorante
tutto in legno, tipico stile Far West. La mattina tentiamo di far colazione nel
ristorante, ma la brodaglia a base di carne non ci ispirava proprio. Succede
spesso così, le colazioni americane non assomigliano a quelle che negli hotel
europei ti vengono date con lo stesso nome. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ci fermiamo continuamente a fare foto. Prima della città
c’è un bel lago generato da una diga di inizio secolo e un parco dedicato al
cittadino più illustre di Cody, che poi è anche quello che l’ha fondata e le ha
dato il nome: Buffalo Bill (il cui vero nome era William Frederick Cody).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Buffalo Bill è un personaggio vissuto a cavallo tra ‘800
e ‘900, che ha avuto fama e successo per le sue imprese. Fu attore e cacciatore,
ma anche soldato, esploratore e impresario teatrale. Lui e i suoi spettacoli, basati
sulle storie del Far West, hanno fatto il giro del mondo. Prima di diventare
famoso cacciava i bisonti per rifornire di carne i soldati americani, si
vantava di averne uccisi più di mille.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Intono a Buffalo Bill la città ha costruito diverse
attrazioni, tra cui uno dei musei più interessanti di tutto il nord America
(19$), con cinque sezioni, di cui uno sola dedicata a lui, le altre
ripercorrono la storia degli indiani, lo Yellowstone e l’aspetto militare.
Molto carino da visitare anche il <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Trail
Town</i>, un’area dove sono state portate alcune case in legno relative ai primi
anni della conquista del West, con gli arredamenti originali e i mezzi di
trasporto (carri) utilizzati all’epoca. C’è pure la capanna in tronchi usata,
pare, dai fuorilegge Butch Cassidy<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>e
Sundace Kid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All’ingresso del paese, provenendo da ovest, si nota l’area
dedicata al <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cody Night Rodeo</i>, che
quasi ogni sera d’estate dedica questo genere di spettacoli al pubblico diretto
allo Yellowstone. Sempre in estate, si tengono a Cody anche piccoli spettacoli
con sparatorie e scene del Far West, simili a quelle che Buffalo Bill portava
in giro.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Verso mezzogiorno scappiamo velocemente dalla città di
Cody per cercare di arrivare prima di sera ad un’altra stranezza naturale del Wyoming,
il “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Devil’s Tower National Monument</i>”,
una piatta cupola di vulcano che sembra un enorme ceppo d’albero e si erge per
366 metri sopra la vallata circostante. Il monumento è presente nel film del 1977 di Steven
Spilberg “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Incontri ravvicinati del terzo
tipo</i>”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Questa inconfondibile formazione geologica è un sacro
luogo di culto per molte tribù di Nativi americani, ma anche un posto
amatissimo da molti scalatori che la “profanano” scalandola. È interessante la
leggenda indiana legata alla nascita di questa strana formazione: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">C’erano sette sorelle indiane che giocavano nella
prateria. Ad un certo punto arriva un orso. Per salvarle lo spirito della montagna
fece emergere un ceppo di roccia dalla vallata in modo da portarle in alto ed
evitare che l’oso le raggiungesse. I solchi presenti lungo la parete della
roccia sono proprio i segni degli artigli dell’animale, lasciati nel tentativo
di scalarla. Le sorelle sono andate così in alto da arrivare in cielo, formando
un ammasso stellare: le Pleiadi</i>.”</span></div>
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Siamo nel Wyoming, lo stato dei grandi ranch </div>
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Il motel dove abbiamo passato la notte ...nel parcheggio </div>
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I cavalli di Cody pronti per il rodeo serale </div>
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Quanta strada per il postino</div>
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Ranch nel Wyoming </div>
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L'area del parco dedicata a Buffalo Bill </div>
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Il suo museo </div>
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Quanto è figo Buffalo Bill </div>
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Il Trail Town museum </div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-83426563161329315402014-08-13T13:07:00.000-07:002014-08-16T13:15:46.421-07:00Un super vulcano sotto lo Yellowstone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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mondo, istituito nel lontano 1872.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dopo la fredda notte passata nel paese vicino
all’ingresso ovest del parco, con la temperatura esterna che al mattino è scesa
a 7 gradi, cominciamo le visite del secondo giorno allo Yellowstone. Le
dedicheremo alle attrazioni più a nord e ad est. Ci sono almeno 100 km di
strada molto lenta per arrivarci. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Le Mammoth Hot Spring sono delle belle piscine di
travertino che scendono lungo il pendio della montagna, si visitano facendo delle brevi
passeggiate intorno. Visitiamo poi il canyon generato dal fiume Yellowstone (da
cui il parco ha preso il nome). Il canyon è così grande che riesce a
minimizzare le due enormi cascate che ci sono lungo il suo percorso. Una di
queste ha un’altezza che è addirittura il doppio di quella delle cascate del
Niagara. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Infine, verso il tramonto, vicino allo Yellowstone Lake
ci fermiamo ripetutamente per osservare i bisonti che pascolano. Alcuni
attraversano la strada la proprio davanti alla nostra auto, quasi indifferenti,
uno ha lanciato un forte grugnito a pochi centimetri dal finestrino dell’auto,
abbiamo avuto paura. Visti da vicino sono veramente imponenti. Rimaniamo molto
tempo ad osservarli prima di cominciare la strada verso est, per uscire dal
parco.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oltre alle attrazioni classiche, ciò che colpisce di
questo parco, sono gli scheletri degli alberi morti durante il grande incendio
del 1988. Alcuni sono caduti e stanno marcendo sul terreno, molti altri invece
sono ancora in piedi a testimoniare questa sciagura. Sotto di essi molti altri
piccoli alberi stanno crescendo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">L’incendio di quell’anno fu il più violento degli ultimi
50 anni e distrusse il 36% del parco. Per tentare di spegnerlo accorsero migliaia
di vigili del fuoco, tantissimi elicotteri e autopompe. Nei giorni caldi e
ventosi di quell’estate le fiamme avanzavano alla velocità di 20 km al giorno.
I venti, che soffiavano a più di 100 km all’ora, scaraventavano le braci 2 o 3
km oltre il fronte dell’incendio scatenando altre fiamme e vanificando
l’intervento umano. Persino il canyon del fiume, molto largo, non riuscì a
fermare l’avanzata del fuoco. Il risultato, ancora evidente, sono appunto
migliaia di scheletri di alberi che dominano il paesaggio.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Un super vulcano sotto il parco</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Il parco è sorto a seguito dell’eruzione di una serie di
vulcani avvenuta tra 50 e 20 milioni di anni fa. Ma l’evento, che superò tutti gli
altri in potenza, </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">e cambiò significativamente
l’aspetto del parco, </span>è l’esplosione violentissima del vulcano Yellowstone,
risalente a circa 600.000 anni fa. Secondo gli esperti, quest’ultima eruzione è stata
violentissima, circa dieci volte più potente dell’eruzione del 1883 del
Krakatoa, vulcano del sud del Pacifico che oscurò per anni il cielo, persino in
Europa. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dopo l’eruzione il centro dello Yellowstone diventò
un’enorme caldera larga tra i 45 e i 76 km. Col tempo gran parte della caldera
si è asciugata ma la parte più bassa è ancora occupata dal lago Yellowstone, un
enorme lago alpino che si trova sopra i 1600 metri di quota. Percorrendo la strada che lo costeggia, sembra un mare, viste le dimensioni.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Secondo gli esperti di geofisica, sotto il parco di
Yellowstone, ad una profondità di circa 14 km, si nasconde ancora un supervulcano di
75 per 55 chilometri circa. Pur non essendoci al momento dati
sufficienti per prevedere un’eruzione, si ritiene che questa avverrà in un
futuro più o meno prossimo, </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">cosa
probabile vista la ripetizione delle precedenti</span>. Se l’esplosione dovesse accadere rappresenterebbe
sicuramente la peggior catastrofe della storia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La sera, dopo l’incontro ravvicinato con i bisonti, ci
portiamo verso est e ci fermiamo a dormire poche miglia fuori dal parco, nel
parcheggio del primo hotel che abbiamo trovato.</span></div>
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Il fiume Yellowstone ha scavato un canyon profondo </div>
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Gli alberi bruciati dall'enorme uncendio del 1988 </div>
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e quelli piccoli che stanno crescendo</div>
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Sono due le grandi cascate del fiume Yellowstone, </div>
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la più alta è il doppio di quelle del Niagara</div>
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Bisonti al pascolo nei prati adiacenti allo Yellowstone Lake </div>
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I colori del canyon </div>
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Nello Yellowstone ci sono migliaia di piscine termali </div>
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Yellowstone Lake al tramonto </div>
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Tutti i laghi del mondo sopra i 1600 metri vengono detti "alpini"</div>
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Tramonto sulle piscine di travertino </div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-85084256011644807042014-08-12T11:09:00.000-07:002014-08-15T11:42:49.841-07:00Dal Grand Teton allo Yellowstone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ci svegliamo la mattina ad Afton, uno dei tanti villaggi
da Far West, 50 km prima di Jakson, la porta d’ingresso prima al <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Grand Teton National Park</i> e
successivamente allo Yellowstone. La pioggia è finita e il sole si presenta
convincente all’orizzonte. Ha chiuso anche il locale notturno che per tutta la
notte ha sparato musica ad alto volume, forse l’unico svago del sabato sera nel
raggio di decine di km. Alle sette del mattino la temperatura esterna è di
10°C.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Passiamo Jakson, fin troppo
turistica e fin troppo Far West, ed entriamo nel parco del Teton presentando il
nostro permesso annuale di 80$ (per tutti e due). La strada corre su una
vallata attorniata da belle montagne che si elevano di altri 1.600 metri sopra
l’altopiano, tra le più belle al mondo, secondo la guida. Intorno laghi e tanti
sentieri per passeggiare a piedi o a cavallo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Poco dopo entriamo nello <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yellowstone National Park</i>. Andiamo
subito al centro visitatori per farci dare le cartine e organizzare le due
giornate che passeremo qui. I centri visitatori dei parchi americani sono
luoghi veramente utili. I rangers ti accolgono sempre con un sorriso e sono
preparatissimi. Ti forniscono una mappa e un piccolo giornale/guida con le
informazioni essenziali, spesso in italiano.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oggi cominciamo <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dall’Upper Geyser Basin</i>, dove si
concentra la maggior parte dei 250 geyser del parco. Per arrivarci si percorre in
auto un tratto del grande loop panoramico di 250 km, tutti all’interno del
parco. L’Old Faithful è il geyser più famoso perché erutta rigorosamente ogni
95 muniti con getti di acqua e vapore alti fino a 60 metri di altezza. Il
numero di turisti che aspettano ognuno di questi eventi è impressionante.
Partendo a piedi da qui, un percorso di un’ora permette di visitare altri
piccoli geyser e delle piscine termali coloratissime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">L’area geotermica più
spettacolare del parco è quella del <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Grand
Prismatic Spring</i>, dove un’enorme buco azzurro nell’acqua si distingue dal
biancore del vapore intorno. L’unico modo di vederlo bene è dall’alto, così saliamo
sulla collina vicina. Nella discesa ci perdiamo insieme ad un turista cinese.
Per scendere, tra alci che ci guardano sospettosi e Paola che ha paura di
passare la notte nel bosco insieme agli orsi, dobbiamo camminare a zig zag su
tronchi di alberi ormai marci caduti da un incendio precedente, tante
passerelle sopra un sottobosco composto da acquitrini, geyser e erba molto
alta. Siamo al tramonto e ci riempiamo di punture di zanzare.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La sera, per trovare un
posto dove parcheggiare l’auto e dormire, dobbiamo uscire dal parco. Dentro non
c’è praticamente niente e un’auto solitaria si noterebbe subito. Andiamo all’entrata
ovest (West Yellowstone) e a sorpresa si presenta una piccola città. Lungo la
strada, nel buio pesto, siamo stati rallentati da un bisonte che camminava
sulla strada… e chi aveva il coraggio di sorpassarlo?</span></div>
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Le passeggiate a cavallo nel Grand Teton National Park </div>
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Una delle attrattive principali dello Yellowstone sono le piscine termali colorate </div>
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L'Old Faithful geiser è il più famoso del parco, </div>
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i suoi getti di acqua raggiungono i 60 metri</div>
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I colori sono dovuti ai diversi minerali </div>
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Strane formazioni che si modificano continuamente </div>
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La Grand Prismatic Spring vista dall'alto della collina </div>
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C'è pure l'arcobaleno in basso a sinistra </div>
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Paesaggi surreali</div>
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Ci perdiamo tornando dalla collina, </div>
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il terreno è paludoso e dobbiamo camminare sui tronchi</div>
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Formazioni di travertino sulle terrazze di roccia </div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-53951166934249962242014-08-11T07:41:00.000-07:002014-08-14T16:17:52.337-07:00A Salt Lake City nella dimora dei mormoni<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Arriviamo a Salt Lake City in mattinata, dopo esserci
fermati a dormire lungo la strada, circa 100 km prima. Visitiamo subito il <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Temple Square</i>, l’equivalente del
Vaticano per i mormoni. L’ufficio di accoglienza ci assegna una guida italiana
che in mezz’ora ci porterà a visitare i vari edifici della piazza, composti da
un tempio, una chiesa e un auditorium chiamato “Tabernacle”.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sara, la guida, è una ragazza di Varese in missione a Salt Lake City
per 18 mesi. I suoi genitori sono cattolici, lei è diventata mormone in età adulta,
dopo l’incontro con due missionari, quelli che si vedono girare per le città
sempre in coppia, con i pantaloni neri e camicia bianca. Sara ha dovuto
licenziarsi dal lavoro per realizzare il suo sogno e svolgere la sua missione. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ci racconta che a Milano c’è una cospicua comunità di
mormoni, hanno una chiesa ma non il tempio, edificio dove si recano una o più
volte l’anno, in una specie di pellegrinaggio. Il tempio più vicino all’Italia
è in Svizzera, ma ne stanno costruendo uno anche a Roma, e ci mostra la foto.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Il <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Salt Lake Temple</i>
ha l’aspetto di una grande cattedrale bianca, sull’idea del Duomo di Milano,
anche se più piccolo e più semplice; domina la piazza ed è vietato ai non
mormoni. Dentro contiene tre ambienti principali ognuno dei quali fornisce
risposta a tre domande dei credenti: da dove vengono, qual è il loro scopo nel
mondo e il rapporto con gli antenati.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Un altro edificio importante è il <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tabernacle</i>: un auditorium di forma ovale, costruito nel 1867,
dominato da un enorme organo di 11.000 canne e può contare su un’acustica
incredibile. Ogni giorno si tengono concerti gratuiti di mezz’ora. Ci fermiamo
anche noi ad ascoltarne uno, con musiche di Mozart e Wagner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Chiediamo a Sara di parlarci della poligamia. Lei ci
liquida frettolosamente dicendo che i mormoni hanno bandito la poligamia dal
1890 e quelli che la praticano sono degli eretici. (Inizialmente i mormoni
erano tutti poligami, nel 1890 lo stato dell’Utah, a maggioranza mormone, ha
dovuto vietarla per poter entrare a far parte degli Stati Uniti d’America, dove
era illegale). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">E’ comunque interessante il fatto che, malgrado la
poligamia sia vietata, di fatto, l’intera Hildale (circa 7.000
abitanti) la pratica. In questo paese, nel sud dell' Utah, molto vicino a S. George e allo Zion
Canyon, vive una nutrita comunità di mormoni
fondamentalisti. Girando per le vie si possono vedere le “sorelle – mogli” nei
loro caratteristici abiti color pastello muoversi con numerosi figli al
seguito. </span></div>
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Attraversiamo paesaggi montani molto belli, arrivati al lago Bear ci concediamo
una pausa con un frappé ai lamponi di cui il paese è un grosso
produttore. Subito dopo comincia ad annuvolarsi e arriva un forte temporale. La
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National Park</i>. Non è propriamente un canyon, ma un enorme anfiteatro
originatosi dall’erosione del terreno. Qui la forza che lo ha modellato è stata
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fotografare i colori delle rocce che vanno dal rosa, all’arancione, fino al
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una via di stretti canyon e pinnacoli che si alzano minacciosi sopra la testa.
Questa è terra di indiani, che per primi cacciavano lungo questi sentieri.
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Breaks National Monuments</i>, un altro anfiteatro naturale con formazioni simili
a quelle del Bryce, ma mille metri più in alto. Qui la bellezza è dovuta soprattutto
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Certo che nulla si può dire dei parchi americani. Tutto
sembra funzionare: non c’è una carta per terra, gli autobus all’interno sono
gratuiti, il centro visitatori è pronto ad accogliere i turisti con ranger
sempre gentili e sorridenti, ci sono cartine e descrizioni dei sentieri
disponibili ovunque, ecc… Poi magari non riciclano le immondizie e hanno l’aria
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L'antilocapra americana </div>
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Il Thor's Hammer con delle rocce in bilico </div>
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Navajo Loop, un percorso circolare di due km in fondo al canyon</div>
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Pecora delle montagne (una specie di pecora americana) </div>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lo stato dello Utah, con capitale Salt Lake City, è
famoso per i mormoni, la poligamia e i canyon di roccia rossa come lo Zion
National Park. Il cuore del parco è una gola lunga 24 km e profonda
800 metri scavata da un ramo del fiume Virgin River. Il nome Zion viene fatto
risalire ad uno dei primi mormoni insediatisi nel canyon nel 1863, il quale
riteneva di aver ritrovato in quel luogo la Sion descritta dal profeta Isaia
nella Bibbia. Anche altre formazioni di roccia che costituiscono attrazioni del
parco hanno nomi di derivazione biblica.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lungo il canyon le auto non possono circolare, così
le navette gratuite fanno da spola lungo i 10 km
asfaltati, dove cominciano numerosi sentieri da percorrere<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> a </span>piedi. La più popolare camminata è proprio quella a
livello del fiume, dove ad un certo punto bisogna entrare con i piedi nell’acqua
per proseguire. Visto il caldo, entrano quasi tutti, con o senza scarpe. Noi, no. Dopo
settimane che ci laviamo con le bottiglie, tanta acqua ci fa paura. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ci attirano invece le persone che vediamo piccolissime in
cima ad un enorme blocco di granito, 500 metri circa di dislivello sopra le
nostre teste. La guida lo descrive come uno dei percorsi più difficili, con
strapiombi a dir poco vertiginosi, ma anche uno dei più belli. Per salire
l’ultima parte bisogna aiutarsi con delle catene e delle corde di acciaio. Il
famoso Angel Landing Trail è lungo 9 km, con 426 metri di dislivello e si
impiegano circa 4 ore per percorrerlo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Iniziamo la salita alle due del pomeriggio, senza troppa
convinzione e senza troppa acqua, visto che non pensavamo di fare questa
escursione. I colori della roccia e la vista sono sempre più belli e ci
invitano a salire sempre di più. In alcuni tratti bisogna prestare veramente
molta attenzione. Il rosso della roccia che si staglia nel blu del cielo offre
degli squarci impagabili. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Per percorrere il tragitto impieghiamo poco più delle
quattro ore previste. Torniamo al parcheggio dell’auto che è quasi sera, siamo
distrutti ma ampiamente appagati. Oggi ci sembra più che mai vero il detto:<i> “Quando
sei indeciso sulla via da prendere, scegli la più difficile.”.</i></span></div>
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La gente attraversa la gola camminando nell'acqua</div>
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Cominciamo la salita verso l'Angel Landing, quasi 500 m più in alto</div>
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La prima parte del sentiero sembra quasi facile </div>
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Intanto ammiriamo il paesaggio </div>
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Un insolito abbraccio </div>
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Il canyon sotto di noi </div>
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Comincia la ferrata </div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-30390327518933753502014-08-08T14:00:00.000-07:002014-08-09T22:55:32.915-07:00I colori della Death Valley<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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la Death Valley. A mezzanotte, dopo due ore di auto e 120 miglia percorse nel
deserto, ci fermiamo a fare benzina a Lathrop Wells, incrocio tra la Highway 95
e la statale 373 proveniente dalle zone più remote. Visto che questo è l’unico
posto con presenza umana nel raggio di 40 miglia, ci fermiamo a dormire nel
parcheggio del distributore insieme ai camionisti. Il cielo è stupendo, si vede
bene la via lattea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Al mattino, scopriamo che nella parte posteriore del
distributore, proprio vicino a dove abbiamo dormito noi, c’è l’ingresso di un
Brothel: un bordello! Avevamo letto che in molte province del Nevada la<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>prostituzione è legalizzata (non a Las Vegas…
ci mancherebbe solo quella!), ma l’idea di aver dormito proprio di fronte
all’ingresso di una casa di tolleranza ci ha fatto sorridere. Non bastasse
questo a rendere strano questo posto, una scritta a caratteri cubitali sopra la
porta d’ingresso ricorda che qui sono stati visti gli alieni. Per fortuna tutte
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">La Death Valley è la
parte più settentrionale e più spettacolare del più esteso deserto del Mojave, rimane
comunque una superficie molto estesa e per visitarla abbiamo percorso quasi 300
km</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: white;">.</span>
Al suo interno ci sono dune di sabbia modellate dal vento, canyon scavati dall’acqua
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nella Death Valley, fino a 2.000 anni fa c’era un enorme
lago salato che evaporando ha lasciato una vasta distesa bianca di sale che si
può ben vedere salendo ai 1600 metri del Dante’s View. Da questo punto è
possibile vedere contemporaneamente sia il punto più basso (Badwater, -85 m sul
livello del mare), che quello più alto (Mt. Whitney, 4421 m) di tutti gli Stati
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La cosa che colpisce dei parchi americani è che si visitano
prevalentemente in macchina. Tutto è concepito in modo tale che si debba
scendere il meno possibile. Le passeggiate ci sono, ma sono un’opzione per
quelli che proprio vogliono farsi del male. Persino il biglietto d’ingresso
viene fatto pagare all’auto, non alle persone che ci sono all’interno.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dopo un’intera giornata passata alla Death Valley, nel
tardo pomeriggio ci avviamo nuovamente verso Las Vegas per prendere la
superstrada 15 che porta al prossimo parco, lo Zion National Park. Guidiamo
tutta la sera e ci fermiamo a dormire a S.George, nello Utah, un nuovo stato.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Percorsi fino a S. George 5.463 miglia, pari a 8.741 km.</span></div>
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Zabrinskie Point ...</div>
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offre uno splendido panorama sulle colline del Golden Canyon </div>
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Dante's View, si trova a 1650 metri di quota e sotto si vede la distesa di sale </div>
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Badwater, a 85 metri sotto il livello del mare, </div>
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L'Artist Drive</div>
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Il vento dà alle dune di sabbia la classica forma a mezzaluna</div>
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Le formazioni saline </div>
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Gli splendidi colori sono dovuti ai vari minerali</div>
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Un bordello (brothel) tra gli alieni...</div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-40511992168193225422014-08-07T22:07:00.002-07:002014-08-07T22:50:08.647-07:00Fuga a Las Vegas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Quando ci svegliamo nella Death Valley il cielo è ancora
coperto, decidiamo così di andare a Las Vegas e tornare in serata. Arriviamo in
città verso le 13. Lungo la via principale, un pò prima che inizino i casinò, ci
fermiamo al <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Golden e Silver Pawn Shop</i>,
un negozio diventato famoso anche in Italia per la serie televisiva Affari di
Famiglia i cui simpatici proprietari raccontano la storia degli oggetti che
vendono. Non abbiamo mai visto la trasmissione, il suggerimento ci è stato dato
da due nostri cari amici romani: Rosanna ed Enzo. C’è una coda lunghissima per
entrare.</span></div>
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composta da un’unica via lunga sei chilometri, chiamata la “Strip” e
disseminata delle costruzioni più strane che la fantasia possa concepire.
Dentro ognuna di queste ci sono hotel e sale da gioco a perdita d’occhio. Potremmo
definirlo un monumento allo sperpero e all’esagerazione, che attira comunque 37
milioni di turisti all’anno, una media di 100 mila al giorno!</span></div>
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Circus (qui tutti gli hotel sono anche dei casinò) e seguiamo la via.
Incontriamo subito l’Encore e il Wynn Las Vegas che dominano lo skyline della
città, solo la collina artificiale che collega questi due casinò è costata 130
milioni di dollari. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lo stupore e le sorprese si susseguono, soprattutto
quando si accendono le insegne al neon: un mondo fantastico caratterizzato da
design e architetture incredibili, come la piramide e la sfinge dell’hotel
Luxor, l’Aladdin hotel a tema orientale, New York New York con la riproduzione
della statua della libertà, Il Paris con una copia della torre Eiffel grande la
metà dell’originale e costata 760 milioni di dollari, le statue romane al
Caesar Palace e molto altro. Quello che comunque ci ha stupiti di più è stato
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gondole che attraversano la zona dei negozi. </span></div>
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ma sicuramente d’effetto, la finta battaglia tra pirati al Treasure Island, con
esplosioni e palle di fuoco che si elevano al cielo. Tanto per concludere con
le esagerazioni, alla fine della Strip c’è l’hotel MGM, il più grande degli
Stati Uniti con le sue 5.000 camere. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Il Nevada, oltre ad essere il primo stato a legalizzare
il gioco d’azzardo, è anche quello in cui è più facile sposarsi. Non servono
molti documenti e neppure gli esami del sangue richiesti in atri stati. Per
questo la città pullula di Wedding Chapel in cui è possibile sposarsi in
qualsiasi ora del giorno o della notte. Praticamente ogni hotel ha una sua
Wedding Chapel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Verso le dieci di sera ripartiamo per la Death Valley. Dopo
tutta questa confusione il deserto diventa una necessità.</span></div>
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I personaggi della serie televisiva "Affari di famiglia" </div>
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La fila per trovarli nel negozio Gold & Silver Prawn..<br />
e chiedere un autografo per il nostro amico</div>
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La Parigi di Las Vegas </div>
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Stravaganza nella Strip </div>
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Riproduzione di Manattan per la facciata dell'albergo New York New York</div>
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All'interno dell'albergo Luxor c'è anche </div>
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una copia della tomba di Tutankhamon </div>
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Vista notturna della Strip </div>
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Slot machine a perdita d'occhio </div>
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Il Venetian è uno degli alberghi più lussuosi del mondo </div>
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A Las Vegas è molto facile sposarsi e si celebrano</div>
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matrimoni a qualsiasi ora del giorno e della notte</div>
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350 miglia (560 km) e almeno 8 ore di auto, di più per noi che ci fermiamo
continuamente. Praticamente una giornata intera di trasferimento. Dedichiamo
inoltre parte della mattinata a fare la spesa, il bucato nelle lavanderie
automatiche, dove ci sorprendiamo sempre che in meno di tre quarti d’ora si
riesca a lavare e ad asciugare la biancheria, e decidiamo finalmente di
comprare un inverter, cioè un dispositivo che converte i 12 volts
dell’automobile nei 120 alternati per caricare computer e macchine fotografiche
mentre si viaggia. Proviamo con un modello da 100 Watt di potenza ma è troppo
piccolo, così ne compriamo uno da 400 per 40$ al Wallart, una grande catena di
supermercati che offre di tutto a prezzi contenuti.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fino a Bakersfield la superstrada 99 è insignificante,
mentre la panoramica 178 che si dirama da questa e porta direttamente alla
Death Valley è uno spettacolo, soprattutto dopo il lago Isabella, dove si trova
una distesa di eleganti <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Joshua tree</i>.
Il <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>nome fu dato dai primi pionieri
mormoni che videro nei rami contorti della pianta le braccia levate al cielo
del profeta Giosuè. Questa specie può raggiungere i 9 metri di altezza è i 1000
anni di età. Il vicino <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Joshua Tree
National Park</i> è stato creato proprio per proteggere questa insolita pianta
che cresce solo da queste parti.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La strada verso la Desert Valley prosegue tra cittadine
fantasma del far west come Ridgecrest o Trona e lunghe lingue d’asfalto che si
perdono nel deserto. Purtroppo il tempo continua ad essere prevalentemente
nuvoloso e questo toglie parte della bellezza a questo insolito paesaggio. Il
caldo del deserto è opprimente quando c’è il sole, ma può essere anche freddo
con le nuvole. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Arriviamo a Stovepipe Wells poco prima di sera. Questo
villaggio è costituito solo da alcuni hotel, un market e un distributore di
benzina dai prezzi proibitivi. Mangiamo qualcosa in uno dei ristoranti e poi
torniamo 9 miglia indietro per dormire in un campeggio gratuito di sole 10
piazzole. Lì incontriamo una famiglia francese con due bambini che viaggia in
un piccolo camper tipo Westafalia, con una tenda sul tetto dove dormono i
bambini. Il francese ci racconta che il noleggio costa 85$ al giorno e ha
dovuto prenotarlo un anno prima, perché i camper piccoli sono pochi e si
esauriscono velocemente (<a href="http://www.escapecampervans.com/">www.escapecampervans.com</a>). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Qui passiamo la notte più tranquilla del nostro viaggio:
avevano detto che era impossibile dormire nella Death Valley per via del caldo,
invece noi abbiamo quasi freddo. Il cielo continua ad essere nuvoloso e prima
di addormentarci ragioniamo sul fatto che se anche domani fosse così non ha
senso visitare il parco e converrebbe andare a Las Vegas, anche se dista più di
tre ore, tornando il giorno successivo nella Death Valley. E’ una pazzia, visto
che la città dista 250 km, ma le pazzie fanno parte del viaggio.</span></div>
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In America mai restare in riserva, </div>
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perchè i distributori sono anche a 100 km</div>
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I saliscendi delle strade americane </div>
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Nel deserto questa notte abbiamo dei vicini di casa </div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-31286219997632656972014-08-05T23:01:00.000-07:002014-08-07T22:37:43.784-07:00I giganti del Sequoia N.P. e del Kings Canyon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In questi due parchi adiacenti, le famose sequoie giganti
color ruggine sono le più alte (come un edificio di 30 piani) e le più numerose
di tutta la Sierra Nevada. Robuste e annerite dagli incendi, sono i più grandi
esseri viventi della terra e gli esemplari più grandi possono superare gli 80
metri di altezza. Pur non essendo gli alberi più longevi al mondo (primato che
spetta agli antichi pini aristati della California), molti esemplari superano i
2500 anni.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Una parte del parco è occupata dal Giant Forest, un bosco
di 8 kmq a 2000 metri di quota che protegge gli esemplari più giganteschi
(Sequoiadrendron giganteum), tra cui il più grande essere vivente del mondo, il
General Sherman Tree, che misura alla base 9 metri di diametro e si erge a 84
metri di altezza. E’ composto da circa 1485 metri cubi di legname, sufficienti
a costruire 85 case di medie dimensioni. Uno dei suoi rami superiori misura 2 metri
di diametro e 24 metri di lunghezza, cioè molto di più delle dimensioni di
molti alberi. Malgrado la sua età, stimata intorno ai 3.000 anni, continua a crescere
di qualche centimetro ogni dici anni.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Appena due miglia più a sud del “General Sherman Tree”,
proprio di fronte al Giant Forest Museum, che presenta delle mostre sulle
insolite caratteristiche di questi mostri, si trova il “The Sentinel Tree”, un’altra
gigantesca sequoia di soli 2.200 anni! Proprio da questo punto parte un
sentiero di cinque km in mezzo alle sequoie giganti che porta al Moro Rock, un
punto panoramico a 360° sulla vallata sottostante. Un pulmino gratuito fa la
spola tra questi due punti. La passeggiata è molto bella, sembra di essere in
un cartone animato, dove le dimensioni degli alberi ti fanno sentire una
formica.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">L'incontro con l'orso</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Durante la passeggiata vediamo un orso di piccole
dimensioni, probabilmente un cucciolo, attirato dall’odore della carne alla
brace che alcuni turisti si stavano preparando. Lo guardiamo mentre si
allontana senza troppa convinzione, probabilmente spaventato dalle persone</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">E’ quasi buio quando lasciamo il bosco per scendere a
valle e prendere la superstrada che ci avvicina alla Death Valley (circa 8 ore
da qui). Ci fermiamo a mangiare al Denny’s di Visalia (alla fine finiamo sempre
in questi fast food, gli unici che non chiudono presto la sera), cittadina dove
trascorriamo la notte più calda del nostro viaggio in auto, è stato quasi
impossibile dormire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dalla partenza del 12 luglio da Chicago,
fino a Visalia in California,abbiamo percorso con l'auto: 4.429 miglia = 7086 km</span></div>
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Le maestose sequoie </div>
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L'incontro con l'orso (un cucciolo)</div>
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Il "General Shcerman Tree" è l'albero più alto al mondo,</div>
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misura 84 metri e ha circa 3.000 anni</div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-42467351549682713122014-08-03T11:37:00.000-07:002014-08-04T12:11:12.532-07:00Un giorno in un ashram e un giorno allo Yosemite N.P.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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sera, dopo la visita al quartiere di Castro. Rimanere a dormire in città è
stressante proprio per la fatica di trovare un parcheggio per dormire che non
sia l’uscita di un garage. Attraversiamo il Golden Gate di notte e tra la
nebbia e il buio quasi non ci rendiamo conto di esserci sopra. Il ponte è poco
illuminato la sera, così come lo sono tutte le strade americane, per questo
appena fa buio cerchiamo sempre di fermarci. Ma in questo caso andiamo avanti
lo stesso e ci fermiamo pochi miglia più a nord. Sul Golden Gate non ci viene chiesto
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Il giorno seguente decidiamo
di andare a vedere il Sonoma Ashram, che si trova poche miglia fuori dal centro
della città omonima di Sonoma, ad un’ora di strada da San Francisco. Quando
siamo stati a Varanasi, in India, abbiamo conosciuto Lorenzo e Camilla, che
gestivano una scuola e un Ashram fondati dal Baba Harihar Ramji, lo stesso che
ha fondato questo in America. Il Baba vive la maggior parte del tempo qui e,
visto che non l’abbiamo mai conosciuto, volevamo cogliere l’occasione. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">L’Ashram di Sonoma (<a href="http://www.sonomaashram.org/">www.sonomaashram.org</a>) è una struttura
moderna con tanto di piscina, giardino e un enorme orto che serve a rifornire
di ortaggi freschi il centro. Vuole essere un rifugio di pace, silenzio e
crescita personale, sia per i visitatori occasionali che per quelli che
decidono di fermarsi per periodi più lunghi. Quando arriviamo al centro
troviamo una nutrita delegazione di Padova e Treviso. Persone che hanno
conosciuto il Baba quando è stato in Italia nel 2008 e ne seguono gli
insegnamenti. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Io e Paola passiamo la
giornata tra esercizi di yoga, meditazione e passeggiate nel giardino. Abbiamo
parlato anche con il Baba: chissà se sapremo essere più saggi. Comunque, dopo
tre settimane almeno due pasti vegetariani li abbiamo fatti.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Il giorno dopo visitiamo il
famoso Yosemite National Park, arriviamo nel primo pomeriggio, dopo aver
guidato tutta la mattina. In alcuni tratti in mezzo al fumo a causa dei
numerosi incendi. Il biglietto di ingresso costerebbe 20$ per auto, ma noi
abbiamo una tessera che con la spesa di 80$ permette di visitare tutti i parchi
nazionali.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lo Yosemite è uno dei parchi
più amati dagli americani e lo si capisce guardando i suoi picchi di granito
che danno le vertigini, le sue cascate molto alte e i prati fioriti. Ma a noi,
che conosciamo le Alpi, lo Yosemite non offre le stesse emozioni, anche se il
tramonto sui maestosi massi di granito di El Capitan (2307 m) e dello Half Dome
(2695 m) sono stati veramente belli. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Una ventina di miglia a sud
delle attrattive principali del parco c’è il Mariposa Grove, un’area che ospita
sequoie gigantesche, un assaggio a quelle più datate del Sequoia National Park,
che vedremo domani. La Grizzly Giant è quella più vecchia di questo parco e si
stima abbia più di 1800 anni!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La sera ci portiamo a
Wavona, sperando fosse un piccolo centro del parco con qualche ristorantino,
invece c’è solo un distributore e un enorme hotel in stile vittoriano che
finisce di servire i pasti alle 21. Così, dopo aver preparato la nostra suite a
quattro ruote, prendiamo le ultime briciole delle provviste e le mangiamo
contemplando una via lattea stupenda.</span></div>
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El Capitan (Yosemite), il più grande blocco di granito del mondo, è molto amato<br />
dagli scalatori che impiegano anche una giornata per raggiungere la sommità.</div>
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Verso il Glacier Point, a 980 m di quota, per un panorama sullo Yosemite</div>
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L'Half Dome, alto 2696 metri, è il simbolo dello Yosemite</div>
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...alla ricerca dell'orso</div>
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Grizzly Giant, la sequoia più grande e più vecchia dello Yosemite, ha 2700 anni!</div>
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Paola tra le radici di una sequoia gigante, riuscite a vederla?</div>
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Un percorso del parco passa dentro il Calofornia Tunnel Tree,</div>
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una sequoia il cui cuore è stato spaccato nel 1895 ma l'albero continua a vivere.</div>
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Uno dei tanti incendi nello Yosemite N. P.</div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-90348272492097829072014-08-01T00:01:00.000-07:002014-08-03T00:02:03.667-07:00Costo di un viaggio di 45 giorni negli Stati Uniti<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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sui costi del viaggio, tenendo presente che si tratta di un viaggio itinerante Coast
to Coast e ritorno, con noleggio di un’auto per 34 giorni, 12.000 km previsti
in auto e qualche altro migliaio in autobus per andare a vedere le cascate del
Niagara.</span><br />
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giorno in due, tutto compreso, dormendo in camera solo due notti a Chicago e
poi sempre in auto, mai nei campeggi. Buona parte della spesa è comunque dovuta
alla benzina.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tenendo conto della spesa prima di partite (voli +
noleggio auto + altro) il costo del viaggio dovrebbe aggirarsi intorno ai <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2.500/3.000 euro a testa, tutto compreso</span>.
Da 800 a 1.000 euro in meno di quanto avremmo speso se avessimo dormito negli
hotel, invece che in auto.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mangiare in ristorante è costoso, per cui spesso ci riduciamo
a mangiare nei fast food o facendo la spesa al supermercato. La frutta per
esempio non è varia e costa molto: oggi abbiamo pagato 3 $ due (di numero)
pesche. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sfatiamo anche il mito che qui si usa solo la carta di
credito: noi l’abbiamo usata solo per comprare i voli e il noleggio dell’auto,
in internet e abbiamo sempre prelevato con il bancomat (circuito Cirrus sugli <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ATM) come facciamo normalmente in giro per il
mondo. In realtà anche loro preferiscono il contante: in alcuni negozi fanno
pagare mezzo dollaro in più se si usa la carta di credito sotto una certa
cifra.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dettaglio delle spese:</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">575 € a testa per il volo a/r con Alitalia da Milano a
New York</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">170 € per due, assicurazione sanitaria ACE proposta in
concomitanza con l’acquisto online del biglietto aereo. Ben meno di quanto
avrebbe chiesto qualsiasi altra assicurazione. Inutile chiedersi se è buona o
affidabile, tanto alla fine, in caso di sinistro, fanno tutte fatica a pagare.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">952 € per noleggio auto con <a href="http://www.alamo.it/">www.alamo.it</a>,
secondo guidatore compreso (che di solito costa molto). Avevamo chiesto la più
economica, ma non ne avevano a disposizione al momento del ritiro, per cui
abbiamo una Jepp Compass, in cui possiamo appunto dormirci dentro abbassando i
sedili posteriori. Lo spazio che si crea è veramente comodo: 180 cm di
lunghezza per 160 di larghezza. In più con i vetri oscurati nessuno si rende
conto che dentro ci dorme qualcuno.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">266 € per volo (133 a testa) Jet Blue da New York a Chicago.
Qui abbiamo sbagliato, andando con l’autobus saremmo arrivati solo qualche ora
dopo e avremmo speso 100 euro in due.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">24 € per visto ESTA online (12 a testa).</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">90 € per due patenti internazionali (45 a testa) fatte
direttamente all’Ufficio Motorizzazione Civile di Padova. Probabilmente una spesa
inutile visto che nessuno la vuole vedere. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">80 € in due persone per viaggio in treno a/r più autobus
da Venezia a Milano Malpensa.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">100 € in due, per guide di viaggio (Lonely Planet) più
materassini e piccola tenda che ovviamente non stiamo usando perché dormiamo in
jeep. </span></div>
</div>
Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-66642855807822164722014-07-30T09:07:00.000-07:002014-08-01T09:23:15.999-07:00Un labirinto a San Francisco<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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difficile, i segnali sono chiari e il traffico non è caotico. Così, alla fine,
abbiamo girato anche San Francisco in automobile. Unico problema, sia di giorno
che di notte, sono i parcheggi economici sempre pieni. </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abbiamo girato la città in lungo e in largo, visitando
sia l’Accademia delle Scienze, progettata da Renzo Piano nel 2008, dove si può
vivere l’esperienza di un terremoto rinchiusi in una stanza, sia
l’Esploratorium: uno dei più grandi musei “tattili” al mondo, dove chiunque può
mettere mano agli esperimenti scientifici. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Essendo sulla faglia di “Sant’Andrea”, San Francisco è
sempre a rischio di terremoti, per cui le abitazioni sono prevalentemente basse
e di legno. C’è solo un piccolo centro finanziario dove si alzano alcuni
grattacieli. E’ molto bello girare su e giù per le strade ripide, costruite su
decine di colline. Dall’alto si ha una visione su tutta la città, l’isola di
Alcatraz e l’immancabile “Golden Gate”, uno dei ponti più famosi al mondo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Come abbiamo già sperimentato lungo la strada costiera, i
mesi di luglio e agosto non sono ideali per la costa pacifica. L’acqua molto fredda
dell’oceano, entrando in contrasto con l’aria calda della costa, genera venti freddi e nebbie persistenti. In due giorni non abbiamo mai visto
il “Golden Gate” interamente, perché la parte più alta era sempre immersa nella
nebbia.</span></div>
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cattedrale di San Francisco, la “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Grace
Cathedral</i>”, una volta alla settimana si fa yoga: centinaia e
centinaia di persone stendono il loro tappetino ovunque, anche intorno all’altare,
e per un’ora l’insegnante indica gli esercizi da fare, il tutto accompagnato
dal suono di una piccola orchestra. Sul pavimento della navata centrale è
disegnato un labirinto che risale ad un disegno del XII secolo, simbolo del
“perdersi” e del “ritrovarsi”. Vicino, una scritta dice: “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Quando sei alla ricerca di dio non importa quale strada tu intraprenda,
la ricerca in sé è la giusta strada</i>”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A parte il quartiere cinese e qualche via centrale, la
città è abbastanza vuota di sera, può capitare di camminare anche un’ora senza
trovare un bar o un ristorante aperto. Nei quartieri di “Mission” e “Castro” il
discorso cambia, se per certi aspetti sono un po’ trasandati, soprattutto
quello di “Mission”, per altri hanno una vitalità che ci mancava, con bar e
tanta gente in giro. Qui si possono mangiare piatti messicani a prezzi
accettabili, per esempio al “Pancho Villa”, sulla 16<sup>th</sup>, vicino all’uscita
della metro.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Il quartiere di Castro è noto per essere il centro della
comunità omosessuale di San Francisco, con locali pieni di uomini e immagini a
tema. Lungo le vie si vedono diverse coppie maschili e alcuni travestiti, ma
poche donne. Nel centro del quartiere c’è il “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">GLBT History Museum</i>” (5$), il primo museo americano dedicato alla storia
del movimento omosessuale, è fatto bene molto interessante. Il sito del museo è
<a href="http://www.glbthistory.org/">http://www.glbthistory.org/</a>, oppure: <a href="http://www.glbthistory.org/museum/index.html">http://www.glbthistory.org/museum/index.html</a>
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<![endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dopo tre notti a Venice (Santa Monica), nella via dei
nostri amici italiani, lasciamo Loas Angeles, ma prima ci facciamo una bella doccia
sulla spiaggia. Erano due settimane che ci lavavamo solo con delle taniche da
un gallone. Ci fermiamo ad un mercato sulla strada, il primo che vediamo negli
Stati Uniti. La frutta è perfetta e buonissima, ma ha prezzi proibitivi. L’unico
frutto che costa poco sono le banane.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La seconda strada più nota degli Stati
Uniti, dopo la Route 66, è la Pacific Coast Highway che si snoda lungo la costa pacifica, da San
Diego fino al Canada. Il tratto più bello sembra essere proprio quello che
abbiamo percorso noi, tra Los Angeles a San Francisco. Pensavamo che la guida
esagerasse alla grande, quando la definiva “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Il
più grande incontro di terra e mare esistente al mondo</i>” (frase del
romanziere Rober Louis Stivenson), invece anche noi ne siamo stati ammaliati:
ogni<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>curva invita a fermarsi, a scattare
una fotografia, a contemplare il paesaggio, ad annusare i profumi. La Pacific
Coast Highway fu dichiarata prima autostrada panoramica dello stato nel 1966.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dovevamo impiegare due giorni per percorrerla, invece ne
abbiamo impiegati tre. Centinaia di km di costa rimasta incontaminata, senza
grandi città e con pochi segni di insediamenti umani. Gran parte della costa è
protetta da una serie di parchi statali, coperti di fitti boschi con ampi
fiumi, vicino al frangersi delle onde del mare a breve distanza dalla strada. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Uno di questo parchi, l’Ano Nuevo State Park, ospita la
più grande colonia esistente al mondo di elefanti marini. Sono lì, tutti
spaparanzati a prendere il sole sulla spiaggia, ogni tanto un maschio corteggia
una femmina, oppure alza nuvole di sabbia con la coda. Più avanti vediamo
foche, camosci e cormorani: così tanti che le rocce sono ormai tutte bianche
per il “guano” (escrementi) che contiene nitrati e fosfati. </span></div>
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le balene</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In questo paradiso naturale abbiamo visto pure le balene,
tante, sei o sette, al largo, ma ben distinguibili dal getto d’acqua verticale
e dal loro verso. Siamo rimasti tanto tempo ad osservarle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Infine, 50 miglia prima di san Francisco, ci siamo
fermati al Pigeon Point Lighthouse Hostel (<a href="http://www.norcalhostels.org/pigeon">www.norcalhostels.org/pigeon</a>),
un ostello ricavato dai vecchi alloggi del guardiano del faro. Una vera favola.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Piccolo intoppo</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oggi abbiamo fatto il bucato, peccato che Paola abbia
dimenticato alcuni vestiti dentro la lavatrice… ovviamente non erano i suoi! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Ovunque profumo di mare e di fiori</div>
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Elefanti marini al sole</div>
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Corteggiamenti</div>
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La spiaggia di sabbia bianca di Carmel </div>
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Il cipresso solitario, simbolo del parco</div>
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Un ostello nella vecchia abitazione del custode </div>
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La prima doccia dopo due settimane </div>
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Chiesa spagnola di Santa Barbara </div>
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1000 $ di multa se butti i rifiuti per terra </div>
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Anche lui contempla il maree le balene</div>
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Balene</div>
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Balene </div>
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Femmina di cervo</div>
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Cormorani </div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-77587826015377383272014-07-26T08:11:00.000-07:002014-07-28T08:13:47.064-07:00Visita agli Universal Studios di Hollywood<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Alla fine ci siamo andati anche noi, curiosi di tanta
popolarità, malgrado il costosissimo biglietto d’ingresso di ben 92$ a testa e
altri 16 per il parcheggio dell’auto. Gli Studios sorgono una decina di miglia a
nord del centro città, su un’enorme superficie. C’è così tanta gente che, se si vuole riuscire a vedere qualcosa
e non passare tutto il giorno in coda, bisogna arrivare molto presto al mattino.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aperti al pubblico nel 1915 per far partecipare la gente alle riprese dei film, sono ancora tra i più grandi al mondo quasi un secolo dopo.</span><br />
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che ad una sede di produzione cinematografica. Insieme a qualche spezzone di
curiosità sul cinema, vengono proposti degli spettacoli simili a quelli di
Disneyland, comunque nel complesso siamo contenti di esserci andati.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nello “Studio Tour” ti portano con un trenino dentro i
set cinematografici di film famosi, facendoti vivere in prima persona
l’esperienza di un terremoto, di un’inondazione e l’attacco di uno squalo.
Molto interessante anche “Water World”, dove si assiste ad un combattimento con
palle di fuoco gigantesche, acrobazie e l’atterraggio di fortuna di un
idrovolante, con attori veri e ti sembra di essere proprio dentro la scena.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bella la visione del cartone Shrek in 4D,
dove la quarta dimensione è quella della poltrona che si muove e vibra in
relazione con le immagini del film e degli spruzzi d’acqua che arrivano direttamente sulla faccia dallo schermo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Alla fine siamo rimasti dentro ben 7 ore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Forse non abbiamo capito Los Angeles, ma dopo la visita di tre giorni, ci sembra più un mito che una realtà. </span></div>
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Disastro aereo ...negli Studios </div>
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Scena dal vivo: "Water World" </div>
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Una finta Marilyn Monroe danza per il pubblico</div>
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La ricostruzione di un quartiere di New York e il trenino di "Studio Tour" </div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-80230860291682021932014-07-25T09:51:00.000-07:002014-07-28T08:12:40.953-07:00In giro per Los Angeles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La Route 66 ci ha portato direttamente a Santa Monica,
dove arriviamo nel pomeriggio, giusto in tempo per una visita al quartiere di
Venice, conosciuto per la spiaggia e i canali, ma anche per l'aspetto “bohemien”
del suo quartiere residenziale e per la folcloristica passeggiata sul
lungomare. Il numero di artisti e di gente simpaticamente fuori di testa che
abbiamo incontrato è stato decisamente sorprendente. Sul mare, di fronte alla
downtown, c’è un parco giochi con una ruota panoramica, l’unica al mondo
costruita su un pontile galleggiante. Santa Monica ha una simpatica via pedonale, ma come
in gran parte delle città americane dopo le nove di sera non c’è più nessuno
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mentre cercavamo parcheggio abbiamo incontrato due
giovani ragazzi italiani che vivono qui da quasi un anno, lui di Milano, lei di
Napoli. Ci hanno raccontato di essere venuti a cercare lavoro e lo hanno
trovato facilmente. Sembra che per gli italiani sia più facile essere assunti. Non occorrono
particolari permessi, basta il visto turistico e il coraggio di chiedere in
giro. Pagano molto bene, dicono, lavorando solo tre giorni la settimana
riescono a vivere e a pagare l’affitto.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Su consiglio dei due italiani decidiamo di visitare Los
Angeles in auto, visto che l’autobus è molto lento e non permette di muoversi
facilmente dentro l’immensa città, anche se con un biglietto di soli 6$ al
giorno si può andare ovunque. Come abbiamo già detto, muoversi in auto nelle
città americane è molto facile e comodo.
Tutto è fatto per stare il più possibile con il sedere incollato al sedile della
propria auto. Le banche, per esempio, hanno esternamente delle corsie per le
auto dove si può prelevare con il bancomat senza scendere... “Drive-In”. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Anche al quartiere di Hollywood arriviamo in auto e
proprio sotto i grandi palazzi del cinema, dove scorrono fiumi di turisti sulla
“Walk of Fame”, la via con le stelle di marmo incastonate sul terreno, scorre
l’enorme Hollywood Boulevard a quattro corsie. Prima le auto, poi i pedoni. Per avere dei parcheggi liberi
basta veramente spostarsi di poco, cosa che non farebbero mai gli Americani,
piuttosto preferiscono pagare profumatamente il parcheggio più vicino.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Giriamo Beverly Hills seguendo i numerosi autobus
turistici: le ville di questa collina sono veramente enormi e alcune molto
belle. Arriviamo al punto panoramico sopra la città, poi il quartiere della
moda di Rodeo Drive e infine la Downtown con l’immensa cattedrale “Our Lady of
the Angel”, la “Walt Disney Concert Hall” con i suoi bellissimi giardini
rialzati, il museo delle arti contemporanee “MOCA” ed infine “Little Tokyo”,
un simpatico carosello di centri commerciali e templi buddhisti. Avevamo visto
tante “Little China” nel mondo, mai un “Little Tokyo”.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Riassumendo:</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Los Angeles non ci piace, a parte qualche quartiere pieno di turisti come Santa Monica o Hollywood, sembra una città morta, vuota,
senza carattere. Non vediamo l’ora di andarcene. Intanto domani ci aspettano
gli Universal Studios!</span></div>
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Palazzi stile veneziano di "Venice" </div>
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Paola e Johnny Deep, da lontano non si capisce chi dei due ha più cera. </div>
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Il Kodak Theatre, ora Dolby Theatre, dove vengono dati gli Oscar </div>
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Rodeo Drive, il quartiere della moda </div>
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La Walt Disney Concert Hall nella downtown</div>
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La spiaggia di fronte a "Venice", a sud di Santa Monica </div>
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Diventata famosa dopo successo televidivo Baywatch</div>
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Il simbolo di Los Angeles era una pubblicità temporanea del 1923.</div>
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Inizialmente la scritta era "Hollywood Land" ma una slavina ha distrutto la seconda parola. </div>
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Uno showroom della Ferrari a Beverly Hills. </div>
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Mai viste tante Ferrari in giro come a Los Angeles</div>
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-17497585791010624962014-07-24T07:58:00.000-07:002014-07-26T22:34:11.772-07:00L'arrivo a Los Angeles e la fine della Route 66<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Pensavamo di percorrere i 700 km rimanenti tra Williams e Los Angeles in una sola giornata, invece la bellezza della strada ci ha rallentato ancora una volta. Il tratto fino a Kingman ha offerto paesaggi desertici molto belli, pieni di cactus e il superamento del passo </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Sitgreavespass a 1000 metri. Zone isolate, per la strada non è passato nessuno per ore, tanto che ci siamo lavati tranquillamente sull'asfalto per non riempirci di sabbia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Chiaramente la temperatura nel deserto è salita parecchio, toccando i 110 gradi Farhenheit, circa 45 gradi Centigradi. In auto avevamo l'aria condizionata a manetta, ma toccando i finestrini dall'interno si sentiva che scottavano. Entrati in California, a Needles, la temperatura è continuata a salire e verso sera è arrivata pure la seconda tempesta di sabbia del nostro viaggio. Il deserto della California lungo la Route 66 è molto grande, la prima città che si incontra è Barstow, circa 300 km dopo il confine, in mezzo c'è solo un distributore di benzina.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Il giorno seguente arriviamo finalmente a Santa Monica, una delle spiagge di Los Angeles, dove finisce ufficialmente la Route 66 e ci facciamo subi</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">to la foto di rito davanti al cartello che indica la fine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">In undici giorni abbiamo percorso 3.200 miglia (anche se la strada è lunga 2.400), poco più di 5.000 km. Siamo passati dalle distese coltivate dell'Illinois ai deserti dell'Arizona e della California. Una strada la cui memoria sembra esagerata all'inizio, poi ti abitui alle infinite stravaganze e alla fine ti mancano. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In questi 11 giorni la nostra auto ha consumato 370 $ di benzina, quasi nove miglia (14 km) per dollaro. Il consumo medio dell'auto è stato di 11 km al litro, alto, ma la nostra Jeep Compass ha 2.000 di cilindrata e l'aria condizionata sempre accesa. Mai pagato un pedaggio autostradale e raramente il parcheggio. Lungo le strade americane si guida benissimo, sono grandi e c'è poco traffico. Le grandi strade interstatali arrivano direttamente in centro. Non abbiamo mai sentito la necessità di un navigatore. Abbiamo sempre dormito in auto, spesso nel parcheggio di un motel per essere più sicuri; abbassando i sedili posteriori lo spazio diventa quello di un piccolo letto matrimoniale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;"><i>Pellegrini lungo la Route 66</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Continuiamo a vedere persone con la croce che percorrono a piedi la Route 66. Joshua e Kerri sono due ragazzi zaino in spalla che sono partiti dalla costa atlantica e in tre estati vogliono arrivare al Pacifico, portando sulle spalle una grande croce in legno. Il loro sito è:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 115%;">Ultime foto della Route 66, sono sempre uguali, ma ci ricordano veramente tanta bella strada tante persone sorridenti.</span><br />
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La Route 66 attraversa ben 8 stati americani </div>
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Joshua e Kerri pellegrini moderni Coast to Coast con la croce</div>
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I camper americani sono delle vere e proprie case su ruote </div>
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Loro hanno rotto l'auto per strada e hanno deciso di proseguire in bicicletta </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-font-width: 0%;">Paola<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ha un'avversione naturale per i limiti di
velocità, nel senso che non li guarda o non li vede,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>non l’ho mai capito.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I limiti li decide lei. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-font-width: 0%;">Mentre tornavamo dal Grand
Canyon,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>io stavo leggendo e lei
guidava,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ad un certo punto mi avvisa che
c'era un'auto della polizia ferma lungo la strada. Le chiedo quanto era il
limite e a quanto stava andando, lei mi risponde: ”Piano, più piano di così!”</span></div>
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polizia è dietro di noi a sirene spiegate e accostiamo. Tutta preoccupata Paola si slaccia le
cinture e tenta di scendere, la blocco per la maglia dicendole che in America
non bisogna mai scendere dall'auto quando ti fermano. Arriva il poliziotto:il
limite era di 25 miglia all'ora (40 km/h), lei stava andando a 40 (60 km/h), si
porta via i documenti e torna dopo 15 interminabili minuti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Per questa volta solo un <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Warning</i> ufficiale, la prossima volta la multa sarà salatissima. C'è andata bene.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 130%; mso-ansi-language: IT; mso-font-width: 0%;">Ripartiamo e arriviamo a
Flagstaff in silenzio, un po’ delusi per la svista sulla velocità. Cerchiamo
informazioni per il Meteor Crater e veniamo mandati al Vulcan Crater, due cose
completamente diverse, ma entrambe molto interessanti.</span></div>
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cratere vulcanico che si è formato a seguito di una eruzione avvenuta circa
1000 anni fa. Una passeggiata di mezza ora permette di camminare sulla lava di colori
diversi, un paesaggio lunare. Il colore nero della lava è ancora vivido, tanto
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per gli Hopi, indiani Navajo discendenti dei Pueblo ancestrali, una delle tribù
più integre degli Stati Uniti che qui hanno la loro riserva. Per la visita a
questo vulcano basta spostarsi 20 miglia a nord di Falstaff, lungo la strada
89, appena dentro la riserva naturale Wupatki. Il costo dell'ingresso è di soli
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gigantesco o cratere formatosi a causa di un meteorite caduto sulla terra circa
50 mila anni fa. È tutt'ora il più grande cratere meteoritico scoperto al
mondo. Misura 4 km di circonferenza e 170 metri di profondità. Il costo della
visita è di 18 dollari ed è aperto dalle 9 alle19. Si trova una decina di
miglia a sud e della Route 66, tra Winslow e Falstaff.</span></div>
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tre ore, attraversando paesaggi stupendi e una tempesta di sabbia, siamo al
Grand Canyon. Il centro visitatori si trova a 2200 metri di altezza, ben 42 km
dopo l’ingresso del parco. Invece di prendere il singolo biglietto di (25 $ per
auto), compriamo un pass di 80$ valido per numerosi parchi. Il ranger
gentilmente ci chiede quali parchi pensiamo di visitare, perché se sono troppo
pochi non conviene.</span><br />
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disponibili e gentili, anche quando stanno facendo altri lavori; se chiedi
un’informazione lasciano tutto e si prodigano in spiegazioni. Guidano piano e
non hanno mai fretta. Se sei tu ad essere troppo lento, non sorpassano e non
suonano. Abbiamo fatto ormai più di 4.000 km lungo le strade americane e non
abbiamo mai trovato un automobilista impaziente o un camionista che strombazzi
per farsi strada.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Torniamo
al Grand Canyon. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dopo aver chiesto dei chiarimenti al centro visitatori cominciamo
la passeggiata lungo il bordo che ci offre uno spettacolo dopo l’altro,
veramente una cosa indescrivibile. Le sue dimensioni e gli strati di roccia multicolore
lasciano senza parole, è infatti il più suggestivi esempio di erosione al mondo,
un manuale di storia per i geologi e uno spettacolo unico per milioni di
visitatori. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Il Canyon è lungo 349 km, con una larghezza che varia da
6 a 29 km e una profondità di 1500 metri. Venne formato nell’arco di 6 milioni
di anni dall’erosione del fiume Colorado le cui acque impetuose si sono scavate
una via attraverso il Colorado Plateau. Le incredibili dimensioni del canyon lo
rendono assai spettacolare, ma la sua particolare bellezza è dovuta anche ai
continui giochi di luce e ombra a ai colori delle rocce, di un bianco pallido a
mezzogiorno, rosso e ocra al tramonto. </span></div>
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quanto dall’escursione del mattino successivo che ci ha permesso di scendere di
circa 600 metri lungo le pareti rocciose. Volendo si potrebbe arrivare giù fino
al fiume Colorado, ma è un’escursione di quasi due giorni, perché si impiegano
circa 4 ore a scendere e 5 a salire i 1500 metri di dislivello. </span></div>
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comunque di godere di panorami stupendi e dei colori vividi del primo mattino,
compresa la vista dei condor che ci volavano sopra la testa. Per arrivare
all’inizio del sentiero abbiamo preso uno dei tanti autobus gratuiti del parco che
ci hanno lasciato al South Kaibab Trailhead e poi siamo scesi fino al Cedar
Ridge. È un’escursione molto frequentata dai turisti, ma è anche una delle più
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Ruggero Da Roshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03320282283609616917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8181866866636187299.post-90686162643890575652014-07-21T23:09:00.000-07:002014-07-21T23:34:25.690-07:00La Monument Valley<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Già arrivando con l’autostrada tra Utah e Arizona si
possono ammirare le famose formazioni che emergono solitarie dal deserto
diventate il simbolo dell’ovest americano, sfondo per un numero infinito di
film, tanto che certi punti hanno preso il nome di registi o attori, come il
Jhon Ford’s Point, dove sembra che il regista amasse osservare il panorama. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La Monument Valley si percorre in solo in auto (forse è
per questo che piace tanto?), su una pista sabbiosa di circa 20 km che permette
di vedere i punti più belli. Si pagano 20 dollari per l’auto
all’ingresso e poi si percorre il giro fermandosi quando si vuole per
fotografare. Generalmente si impiegano dalle due alle tre ore. Sembra che l’ideale
sia arrivarci nel pomeriggio quando il sole sta tramontando e colora di rosso
vivo le rocce. Conviene entrare entro le 17, in modo da finire prima della
chiusura delle 20. Noi siamo entrati alle 18. Il percorso non sarebbe indicato per le auto troppo basse, ma alla fine entrano tutti.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Di fronte ai torrioni c'è un lussuoso albergo dai prezzi quasi proibitivi, ma volendo si può dormire nel campeggio vicino a soli 20$ per un posto tenda, svegliandosi con un'impagabile vista.</span><br />
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