Frances Slocum State Park & Bethlehem Musikfest (11/8/12)
上个星期六决定到位于Back Mountain, PA的Frances Slocum State Park走走，来个solo hiking。
来点简介吧！
Frances Slocum
The park is named for Frances Slocum, a young girl who was kidnapped by American Indians. Frances was one of ten children of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Slocum. This Quaker family lived on what is now North Street in Wilkes-Barre.
On November 2, 1778, a small group of Delaware Indians entered the Slocum home and carried away Frances who was then just five years old. The first night after her abduction was spent in a crude shelter under a rock ledge along Abraham Creek, believed to be within the state park boundary. Frances tried to escape during the first night but was soon recaptured. Frances was taken along as the Delaware Indians moved westward and spent the rest of her life with them.
Fifty-seven years after her abduction, Maconaquah, who could not remember her original name, told her story to a traveling merchant, who sent word back east. Several years later the brothers and a sister got the news and traveled to investigate. They found Frances Slocum living on a reservation near Peru, Indiana. She had been married twice and had borne four children. Frances refused the pleas of her brothers to return to Pennsylvania. The brothers wrote to her and learned many of the details of her abduction and life with American Indians.
Frances Slocum died in Indiana in 1847, at the age of 74. Mississinewa Lake in Indiana contains the Frances Slocum State Recreational Area and Lost Sister Trail. Along the Mississinewa River in Indiana, there is a monument that marks the final resting-place of Frances Slocum, also called Maconaquah, the “Young Bear.”
Park History
Frances Slocum Lake was created to control flooding. Picnicking areas and the dam were constructed and opened in the spring of 1968. In 1972, Tropical Storm Agnes devastated large areas of the adjacent Wyoming Valley. Frances Slocum State Park was closed to the public and 280 families moved into temporary houses in the park until their homes were restored. After the last family moved out, the park reopened to the public in June, 1974.
一开始抵达目的地时因为没有指标和地图，并不清楚我到底身处何处，唯有绕湖走看到底hiking trail在那里。当下看见湖景和大自然心情顿时开朗起来！
走了半个湖却不见任何hiking trail反而走到露营处，觉得不大对劲，于是再度开车寻找我可能遗漏了的路。兜转之下终于找到隐藏的路，来到湖的另一端，真庆幸自己早前没有放弃寻找。
@ Frances Slocum Trail (0.7 miles)
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感觉梦幻的阶梯。
从高处往下去的感觉还不错。
走到这里尿意实在憋不住，很鬼祟地四周张望确定没有任何人经过，立刻冲进旁边的草丛解放了。天啊，这是老娘第二次把在大自然的怀抱下撒尿！！顶！！！！(=皿=)
解决三急后看的花儿都特别美丽。（喝一记在脑勺）
@ Deer Trail (3.2 miles)
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划船。
trying panorama setting with my S II baby.
xxx
回到家后又赶下一场。
Sera，Nadja和我约了一块儿到一年一度的Bethlehem Musikfest （August 3-12, 2012）。事前没有做功课，不知道这个盛会到底是什么，只知道有得出去就好了。
在小册子里找到对于此盛会的资料：
If you're a Musikfest newbie, you may be wondering what all the fuss is about. Well, for starters, Musikfest is 10 days of musical awesomeness, with great, live music on 15 stages throughout Bethlehem's historic district and the new SteelStacks arts campus. From the opening note to the closing act, more than 500 FREE performances will take place in the city's streets, parks, plazas and historic areas this year.
If that's not enough, then consider the festival also features:
- 60 vendors offering a variety of great eats
- 45 of the nation's finest artisans
- Children's activities galore
and much more!
- A fabulous fireworks display on August 12
If you enjoy music as much as we do, then you'll love your first experience at Musikfest. From Bach to bluegrass and rock to reggae, we're certain you'll find something that appeals to your musical tastes.
Sera告诉我下午三点半到她家，我不以为意地提前出并告诉她我大约三点就会到达。怎知在我快要到她家时收到她的信息说：“为什么这么早到？我要和亲人skype，所以才要你三点半到。”看到这信息时，心顿时冷起来。老外拒绝人就是那么绝。好，既然你不要我那么早到，那我就驾车兜去别的地方。这一兜，兜到了半小时以外的地方去。结果下午四点才抵达她家。她问我为什么那么迟，我只好撒谎说我的GPS指我去荷兰，迷路去了。
由Sera驾约40分钟的车程下Bethlehem，把车停在Martin Tower的免费停车场，付$4（来回程）搭区间车到目的地。
第一次化winged eyeliner，来一张三八照！
@ The Morning Call Plaza Tropical
一下巴士就闻到食物诱人的味道。若要购买食物或任何的一切，需要到售票亭购买票。
Nadja and Sera在询问著名的Musikfest Mug。
这杯随着每一年的盛会有特定的设计，现场很多人都会带着自个儿不同年份的杯到特定的啤酒摊购买啤酒。
@ Wells Fargo Festplatz
@ Pennsylvania Lottery Volksplatz
Performance by Burning Bridget Cleary (Celtic, Folk).
@ Handwerkplatz
Pretzel Rivets with fake chesse $6.
A carnival must-have classic food: Funnel Cake. So good but so evil (calories!!).
($10, extra topping $3)
Enjoy my first ever Funnel Cake!
Performance by Cast in Bronze.
Bio: The carillon is played by a masked "spirit of the bells" that appears to breathe life into the instrument.
The 'blue' US.
left: me, Nadja, Sera.
@ Downtown Bethlehem Association Main Street
Harley Davidson.
大约晚上十点我们准备搭区间车回停车场。Nadja和Sera各剩下两张票（每张值$1），Sera以票和一个男人换取了一支烟（天啊，我没想到她竟然吸烟！），而Nadja大方地送给正在排队买票的男人。
取车回家已经快接近凌晨十二点了。中途送Nadja回家后，我又急尿起来了！又，是因为早上才发生相同的事情！(-_____-||||||)
我以为我可以忍到Sera家，一路上我的膀胱跟我唱反调。迫不得已的情况下我告诉Sera在任何的油站停给我上厕所，可是一路上都没有在营业的油站，最衰的是Sera要在Wawa（加油站商店）买一杯咖啡，那里不但没有厕所，而且不懂为何柜台排满了等待付钱的高中生！！！ 他妈的，干嘛那么多人在凌晨出现在这里？？！！！！忍到她付钱后，再以奇怪的走路姿态回车上准备回家。才走没两分钟，老娘我已经忍不了了！因憋尿而失去理智的我叫Sera立刻停在漆黑的路旁，也不管当时我就在一户人家的前院，只管立刻冲出门外蹲在车旁尿起来了。脑中一片空白。哇，能解决的感觉实在是太棒了！！！！Sera很酷地告诉我只要不要尿在她的车就好了。抱歉，我急需要解决的欲望盖过了我的自尊和形象。
很好，以上一幕将会永远成为我，关丽珊的经典。（拍手）
回到家我已经瘫痪，累毙惨了！！！
晚安。
（睡死去）
Musikfest的纪念品。
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