여러분들도 잘 아시는 팜스프링(palm springs)은
pga뿐만 아니라 휴양지로도 유명하다.
내가 거주하는 L.A. 한인다운에서 약2시간 반쯤
가다보면 팜스프링에 거의 도착직전 10번 프리웨이에서
팜스프링 에어리얼 트램웨이(Palm Springs Aerial Tramway)가 나온다.
이길로 산야신토(Mt. San Jacinto)의 valley station까지는
차로 올라가는데 경사가 만만치않고
길가에 차량의 에어컨사용을 금지하는 팻말이 나온다.
경사진 길이 연속이라 그만큼 차의 엔진에 무리가 되며,
2-3마일 거리를 올라가다 보면 고도차이로 귀가 멍해진다.
도착한 밸리스테이션의 고도는 2,643ft(806m)라고 한다.
여기서 한사람당 $19.95씩 입장표를 구입하여
10분간 2.5마일의 trip을 공중케이블카tram으로
가파르게 이동하게 되는데 도착지의
정상 고도가 8,516ft(2,596m)이다.
참고로 백두산높이가 2,744m,
한라산높이가 1,950m라니
얼마나 높은지 짐작할 수 있다.
한국의 산과 들처럼 곱고 미려하지 않으나
여기 캘리포니아선 드물게 높은 악산이다.
마침 지난번 비가 여기는 눈으로 내려져 있어
산정상뒤로 어름으로 조성된 산책길을 오르내리며
남가주 겨울의 드문 눈과 어름 구경을 하게 되었다
허 정 드림...
Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
On a dark desert highway,
cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas
rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance,
I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy
and my sight grew dimmer
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
'This could be heaven
or this could be hell'
Then she lit up a candle
and she showed me the way
There were voices
down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year,
you can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted,
she got the Mercedes benz
She got a lot of Pretty, Pretty boys
that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard,
sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember,
some dance to forget
So I called up the captain,
'Please bring me my wine'
He said,
'We haven't had that spirit here
since nineteen sixty nine'
And still those voices are
calling from far away,
Wake you up
in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place
They're livin' it up
at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise,
bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said
`We are all just prisoners here,
of our own device'
And in the masters chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it
with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember,
I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
`Relax' said the night man,
We are programmed to receive.
You can check out
any time you like,
But you can never leave.
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