The road not taken by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
——引在前面
豆瓣上得知小撮及其出走社已久,一直因为远离帝都,只能遥望,时常要扼一下腕。今次不用扼腕了,直接捋袖。
早上从住处和小蛇会合,近乎斜穿了北京的对角线,到达昌平南大街已经比预定集合时间足足晚了40分钟,我们都打算在把追及问题放在兴隆口之后了,幸得小蛇等候。
0802上了昌11,0839抵达兴隆口开始进山。让我奇怪的是,下车时的站名不是先前查得的“昌平看守所”,而是“兴隆口”。进山的公路一片坦途,两侧时有企图招徕游客的景观别墅,有的貌似新修,有的却已似荒废许久(也许在冬眠期?)。solarfe忽前忽后,为何?花草树木。
0936在大石坡遭遇“鳌山国际”不肯通融的门卫,只能折向另一路线,越墙而过,多翻了一座计划外的山。第一次在这么陡的山坡上跟这么多的灌木较劲,一边跟着小蛇,一边在后边接应不适应快节奏的solarfe。上完坡之后下坡到严窑的路全是石阶,好走得一气呵成。山坡下应solarfe请求,略事休息,问路于老乡,其中一个警惕得很。1130左右路过一块平地,solarfe落在后方体力见绌,索性就地午餐。我带水不足,小蛇带的啤酒午饭时弥补不少。饭后探路,走岔了一段,幸及时折回。走在沙洞子和槟榔峪之间的山沟里,灌木依然肆虐,往往需俯身而过。地上见到蓬松的一个圆球,类似马蜂窝,又像是海绵,再三端详,solarfe说是马勃。山体背阴处一大片完整的冰雪未化,欣喜地拉着灌木小心翼翼蹭过,权当是走冰川。走完冰川,出现一处荒弃的石垒房,有炕,几件家什零散在屋里,小屋门上犹有锈蚀斑斑的铁锁。是块隐居的好地。要推荐给我的隐逸派朋友。穿过这片地区豁然开朗,上了公路,附近是湾子村。跟着我冲向公路的solarfe不小心遭了路边不算深的溪流的暗算。幸好带有备用袜。
沿着公路西进,路过佛岩寺。公路的尽头,装着脚轮的木篱笆拦路,护林员蹲在那里。我的心里咯噔咯噔。及至小蛇开口,我们方知碰上了好人。不但放行,还详细指点路线,善哉。此段路线上升平缓,灌木倒是依然强势,脚下出现深达膝盖的落叶堆,哗嚓哗嚓有走在雪堆里的感觉。看着时间还富裕,小蛇让我们放慢速度。solarfe趁着歇脚的功夫,在垭口附近取出口琴来了一曲。下山之后,轻松许多,一路成为solarfe的植物普及之旅。到达石峡之前,两头驴在路边迎接,它们想要暗示什么?1639到达石峡村,结束课题。恰好完整的8小时,一分不多,一分不少。在一所房子里休息近一小时,搭上876延长线的末班车顺利回城。
感觉不错的一天,喜欢这样重口的风格。感谢小蛇带路。
【又及】
硬沿帽和手套在钻灌木时是个不错的选择。