纳奇兹小径公园大道, 图珀洛, 密西西比州, 美国 Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA (© The best photo is earned/Getty Images Plus)
纳奇兹小径公园大道, 图珀洛, 密西西比州, 美国 Natchez Trace Parkway, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA (© The best photo is earned/Getty Images Plus)
多走走,多思考 Wander often, wonder more
纳奇兹小径日出步道
如果你最近沉迷于电子屏幕,今天正是改变的好时机——我们建议你去徒步旅行。
今天图片展示的是位于密西西比州图珀洛附近的纳奇兹小径公园大道。这条小径几个世纪以来一直是美洲原住民的通道,在18世纪末19世纪初又为欧洲和美国的探险家和商人所用。如今,它绵延444英里,部分路段保存完好,展现了这条古道在经年累月的使用后逐渐下沉至周围地表的过程。沿途的指示牌详细介绍了这些历史,而大片森林和开阔的平原则让人可以放慢脚步,悠闲地欣赏沿途风光。
在山路上走走可以帮助减轻压力、改善情绪,还能缓解久坐带来的身体僵硬。因为活动恰逢周末,所以非常方便——走出去,稍微活动一下,剩下的就交给山路吧。
National Trails Day
If your screen time has been winning lately, today is a good time to change that—we suggest hiking. National Trails Day, created in 1993 by the American Hiking Society, nudges people toward exploring trails.
Take the Natchez Trace Parkway near Tupelo, Mississippi, featured in today's image. This trail was used by Native Americans for centuries before serving European and American explorers and traders in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Now it covers 444 miles, with preserved sections showing how the original path sank below the surrounding land after years of use. Markers along the route explain these layers of history, alongside stretches of forest and open land that make it easy to slow down.
Time on trails can help lower stress, improve mood, and ease stiffness from long hours of sitting. Because it falls on a weekend, it's an easy win—step out, move a little, and let the trail do the rest.
