The surprises that nature gave us were pleasant at first: watching a herd of deer move slowly up the hill;seeing an owl fly through a silent,snow-spangled night;listening to the coyotes bicker at 5a.m. I felt as though I had come to Eden.

• 起初，大自然给我们带来的是一派赏心悦目的奇景异象：观赏鹿群慢腾腾地上山，目睹猫头鹰飞过宁静的、雪光闪烁的夜空，聆听着早晨五点钟郊狼的叫声，我似乎有一种身临伊甸园的感觉。