Isabella Bird Revisits Rocky Mountain National Park

伊莎贝拉·伯德重游落基山国家公园

Date: March 23, 2009

日期：2009年3月23日

Contact: Kyle Patterson, 970-586-1363

联系人：凯尔·帕特森，970-586-1363

2009 Lyceum Series - Celebrate our Natural World: Artists Who Are Inspired by the Environment

2009 学院系列 - 庆祝我们的自然世界：受环境启发的艺术家们

Saturday, March 28, 7:00 p.m. - Isabella Bird, Rocky Mountain Adventurer and Victorian World Traveler

3月28日（星期六）晚上7点 - 伊莎贝拉·伯德，落基山脉探险家和维多利亚时代世界旅行家

Join us Saturday night as a time traveler comes back to Rocky Mountain National Park. Ranger Jean Muenchrath will portray Isabella Bird as she addresses the November 1892 meeting of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in London. Bird's appreciation and descriptions of far away environments are grand examples of the natural world inspiring literature.

周六晚上，一位时间旅行者回到落基山国家公园。护林员Jean Muenchrath将在1892年11月于伦敦举行的苏格兰皇家地理学会会议上扮演伊莎贝拉·伯德。鸟对遥远环境的欣赏和描述是自然世界启发文学的伟大例子。

Throughout her life, Englishwoman Isabella Bird suffered from numerous serious health problems. She began traveling at age 41 on her doctor’s advice to seek “a change of air” for her health. In 1873, while visiting the Colorado Rockies, she was one of the first women to climb Longs Peak. She traveled alone, often hiring a local guide, to Colorado, Canada, Hawaii, California, New York, Massachusetts, as well as Japan, the Middle East, India, present-day Pakistan, Tibet, China and Korea.

英国女性伊莎贝拉·伯德一生都遭受着许多严重的健康问题。她在41岁时开始旅行，听从医生的建议，为自己的健康寻求“换换空气”。1873年，在参观科罗拉多落基山脉时，她是第一批攀登朗斯峰的女性之一。她独自旅行，经常雇佣当地导游，前往科罗拉多州、加拿大、夏威夷、加利福尼亚州、纽约州、马萨诸塞州，以及日本、中东、印度、今天的巴基斯坦、西藏、中国和韩国。

Her numerous travel books were popular during her era and continue to inspire modern adventurers. Her book, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, contributed to a growing appreciation of natural beauty. She was in the company of early writers, artists, and adventurers who contributed to the conservation movement which influenced the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915.

她的众多旅行书籍在她那个时代很受欢迎，并继续激励着现代冒险家。她的书《落基山脉的一位女士的生活》促进了人们对自然美景的日益欣赏。她与早期的作家、艺术家和冒险家在一起，他们为1915年影响落基山国家公园创建的保护运动做出了贡献。

The theme of the 2009 Lyceum Series is “Celebrate our Natural World: Artists Who Are Inspired by the Environment.” This year’s series has a cultural focus. The presentations will highlight how the natural world influences and inspires artists. Artists of all types: singers, musicians, painters, sculptors, woodcarvers, performance artists, writers, quilters and photographers will be involved in this year’s Lyceum.

2009年兰心大戏院系列的主题是“庆祝我们的自然世界：受环境启发的艺术家”。今年的系列以文化为重点。这些演讲将突出自然世界如何影响和激励艺术家。各种类型的艺术家：歌手、音乐家、画家、雕塑家、木雕师、表演艺术家、作家、绗缝工和摄影师都将参加今年的兰心大戏院。

The Lyceum schedule runs from January 17 to May 16, 2009. Financial support for the lyceum series is provided by the park’s nonprofit partner, the Rocky Mountain Nature Association. Programs are free and open to the public. They are held at 7:00 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center auditorium in Rocky Mountain National Park. For more information about Rocky Mountain National Park please call (970) 586-1206.

兰心大戏院的时间表从2009年1月17日持续到5月16日。该公园的非营利合作伙伴落基山自然协会为lycum系列提供了财政支持。节目免费向公众开放。他们将于晚上7:00在落基山国家公园的海狸草原游客中心礼堂举行。有关落基山公园的更多信息，请致电（970）586-1206。