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雪莉夫人森林和古堡遗迹，新罕布什尔州，美国 Madame Sherri Forest and the remnant of an old castle, New Hampshire (© yggdrasill/Shutterstock)

无处可去的阶梯 Stairway to nowhere

雪莉夫人森林

位于新罕布什尔州切斯特菲尔德的雪莉夫人森林是一个充满历史和自然美景的迷人景点。这里曾是安托瓦内特·雪莉夫人在20世纪30年代建造的奢华住宅所在地。雪莉夫人是一位20年代的华丽服装设计师，以举办奢华派对而闻名，她高调地来到镇上后，经常乘坐司机驾驶的帕卡德轿车，身披皮草，成为了当地人的谈资。随着财富的减少，她的“城堡”年久失修，遭到了破坏。1959年，雪莉夫人返回时发现自己的房产已成废墟，从此再也没有回来过。1963年的一场大火烧毁了这座房子，只留下了石头地基、标志性的阶梯和一个通向孤零零烟囱的大壁炉。

如今，雪莉夫人故居所在的森林占地500多英亩，有风景优美的徒步小径，穿过林地、铁杉树林，绕过宁静的小溪，为户外运动爱好者提供了如诗如画的环境。这片区域由新罕布什尔州森林保护协会管理，是为了纪念雪莉夫人而命名的，其中还包括通往雪莉夫人故居废墟的小径。因此，虽然房子与森林原本是分开的，但现在它们已经紧密地交织在一起。

Madame Sherri Forest, New Hampshire

Madame Sherri Forest in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, is a captivating destination steeped in history and natural beauty. It was once the site of an extravagant house built in the 1930s by Madame Antoinette Sherri, a flamboyant 1920s costume designer known for her lavish parties. Madame Sherri's dramatic arrivals in town, often in a chauffeur-driven Packard, draped in furs, became the talk of the locals. As her fortune declined, her 'castle' fell into disrepair and was vandalized. In 1959, she returned to find her property in ruins and never came back. A fire destroyed the house in 1963, leaving behind only the stone foundation, an iconic staircase, and a large fireplace leading to a lone chimney.

Today, the forest where her house once stood spans over 500 acres and offers scenic hiking trails through woodlands, hemlock groves, and around peaceful brooks, a picturesque setting for outdoor enthusiasts. Managed by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, this area was named in honor of Madame Sherri, and it also includes trails that lead to the ruins of her former estate. So, while the house was originally separate from the forest, the two are now intricately entwined.

Kalaat M'Gouna的古堡遗址，摩洛哥 Ruins of a kasbah in Kalaat M'Gouna, Morocco (© Leonid Andronov/Getty Images)

Morocco in bloom

Millions of roses are harvested in May and June each year in the Dades Valley of Morocco, known as the Valley of Roses. (It's also known as the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs, for the many traditional fortresses found here.) The Asif M'Goun River flows from high in the Atlas Mountains, bringing water to the lush valleys below. The town of Kalaat M'Gouna is the center of the rose harvest each spring, when thousands of pounds of roses are plucked from the valley's abundant bushes. Their fragrant petals are used to create the oil that goes into a potpourri of perfumes, creams, and other products that are for sale in local bazaars. No one knows how the roses originally appeared here, but it's said that a traveling merchant from Damascus, Syria, first brought them to the region hundreds of years ago, which gave the local rose its name: Damask.