住在旧金山附近的大弟早就想带我去参观美国名作家杰克·伦敦(Jack London)的故居——一那个位于酒乡(Wine Country)的“月谷”(Valley of the Moon)。这次趁着台湾之行的方便,我特意计划在旧金山逗留几天,希望能好好地漫游月谷,亲眼看看杰克·伦敦从前住过的地方。星期五,一个阳光普照的大晴天。我与大弟康成一早就出发开往哥伦爱伦(Glen Ellen)小镇的方向。约一个多小时的光景我们就抵达以风景著称的索诺马(Sonoma)山谷,杰克·伦敦的故居“月谷”即为该山谷的一部分。这一区之所以称为酒乡,乃是因为附近以出产葡萄和酿造美酒著称。从远处看,那是一片高山、森林、农田与溪流组合而成的风景区,既有田野的风味,也有田园的气息。我们所要参观的“杰克·伦敦州立公园”就坐落在那长满橡树的山坡上。、阳光透过山中的树林,照在我们的脸上,照在飞鸟的翅膀上,照在高低不平的泥土路上。一路上没有别人,只有我们姐弟两人。我边走边回忆,记得三十五年前,我在台湾读英文系,首次阅读杰克·伦敦的《荒野的呼唤》、《海狼》等小说,很受震撼。但当时我更感兴趣的是他的海上冒险故事,特别因为听说伦敦自己造了一条船,想利用七年的时间周游全世界。虽然后来他因生病的缘故而中断了他的环球旅行(他仅航行到了南太平洋及澳大利亚),但 The younger brother who lived near San Francisco had long wanted to take me to visit the former home of Jack London, the famous writer in the country, the Valley of the Moon in Wine Country, . Taking advantage of the convenience of this trip to Taiwan, I deliberately plan to stay in San Francisco for a few days in the hope of a good tour of Moon Valley and see the places where Jack London used to live. Friday, a sunny sunny day. I started early with Odaka Kangcheng in the direction of the town of Glen Ellen. For about an hour or so we arrived at the scenic Sonoma Valley, the home of Jack London, “Valley of the Moon,” part of the valley. The reason this area is called Wine Country is because nearby is known for producing grapes and brewing wine. From a distance, it is a scenic area made up of a combination of mountains, forests, farmland and streams, with both the flavor of the fields and the pastoral atmosphere. The Jack London State Park we want to visit is right on the slopes of oak trees. The sun shone through the woods in the mountains, shone upon our faces, shone upon the wings of the birds and shone upon the rugged dirt road. No one along the way, only our two siblings. As I walked around and remembered, I remember that thirty-five years ago I was shocked when I read the English Department in Taiwan and first read Jack London’s The Call of the Wilderness and The Sea Wolf. But what I was more interested in at that time was his maritime adventure story, especially since I heard that London had built a boat and wanted to travel around the world for seven years. Although later he stopped his travel around the world because of illness (he only sailed to the South Pacific and Australia),