推開窗戶，我大口大口的呼吸著迎面而來的新鮮空氣。窗下是一大片長滿了野生花草的山坡，飛舞其中的鳳蝶、小粉蝶、黃斑蝶忙著在這個蟬鳴鳥啼的季節裡，此起彼落的採著花蜜。抬起頭來，壯觀的六七座山，在眼前交錯著以人字形排開，山谷裡幽幽遠遠的溪流依稀可見。開了兩個多小時的車，我來到了「拉拉山」。我們住的小木屋非常幽靜，靜下來的時候，除了虫鳴鳥叫，幾乎聽不到其他的聲音。涼爽的山風從窗外一陣一陣夾帶著樹木花草的清香吹到屋子裡來，這家取名為「世外花園」的小小渡假農莊，真是實至名歸。
「拉拉山」位於桃園縣復興鄉的巴陵地區，現已改名為「達觀山」，山中分布著東南亞最大的檜木巨木群，政府早在許多年前就將之規劃為「達觀山自然保護區」，但大部份人還是習慣以「拉拉山」來稱呼。拉拉山遍佈原住民泰雅族部落，「拉拉」是泰雅族語「美麗」的意思，而「巴陵」則是「巨大神木群」的意思，處於巴陵地區的拉拉山，其名稱的涵義是有著巨大神木群的美麗地方。在保護區內，目前被發現的有22棵千年以上樹齡的巨木，其他上百年的巨木更是不計其數。
我們一大清早五六點起床，推開窗戶就看見美得驚心動魄的日出跟雲海，山嵐被太陽一照，在眼前以婀娜的姿態緩緩散去。七點多出發往巨木林前進，本來一直病厭厭的我，一漫步進入森林，立刻感受到一股許久不曾有的清新感覺，空氣中充滿了植被的香氣，充足的陽光從密林中照射下來，形成一道道的光束，站在第一棵巨木前面，我的心不禁對大自然充滿了虔誠的敬意。千年巨木跋地而起，那麼沉穩那麼靜謐，爬滿寄生藤蔓的枝幹，在歲月的洗禮之下仍顯得生氣盎然。我的身體就像和大自然呼應一樣的舒暢了起來，連走路的步伐都顯得輕快許多。從樹木較少的區域，可以望見對面的山谷，蔥蔥鬱鬱的一片，偶而可以看見幾隻老鷹在空中盤旋，這時候真的有一股慾望想對著山谷像泰山一樣的大聲叫喊 。我笑著跟老公討論著，我們這種渴望回歸山林的野性，也許真的可以支持人是猴子變的論點。以我這種體力，居然也跟著人家走著看了六七棵巨木，為了怕沒有力氣走下山，只好開始往回走。在沿途還看見了一隻不小的白耳畫眉，山裡的畫眉，連叫聲都顯得有力而自信。
拉拉山另一項有名的特產就是水蜜桃。我們碰巧趕上了水蜜桃採收的旺季，沿途一路上都是又大又香的水蜜桃。我們選了一個面色和善的原住民老婆婆，除了當場迫不及待的立刻吃掉一顆以外，還跟她買了四大盒，打算跟家裡其他人一起分享這些大自然的甜美果實。
才晃了幾個小時，我就開始肌腸轆轆。下山的路上，我們在面對山谷的一個小山坡上發現一家小小的甕仔雞店，於是我們就坐在露天的位子上，面對著壯觀的山谷，用手扒著剛燻好熱騰騰的山雞，吃著原住民特製的竹筒飯 (一種將米飯食材置於竹節內部燻烤而成的主食)，一邊喝著新鮮的香菇湯。望著這一大片美麗的景致，我忍不住要從內心發出一聲讚嘆：拉拉！
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