Ukutyelela i-Grand Canyon nge-Airplane, i-Helicopter kunye ne-Motorcycle
Ukuncibilika ekujuleni kwe-Harley Davidson ndibanjwe ngumbono wendoda endikhe ndakuba nayo. Ndabona umfana, onyana, ophendukele ngamashumi amabini waza wagibela isithuthuthu sakhe elwandle ukuze aphefumle umoya wetyuwa. Ukugquma kwithuba, umgca omhlophe we-center ungangenanga ngaphantsi kwam, i-piney ivumba lehlathi lindibethe. Sandstone. Grey asphalt. Akukho nto isibhakabhaka esibhakabhaka kunye neentsholongwane ukuza umngeni kum ngqalelo.
Esinye isandla kwi-clutch, esinye isandla phezu kwegesi kunye neenyawo zixinzezela iigwegwe, ndandihamba nge- Grand Canyon kwi-hog.
Kwakudala ixesha elide kuba ndandiziva ndiphila kangaka?
- Jonga imifanekiso yohambo lwase-Grand Canyon
Usuku lwaqala ngokukhwela kwelanga ngePapillon, kunxweme ezili-10 000 kwii-Grand Canyon. Kamva, iqela lam elisixhenxe lagibela i-helicopter, apho sathengisa khona imiphetho enqamle-ntshona yasentshonalanga-ntshonalanga, sitshisa ngaphakathi kwi-canyon ibe iphuma emoyeni. Emva koko kwakuyi-switchbacks kunye nee-vistas kwiiHleys.
Vegas ukuya kwiGrand Canyon: I-My Own Version yeZicwangciso, iiChoppers kunye neeHogs
Kufuneka uyazi ukuba akukho sizathu sokuvuka ngo-4: 30 eLas Vegas. Uya kulala ngo-4: 30 ekuseni. Uhlolisisa i-watch yakho ngexesha lokuqhuba kakuhle kwitafile ze-craps uze ubone i-4: 30 ekuseni. Usenokusebenzisa u-4: 30 ekuseni njengengqinamba ebalulekileyo eklabhu ukuze usebenzise okokugqibela ekukhetheni imigca ukuze uqinisekise ukuba usidla isidlo sasemini kunye nomfokazi.
Nangona kunjalo, awuzange uvuke ngo-4: 30 ekuseni. Akukwenzeka nje.
Ngoko ndiyenzile.
Ukulahla kunye nesidingo sekhofi ndadlulela kwi-Helicopters zePapillion eBounder City Airport ukuze ndifumane i-adventure. Ndimele ndithathe i-shuttle kumgca weLas Vegas njengoko loo nto yayiza kundipha iinguqu ezimbalwa zokulala.
Kuqukwa kumava kodwa ngokucacileyo, ndinemiba yokulawula.
Isikhululo se-Boulder City kubonakala ukuba yindawo enye apho umntu ecinga ukuba kulungile ukuvuka ngaphambi kokuba ilanga liphume. Indawo ixhuma ngamandla njengoko abavakatye bathetha ngokutya ngekhofi baze balinde indiza yabo kwimoto-55 yemizuzu ukuya kwiGrand Canyon.
Njengoko uhamba ngeenxa zonke entlango, iikhowudi ezikukhokelayo zikhokela ngamaqiniso anomdla kunye namacwecwe malunga nommandla. I-flora, imfuyo kunye ne-geology exutywe kunye nembali ethile yenza uhambo lokufundisa ngokunjalo. Ukuhamba okumangalisayo kukuthatha kwiDam Hoover kunye neLake Mead. Ukubona ilanga elikhuphuke entlango lincomekayo njengoko imibala yamatye iyatshintsha kwaye amanzi aseLake Mead aqala ukukhawuleza kwaye kungekudala uMzantsi-ntshona ukhangele ngokupheleleyo.
- Fumana iinkcukacha ezininzi kwiGrand Canyon
Ukujonga phantsi kwi-dessert i-landscape iguqula kwisanti kunye nebhasheshi ukuya kwiindawo ezingenamsebenzi. Iminyaka yokutshatyalaliswa kwemimoya kunye nokuguguleka kwamanzi kwakha umfanekiso kwaye iikholomu ze-alluvial kunye neenkcukacha ze-stratigraphic zihlala kwiindawo ezitshintsha imihla ngemihla nangendlela encinci leyo ibonakala ifakwe ngexesha. Izigidi zeminyaka kunye namanzi amaninzi kunokuba ungacinga ukuba ugijime kule ndawo kwaye wenza ama-canyons, i-gulleys kunye ne-mesas, okwenzekayo imifula kunye neentlanzi ziqhubeka zakha inkunkuma kwaye zitshintshe ubunzulu, zicacise iilwandle zize ziveze.
Ukuba unokuyiqonda umonde wexesha le-geologic, iGrand Canyon ibonisa i-timber sand timer ekugqibeleni kuphela evumela ukuba ityeyibhile ilandwe ngamacwecwe. Kuthatha ixesha lokuphila ukuze libone ihora lihamba kodwa liyenzela ubuncinane ubuncinane ubuncinane ubuncinane iminyaka eyi-6 yezigidi kwaye abanye bathi bangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-70.
Xa ukhangela phantsi kwiGrand Canyon kwi-helicopter okanye indiza uza kubona ilitye idibanisa kwiingqimba ze-sedimentary ezinokubuyela emva kweminyaka engama-2 bhiliyoni. Ngaloo ndlela xa ufumanisa imbali yeGrand Canyon ukuba uyayiqonda ingqungquthela ekubhenkeleni kule ndawo yakudala kwi-moya. Sizabalazela phantse ngokukhawuleza nje ukuba i-canyon iya kubonakala.
Isithuthi esiya e-Grand Canyon Airport sandihambisa kwi-helicopter yokulinda eyayiza kuguqula ngaphezu kwe-6000 ilinyawo elisezantsi emhlabeni.
Umlambo waseColorado, umgca we-silt-streden-raden of rack water races apha ngaphantsi kwaye uqhubeka ugawula kwixesha leemali ze-sedimentary. Njengomdwebi, amanzi ukuya namhlanje azama ukufumana indawo ephantsi kakhulu ukuze aqhubele phambili kwiGrand Canyon phambili emhlabeni. Kuyathakazelisa.
Abakhenkethi ababini baseJamani kwi-helicopter kunye nam ukufaka imifanekiso kunye ne-canyon kwimvelaphi kwaye i-shutter kwikhamera yabo ikwi-overdrive. Ndiphulaphule ukulandelwa kohambo kodwa imbono iyakuthandeka ukuba awuyidingi ngokubanzi ngamagama ukuchaza loo nto. Kuze iliso lakho livumela iGrand Canyon kakhulu. Ihla ephantsi kwaye ikude. Isikhundla sibonakala sinxulumene nathi njengoko sihlala kwi-helicopter phezulu ngaphezulu kweyona ndawo esingaphantsi kwethu.
Kungekudala nje kokuba ndiyicime i-helicopter ndizama kwijacket lesikhumba. Ndibeka iiglavu zesikhumba kunye ne-helmets yamnyama kwaye ndimi ngasecaleni likaMoto. I-adventure ye-Grand Canyon yinto endivumela ukuba ndiyibone emoyeni nasemacaleni kwendlela. Ndiya kumda wecala kwaye ndibone ukuqhubela phambili ngesithuthuthu kwaye ndiza kuphakama ngendlela ephakamileyo kwaye ndikhethe iinkcukacha zepansi ye-canyon kwi-overlook.
Uhambo lubandakanya ukuhamba ngomqhubi nge-Eagle Rider Motorcycle Rentals kwaye bandibeka kwi-Harley ukuhamba nge-Grand Canyon. Abanye abantu ekundwendweni kwam, bafuna ukukhwela kunye kunye nenye yezikhokelo zabo. Ndiyithatha imiba yam yokulawula kwaye ndakhetha ukuhamba ngedwa. Ngethuba nje unayo ilayisenisi ungaqeshisa ibhayisiki uze u tyelele i-Grand Canyon kwisithuthuthu okanye ngaphandle kwesikhokelo. Andiqinisekanga ukuba ufumanisa okuninzi kwisithuthuthu ngenxa nje yokuba kufuneka uhlawule kodwa ndingakuxelela ukuba ukuvumba kwemithi yepineyini njengoko uhamba kwi-canyon kuphakamisa. Ujongana nemithi ukubona iGrand Canyon iwa. Unqamle ukufumana imbono elungileyo kwaye ube ne-snack encane. Yonke into yendlela yokuhamba ngebhayisikili iyanele ukuba ndifune ukuyenza oko okwesibini. Ukuba sele uhamba ukuhamba ngeenxa zonke kwiGrand Canyon ukufumana umbono olungcono unako ukwenza njalo ngesithuthuthu.
Ngethuba elibuyisela kwisikhumulo sezindiza ukuze sibuyele eLas Vegas ndiziva ndihluke. Mhlawumbi yayiyikhanda okanye mhlawumbi yindlela yamandla avela kumatye kodwa ndinomotheka ebusweni bam. Njengoko sifuna phezu kweDama yeHoover endleleni eya eLas Vegas ndithatha umfanekiso weendawo ezizeleyo ndiyithumele kwindodana yam eneminyaka eli-11 ubudala. Ndimxelela indlela yam imini eya ngayo kwaye uphendula ngokukhawuleza.
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