I-Hiram M. Chittenden Iitshixo, eziyaziwa ngokugqithiseleyo njenge "Ballard Locks", zifanelekile ukutyelela izizathu ezininzi. Efumaneka ecaleni kwendlela yamanzi, kwindawo efana nepaki, kufuphi neentlanzi ezinkulu zokutya, i-Ballard Locks ukutyelela i-quintessentially Seattle. Abantwana ngokukhethekileyo banandipha ukubukela i-Lake Washington Ship Canal ekusebenzeni njengoko benceda amabhasi adlula phakathi kweLake Union kunye nePuget Sound . Omnye ukhankanya inqanaba leentlanzi, elisetyenziswe yi-salmon ukuhamba ngaphesheya emanzini aseLake Washington naphesheya.
Ngexesha lokutyelela kwakho uzakufumana udibanise kwiifestile kwiindawo zokubukela iintlanzi.
I-Ballard Locks
Okokuqala - yintoni isitshixo? Ingxowa yinkqubo eyenziwe ukuvumela ukuba iinqanawa kunye neenqanawa zidlule phakathi kwamanzi ahlukeneyo kumanqanaba ahlukeneyo. Kwimeko yeLillard Locks, yindinyana yamanzi evumela iinqanawa zeentlobo zonke ukuba zidlule ngapha nangapha phakathi kweLake Union kunye ne-Puget Sound. Ezi zihluthulelo zisebenza kwakhona ukugcina amanzi amanzi atyuwa e-Puget Sound ngaphandle kwamachibi amanzi ase-Seattle. Kuyothabisa ukutyelela iitshi kwaye ukubukela kwisenzo njengoko iinqwelo ezahlukeneyo zingena kwaye zihamba, kwaye njengoko izinga lamanzi liphakamisa kwaye lihla. Ngexesha lokutyelela kwakho ngokuqinisekileyo uya kubona iinqanawa zokuloba kunye neenqwelo zokuloba kunye nezinye iintlobo zokuzonwabisa zamanzi zokuzonwabisa. Iillar Ballard ziseSalmon Bay, ngasentshonalanga ye-Lake Union, kwaye ziyinxalenye yento eyaziwa ngokuba yiCanal Washington Ship Canal.
Le ngxube inxulumene neLake Washington, iLyan Union kunye nePuget Sound. Ukukhutshwa kusetyenziswa yi-US Army Corps yeInjiniya.
I-Fish Ladder kwi-Locks Ballard
Iinqanawa kunye neenqanawa akuzona izinto kuphela ezidlula phakathi kwePuget Sound kunye namanzi angaphakathi. Intlanzi, ngokukodwa i-salmon kunye ne-steelhead, iphinda isebenzise indlela eyenziwe ngumntu ngezinga leentlanzi eyingxenye yesibonelelo.
Unako ukufumana inhlanzi enkulu yokuloba uhamba ngokuchitha ixesha elithile ukujonga ngenye yeefestile zokujonga ngaphantsi kwamanzi, amava amnandi kubo bonke. Nceda uqaphele, indawo yokujonga indawo yeentlanzi ihlaziywa ukususela ngoNovemba ka-2017 kwaye ilungiselelwe ukuvulwa kwakhona ngoJuni 2018.
Ngokutsho ngabantu abaqhuba ukukhutshwa, amaxesha okubheka i-salmon ekhulile ebuyela ekuhlaleni kwabo yile:
- I-Chinook / iKalmon yaseSumon - ngoJulayi kwaphakathi kwe-Oktobha (ixesha elifanelekileyo liveki ezimbini zokugqibela zika-Agasti)
- I-Coho / i-Salmon yeSiliva - ngo-Agasti ukuya ngo-Oktobha (ixesha elifanelekileyo liveki ezimbini zokugqibela zikaSeptemba)
- I-Sockeye / i-salmon ebomvu - ngoJuni ukuya ngo-Oktobha (ixesha elihle ngoJulayi)
I-Visitor Centre kwiBollard Locks
Iziko leendwendwe libonelela ithuba lokufunda okungakumbi malunga nembali kunye nokusebenza kweeLowlar Ballard. Kutholakala kwisakhiwo sembali esithandekayo, iHiram M. Chittenden I-Locks Visitor Centre ivuliwe imihla ngemihla ukususela ngoMeyi ukuya kuSeptemba kwaye ivuliwe ngoLwesine, ngoLwesihlanu, ngoMgqibelo, ngeCawa kunye noMvulo ngexesha lonke unyaka. Qhagamshelana neziko leendwendwe kwi-(206) 783-7059 ukuba unomdla wokujoyina iholide ekhokelwa ngeeyure ezili-1.
Umyezo kwiBollard Locks
Izizathu ezijikelezileyo zeBallard kunye neziko lezivakashi zihlala kwikhaya likaCarl.
IsiNgesi, uJr. Botanical Garden, ukubonelela ngeendwendwe ezineendawo ezintle ukuhamba kunye nepikiniki. Iziganeko ezikhethekileyo, kubandakanywa nomculo ophilayo kunye nemiboniso yasegadi, kwenzeka kwiindawo zonke ehlobo.
Indlela yokufikelela kwiiVollard Locks
I-Ballard Locks ifikeleleka ukusuka kwicala elingasenyakatho kwinqanawa ye-ship ye-NW 54th Street. Indawo yokupakisha yokuhlawula iyatholakala. Izidlo ezinokuhamba umgama wokukhiya ziquka:
- I-Red Mill Totem House - i-eatery ekhethiweyo eyaziwayo kwi-burgers
- I-Lockspot Cafe - isebenza kwimenyu eyahlukeneyo equkethe ukutya kwezilwandle, inika ibha epheleleyo
- I-Portage Bay Cafe - ihambisa isidlo sasemini kunye nesidlo sasemini, iquka izithako eziphilayo nezizinzileyo
Abantu abaninzi abanomdla kwiinkcubeko zaseTeattle zifuna ukutyelela i-Terminal Terminal, kufuphi ne-North Pacific.
UHiram M. Chittenden Iisango
Canal yaseSouth Washington
3015 NW 54th St.
Seattle, WA, 98107
(206) 783 7059