Kukho ngaphaya kweyure yokuhamba esuka eSan Antonio , iChoke Canyon Reservoir iphakathi kweTexas 'iindawo ezinobuncwane ezinobuncwane kwaye mhlawumbi iyona mfihlelo enkulu yokuloba kwilizwe. Ekubeni lijikelezwe ngumhlaba wepaki yomhlaba, iChoke Canyon ayinayo nayiphi na iphuhliso lolwandle. Oku kunqongophala kwentuthuko ngokuqinisekileyo kuncedise ukungaziwa kweChoke. Kuye kwayithintela ilwandle ukuba lidlale imikhosi ukuya kwii-tournaments ze-televised zetereferensi-eziqhelekileyo zinoxanduva lokusasaza ilizwi malunga namachibi ashushu.
Ngoko ke, naphezu kokuvelisa inani elingaqhelekanga lama-5 ukuya kwi-10-pounds bass kwiminyaka yamuva, iChoke Canyon ibona ubuncinci obuncinane bokuloba.
Nangona kunjalo, ungavumeli ukungabikho ko "buzz" kukukhohlise. Kule minyaka, i-26,000-ekre e-Choke Canyon Reservoir ivelise ezininzi ezininzi ezibonakalayo. Iirekhodi ezincinci zamatriki ezindibanisekile zenziwe apho. Ingxelo ekhoyo yangoku yelibi elingaphambili limi kwi-14.66 yamapounds. Nangona kunjalo, i-echibi liye lakwazi ukuhlala lingacacile kwimeko yesizwe.
Kwakhona, uninzi lwe-Choke Canyon lokungaziwa lihlobene nendawo yalo. Ekubeni malunga neekhilomitha ezili-75 ukusuka eSan Antonio, iChoke Canyon ngokuyinxalenye 'ayikho ndawo.' Iidolophana ezincinane zeMigodi emithathu neGeorge West ziphela kuphela 'kumaziko abantu.' Kodwa, kubadobi befuna umsebenzi ophezulu-phambili, ukuqhuba 'akukho ndawo' kuyafaneleka.
Esinye isizathu esikhulu sokunqongophala kukaChoke okungaziwayo - into ejikelezwe ngumhlaba karhulumente - nayo ibhonasi enkulu yokubamba.
I-Texas Parks ne-Wildlife igcina iChoke Canyon State Park njengamaqela 'ahlukeneyo' ahlukeneyo - iCandelo leCalliham e-County McMullen, ngelixa iCandelo laseMzantsi Shore lihlala kwi-Live Oak County.
Kwii-1,100 iihektare, iCandelo laseCalliham likhulu le mibini. Iyunithi yeCalliham ifakwe kwiindawo zokuhlala ezikhuselekileyo kunye neenkampu ezahlukeneyo kulabo abafuna ukuhlala echwebeni ngokwayo.
Kwakhona i-2 mayela eendlela zokuhamba, umzila we-birling long-long, indawo yezemfundo yasendle, iinqanawa ezine zeekhephe kunye nolwandle olwenziwa ngamatye angama-75. Ngamafutshane, iNyunithi yaseCalliham inikeza yonke into efunekayo kuyo yonke i-outdoor experience.
Nangona iNyunithi yaseMzantsi Shore iqukethe iihektare ezingama-385 kuphela, isengummandla osemgangathweni osemgangathweni wezinto ezahlukeneyo. Le nqununu 'yindlela yokusebenzisa' kuphela indawo, oku kuthetha ukuba akukho inkampu yokulala ebusuku evunyelwe. Nangona kunjalo, kukho indawo eninzi epakini evumela ukukopisha, ukukhenkcela, ukuhamba kunye nokubukeka kwezilwanyana zasendle. Icandelo laseMzantsi South Shore lihlala ne-6-lane ramp ramp.
Nangona i-Choke yahluma ekuvulekeni kwayo, ngexesha lesomiso elide elishumi elinesibini, ukuloba kwancipha. Xa loo nkomfa yaqhekeza ngo-2004, ukuloba kwangoko kwakhawuleza. Kule minyaka emihlanu edluleyo, u-Choke uye waphosa amaninzi amabhasi.
Abalobi abaya kwiChoke Canyon bangalindela ukufumana intlanzi ngeendlela ezimbini. Ngethuba leenyanga zomoya, lindela iintlanzi ukuba zibethe iiplagi zomhlaba - ngokugqithiseleyo i-poppers, i-buzzbaits kunye namaxoxo-ngeenxa zombhedi ye-hydrilla. Ngethuba leenyanga ezibushushu, jonga iintlanzi ukuba zixhomekeke kwizakhiwo ezinzulu. Oku kuthetha imiphetho yangaphandle yemibhede yengca ngexesha lehlobo kunye nemithi yokuma okanye amadama amadala ebusika.
Xa iintlanzi ziphantsi, i-lizard yase-Texas-rigged, i-diving crankbait okanye i-punch jig iyona nto ibhetele.
Nangona iindawo ezikufutshane neChoke Canyon zihlala zincinci, kukho iindawo zokutya kunye neendawo zokulala ezifumanekayo kwiindwendwe.
Phakathi kwezinto ezithandwa kakhulu yi-Nolan Ryan's Waterfront Steakhouse kunye ne-Grill, esephandle kwechibi, kunye ne-Ranch House kunye ne-Staghorn Inn, ezo zombini zisezidolophini ezintathu. Phakathi kweendawo ezitsha zokuhlala kule ndawo yiChoke Canyon Lodge, elikufuphi kwelabi, nje ukuhamba okufutshane ukusuka kwindawo yokudlela yaseNolan Ryan. Ngaphandle kwindlu yokutyela yaseRyan nguBass Inn. Emuva kwiMithamo emithathu, iRegency Inn ikulungele ukuhlala eduze kwendawo yokutya yaseStaghorn Inn. Iintlambo ezintathu ze-Best Western kunye ne-EconoLodge nazo zikhethwa ngokufanelekileyo kubangele bafuna indawo yokuhlala.