I-New Mexico's Strange, i-Snowy Sands

Jonga iNtaba yaseNew Mexico ekhangeleka njengenye iplanethi

Ukuba ngaba uhlawule ukutyelela kwi-White Sands okanye, ngokulula, jonga isithombe esingabonakaliyo kubo, ababukeli njengekhephu, kodwa akukho ukukhanyela ukukhanya kwabo. Ukuhlanganiswa kwezinto zendalo kuye kwaphumela kule nqaqabana engavamile. Isizathu sokuqala sokuba iisanti ze-White Sands zimhlophe ngenxa yokubunjwa kwamaminerali: Zakhiwe kakhulu nge-gypsum, enombala omhlophe wendalo.

Ihlabathi le-Gypsum liqabile kakhulu, nangona kunjalo, ekubeni i-mineral igxotha kalula kumanzi.

I-White Sands i-geography ekhethekileyo-isitya esisijikelezayo sithintela nayiphi na imvula ewela apha ukusuka ekubeni yenze indlela yayo eya elwandle-igcina ingxube ye-gypsum ngaphakathi kwebhasin ephezulu, ekhokelela kumbala omhlophe oqaqambileyo owubonayo, kwaye isanti epholile kwantyantya yosuku (ngaphezulu kweso sesibini!).

Izinto Ezozenzayo kwi-White Sands

Nangona ungenayo ividiyo yomculo ukuba ubonise ifilimu, kukho iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokunandipha iiSands zeNtshonalanga. Ngaphandle kokuhamba kunye nokuhamba ngeendunduma, ungaphinde uye kwiDune Drive usebenzisa isithuthi sakho, ukususela ngo-7: 00 ukuya kweye-7 ntambama. Ukongezelela, kwiinyanga zasehlobo, ipaki idlala kumakhonsathi omculo weklasi phantsi kweenkwenkwezi nganye ngeNyanga epheleleyo yeNyanga, nangona kungacacanga ukuba "Amanzi Agijima Omile" yakha enye yeengoma ezidlalwa.

Indlela yokufikelela kwi-White Sands

I-White Sands ifumaneke malunga neyure ngemoto esuka e-Las Cruces, eNew Mexico, ehleli kwi-Interstates 10 no-25.

Hamba empumalanga ukusuka e-Las Cruces kwi-US-70 W uze ulandele imiqondiso. Indawo ephakamileyo yeyona mimandla ukuya kwi-White Sands yi-El Paso, malunga nemitha engama-90 ngezantsi nge-US-54 W..

I-White Sands nayo ilula ukutyelela kwiindawo ezithandwa kakhulu eNew Mexico, njenge-Albuquerque, Santa Fe, neTaos. Enyanisweni, ekubeni enye yeendlela ezivela eSanta Fe ukuya eTaos idlula eRicidoso ephawulekayo, kunokwenzeka ukuba uhambo oluya kwi-White Sands luhambe ngendlela eyanelisayo.

Elinye indawo kufuphi ne-White Sands awunakuphosoka i-Cloudcroft, ene-Real West "evakalelwa kwaye iphinde ikuvumele ukuba ube nombono ogqithisiweyo wee-White Sands kwiiwaka zeenyawo ngaphaya kwayo.

Xa Ukhangele i-White Sands

Isikhumbuzo seSizwe soMhlophe sivule unyaka wonke, kwaye nangona ummandla ungashisa kakhulu ehlobo, umbala omhlophe umgca ulondoloza ngokumangalisayo ukuphosa, okwenza phantse imihla yonke imihla efanelekileyo. Ekuseni nasebusuku kubaluleke kakhulu ukufotowa, nangona kunjalo, njengokuba ukukhanya kwelanga ngokukhawuleza kunye nemibala yokushona kwelanga kubonakalisa entlabathi, kunye nefuthe elibonakalayo elibonakalayo.

Ngaphezu koko, nangona isanti ingahle ipholile phantsi kwelanga elitshisayo lasehlobo, i-White Sands isenkangala, kwaye ihlala ngaphandle ixesha elide kunye nale miqondo ingabangela imiphumo emibi kwimpilo yakho-yibulumko.

Kufuneka uhlale ukhumbule ukuba ipaki ngokukhawuleza ivale ngenxa yeemvavanyo zee-missile ukusuka kumgca we-missile. Qhagamshelana nekhasi elithi "Vala" ikhasi elisemthethweni ngaphambi kokuba u tyelele ukuqinisekisa ukuba uhambo lwakho lokuqala ukuya kwi-White Sands aluyilo lokugqibela!