I-Sequoia ne-Kings Canyon Photo Tour

01 ngo-12

Moro Rock

Olu hambo lwesithombe se-Sequoia kunye neKumkani Canyon luqala ukusuka emzantsi (Ash Mountain) ukungena eSequoia, kufuphi needolophu ezintathu ze-CA Hwy 198. Lo mbono we-Moro Rock uthathwa kwi-General Road Highway endleleni eya epaki.

02 we-12

I-Log-Through Tunnel Log

Imininzi yemithi "enobumnandi" eyayibangele iindwendwe kwii-Sequoia kuma-1930 no-40 ubudala, kodwa abantu basakujabulela ukuqhubela kule nqanawa ewile, esecaleni kwinqanaba elivela kwiHlabathi elikhulu kwiMoroka yaseMoro. Unokuyithatha imifanekiso yesithuthi sakho esingaphantsi komthi owayo owelayo, unzima ukuqhuba imoto emininzi ngokukhawuleza - kodwa ngoku ivalwe, sele ipholile kakhulu ukuba iphephile.

03 we-12

INtshona Western Divide

I-Great Western Divide iyinxalenye yeeSierrav Nevada. Intaba ephakamileyo yeyona ntaba i-13 ka-802 iNtaba ye-Kaweah (elineemitha ezili-700 nje ngaphantsi kweNtaba i-Whitney, intaba ende kunazo zonke e-US), kodwa ezinye iintonga ezisibhozo kwi-intanethi zingaphezu kwama-13,000 ubude. Lesi sithombe sithathwe kwisiseko seMoro Rock.

04 we-12

Ukunyuka kweMar Rock

I-Moro Rock iyona dome enkulu yegranite eyenziwe xa ukwandiswa kukubangela ukuba i-rock edibanise ukukhupha kwi-rock enkulu. Yindawo elula yokufikelela kuyo, ukuhamba kwekota yeeyure kuphela ukusuka kwindawo yokupaka.

Unokufikelela phezulu ngokuhamba malunga nama-400 amanyathelo amatye. Ukunyuka, i-rock ubuso ibonelela ngeenyawo ezili-1000 eziphambanweni zeengqungquthela kunye namaqhina. Inxalenye yecala elingenanto ye-granite liyi-6 725 iinyawo eziphakamileyo.

05 we-12

Jikelele uSherman Tree

Le foto inganikanga ncam 'ingcamango yokuba lukhulu kangakanani lo mthi, nokuba akukho nto elula ukuba yinto enkulu ephilayo emhlabeni. Kufuneka uzibonele wena, kodwa nakhu izibalo zayo:

Ubungakanani obudala: iminyaka engama-2300-2700
Isiqalo esingaphezulu kwesiseko: 275 ft
Ubuninzi beDitha kwiBase: 36.5 ft
Ubukhulu beBala EliyiNtloko Elikhulu: 130 ft
Ubunzima beeNqununu: 6.5 ft
Umqulu weTrunk: 52,500 ii cubic feet

Ukuze ufike kwi-General Sherman Tree, kufuneka uhambe ukusuka kwindawo yokupaka, kunye ne-0.4-mile indlela ehla ngeenyawo ezingama-212-oko kuthetha ukuba kuya kufuneka uphume phezulu ukuya kwindlela ekuphumayo. Ukuba awukho konke oko, ngaphandle kwendlela ehamba phambili kunendawo yokukhupha kunye nokupaka kwezithuthi ezinemvume yokupaka abantu abakhubazekile, esondele kakhulu kumthi omkhulu.

06 we-12

IsiGaba esiPhezulu sinika Isihlahla sikaKrisimesi

Umthi weKrisimesi weSizwe, ohlala kwi-Sequoia National Park yaseCalifornia ungaphantsi komthi oyi-General Sherman ngeminyaka emininzi kodwa ubukhulu becala kuma-268 ubude. Yona ye-Sequoia enkulu yeyona nto yesithathu-enkulu kunazo zonke, e-Grant Grove kufuphi ne-Highway 180 yokungena kunye neGrant Village.

07 we-12

Hume Ichibi

I-Hume Ichibi liziko elenziwe ngumntu, okwakhiwa ekuqaleni ukubonelela amanzi ngeflammesi esetyenziselwa ukuthambisa i-sequoia wood wood miles 54 ukusuka kwi-Converse Basin ukuya kwisikrola edolophini yaseSanger. Kukho inkampu enkulu yamaKristu apha, kunye nevenkile, i-cafe kunye nesiteshini segesi kwaye unokrazula izikebhe. Kuye kwindlela ehamba phambili eya kwi-Kings Canyon kwaye ifikeleleke ngokucima kuyo nayiphi na indlela ekupheleni kwendlela ehamba ngayo.

08 ka 12

Kings Canyon

Akuyiphutha lokuthayipha - akukho apostrophe egameni le canyon. Akungowokumkani, kodwa kunoko ubizwa ngokuba ngumlambo, owathi wabizwa ngokuba ookumkani abathathu kwiindaba zeBhayibhile. Ngokwe-diary kaPadre Munoz ohamba kunye ne-Moraga Expedition ngasekuqaleni kwe-1800, igama lokuqala elaseYurophu lanika umlambo osondeleyo yiRio de los Santos Reyes (uMlambo wooKumkani oNgcwele).

I-Kings Canyon iyinqaba ekhethiweyo yeqonga elincinci elincinci, elincinci kunye noMlambo woKumkani egeleza kuyo. Iikhilomitha ezimbalwa ngaphandle komda we-Kings Canyon National Park, iyancipha ukuba ibe yiyiphi enye imilinganiselo ye-canyon enzulu eMntla Melika.

09 we-12

AmaGranite

Uza kubona amaziko afana nalokhu kwiindawo ezininzi zeSierras, kunye neYosemite's Half Dome kunye neSequoia's Moro Rock kuba mizekelo emihle yezinto ezenzekayo xa kujikeleza i-flake kude nedome. Xa i-geologists zixoxa ngabo, zisebenzisa amagama amaninzi afana ne "humanliths" kunye ne "plutons," kodwa nantsi inguqulelo yesiNgesi ecacileyo: Okokuqala, i-rock echitshiweyo (magma) esuka kumhlaba wenyuka iya kwi-crust, kodwa endaweni yokufikelela kwindawo kuba yi-volcano, yomelela. Ngokuhamba kwexesha, ilitye liyaphakanyiswa, iikristali zamadwala ziyakhula kwaye iziqalo ziqala ukugqithisa, zakha idonga elityebileyo.

10 kwi-12

Grizzly Falls

Impompo enhle imitha nje engama-5 ukusuka kwindawo yokupaka. Yindawo epholileyo yokumisa ngosuku olushushu. Ihamba ngokusuka ngoMeyi ukuya kuAgasti kwaye i malunga neenyawo ezili-70 ubude.

11 kwi-12

UMlambo uMlambo

Xa uqala ukuzala kwakho kwi-Kings Canyon, akubonakali nje njengombonakalo omanzi omanzi osebenza ngaphantsi, kodwa ngelixa uhla waya kuMlambo wooKumkani, uya kuwufumana ujikeleza ngokugqithiseleyo phezu kwamadwala amakhulu ngasekupheleni komgwaqo omkhulu. Umlambo uqala njengamafoloki amathathu ajoyina kwiinqanaba ezingezansi ngezantsi i-Sequoia ukuba ibe yindawo eyaziwayo ye-whitewater rafting.

12 kwi-12

Grand Sentinel

I-Sentinel enkulu isakhiwo se-granite kufuphi nokuphela kwendlela e-Kings Canyon. Efana ne-Yosemite's El Capitan, yindawo enhle yokwenyuka kwedwala kwaye ayikhathazeki ngokugqithisa njengowomnye owaziwayo.