IiPaki zeSizwe zaseMpuma

I-East inikezela ngeentlobo ezahlukeneyo zezinto eziphilayo, ukusuka elunxwemeni oluthile lwaseMaine ukuya kwiindawo eziselunxwemeni zaseVirgin Islands. (Izinto eziphakathi phakathi ziquka umlambo omkhulu wezityalo kunye ne-356-mile-long curve system.)

Iipaki zesizwe kwimpuma yaseUnited States ngokuqhelekileyo zincinci kwaye zifihlakele ngaphezu kwentsapho yazo yasentshonalanga, kodwa kukho ukuma. IiNtaba ezinkulu zeNtsholongwane yeNtsholongwane zikhangisa abantu abaninzi ngonyaka kunanoma iyiphi enye ipaki kule nkqubo. Ingaba ungumntla waseMelika waseMelika ukhangele i-adventure kufuphi nekhaya okanye uhambele ummandla, nganye yeepaki ezisizwe zinento enhle yokunikela.

• 01 ngo 13

  KwiAcadia National Park

  Ingaba enye yeepaki ezincinci zesizwe, kodwa i-Acadia iyona yeyona ndawo ekhangayo kunye neepaki ezihle kakhulu e-US. Ingaba ufika ekwindla ukuze ujabulele amahlamvu amnandi okanye uhenyule ehlobo ukuba uhlambe e-Atlantic Ocean, eMaine yindawo enhle ukutyelela. Iidolophana zaselwandle zithengisa iivenkile ze-antiques, i-lobster entsha, kunye ne-fudge, kodwa i-park yesizwe ihamba ngeendlela ezinqabileyo zokuhamba nokuhamba ngeebhayisikili.

• 02 ngo 13

  Biscayne National Park

  I-Biscayne inikezela iimeko eziyinkimbinkimbi ezizele iintlanzi ezinemibala eqaqambileyo, i-coral enemibala ekhethekileyo, kunye neekhilomitha ze-wavy seagrass. Kuyo ndawo epheleleyo kubantu abanomdla ongaphandle abafuna iindawo zokuphila kwamanzi okanye abo bakhenkethi bafuna ukuphumla kwaye bajonge ngaphandle kwelo.

• 03 ngo 13

  Ipaki yeSizwe yeCongaree

  I-Congaree Swamp igcina, kwimeko yentlango, eyona ndawo inkulu kakhulu yehlathi elidala elikhuni elisemgangathweni e-United States kunye nezinye iintlobo zezityalo kunye nezilwanyana ezinxulumene nesigxobhozo. Iquka ezinye zeemithi ezide kunazo zonke eMpuma kunye nenye yeepopu eziphezulu kwihlabathi. Nangona kungenjalo i-swamp yangempela, ibonwa njenge-International Biosphere Reserve kunye ne-National Natural Landmark.

• 04 we-13

  Cuyahoga Valley National Park

  Ndamangaliswa? Ewe, ipaki kazwelonke ihlala kumntla-mpuma ye-Ohio. Into enokuba yinto emangalisayo ngakumbi yinto enhle ngayo. Ngokungafani neepaki ezininzi zentlango, le ipaki yesizwe igcwele imizila ethule, iinduli ezixutywe emithini, kunye nemifula eyimifuno ekhulayo kunye ne-beavers kunye neengonyama. Ingaba ngumntu ophumayo, kodwa unika iinketho ezininzi zokusebenza.

• 05 we-13

  IDry Tortugas National Park

  KwiGulf yaseMexico, eyi-70 entshonalanga yeNtshonalanga yeNtshonalanga, ihlala kwiiqithi eziqhelekileyo eziqhelekileyo eziqhelekileyo-i-Dry Tortugas National Park. Njengeentaka kunye nendawo yokuphila engaselwandle, le paki iqulethe ezinye zee-coral eziphephile kakhulu eziseleyo kumanxweme aseMntla-Amerika. Ummandla uyaziwa ngokuba ngamaqhinga ayo, igolide, kunye neyadlulayo.

• 06 we-13

  I-Everglades National Park

  I-National Park yase-Everglades ihlala enye yeepaki zelizwe ezisengozini kakhulu kwilizwe. Ukwakhiwa kwelaseFlorida yasemzantsi iye yaqinisa ukuphazamisa amanzi ngamanzi kunye nemigodi. Kwaye le nto ibangela ingxaki njengendawo yokuhlala yamanzi epakini iyancipha ngenxa yokuba amanzi aneleyo angena kwi-Everglades.

• 07 we-13

  Iipaki zeSizwe eziKhulu zoTshwala

  Iintaba ezinkulu zeT Smoky ziyi-park enkulu kakhulu yesizwe enezigidi ezingaphezu kwezi-9 eziziindwendwe ngonyaka. Iquka iikhilomitha ezili-800 zeemitha zelizwe elizintaba kwaye zilondoloze ezinye zehlathi ezinqabileyo zehlathi.

  Ngeemitha ezili-800 zeendlela zokuhamba, kuyamangalisa ukuba iindwendwe ezininzi zikhetha umbono obalaseleyo kwimoto yazo. Kodwa indawo ekhethiweyo ye-biosphere igcinwe yintlobo yeentlobo zezilwanyana kunye nezilwanyana kwaye zifanelekile ngaphezu kokuqhuba.

• 08 ka 13

  Ipaki yeSizwe samaThuthi

  Ngelixa iipaki ezininzi zelizwe zihamba ngamakhulu eekhilomitha kwaye ziziva zisuswe kude kwiidolophu kunye nokuphila kwindalo, iProp Springs National Park imelana nemeko ye-status quo. Iipaki ezincinci kumazwe-kwii-5,550 iihektare-i-Hot Springs iyakumdalela isixeko esiye senza inzuzo ngaphandle kokupakisha nokusabalalisa amanzi epakini.

• 09 we-13

  Isle Royale National Park

  Ukukhupha kwi-Lake Superior iyisiqithi esicacileyo njengokuba kungekho enye ipaki. Endaweni yokutyelela iiyure ezimbalwa nje ngeepaki, iindwendwe zihlala iintsuku ezintathu ukuya kwezine e-Isle Royale. Futhi isiqithi esingama-45-mayela isiqithi sigcwalisa loo mihla into eninzi yokwenza.

• 10 we-13

  IPaki yeMammoth National Park

  Ngama-365 eekhilomitha kwi-system-cayered cave system evezwe imephu, kubonakala kungakholelwa ukuba imiva emitsha iyaqhubeka ifunyanwa kwaye ihlolwe. Njengendlela yehlabathi yomhlaba omde kakhulu, le paki ininzi yokubonelela ngeendwendwe zayo. Ukutyelela okunene kuhambela ngaphakathi eMhlabeni ukubonakalisa i-limestone echithwayo ephakathi kwe-200 ukuya kuma-300 ngaphantsi kwe-surface.

• 11 we-13

  KwiSizwe saseShenandoah

  Ininzi yaseSenandoa yayinamafama kunye namahlathi okukhula asetshenziselwa ukungena. Namhlanje, ngamanye amaxesha kunzima ukuxelela apho ukulima, ukugubungela kunye nokudliwa kwenzeka ezininzi zehlathi ziye zakhula emva kwexesha. Ngoku izele ngeekhilomitha ezingama-500 zeendlela ezibi, kuquka neekhilomitha ezingama-101 ze-Appalachian Trail, kwaye zikhusela izilwanyana ezininzi zasendle.

• 12 we-13

  Iipaki zeSizwe zeVirgin Islands

  Akudingeki uhambe ngaphandle kweUnited States ukuba uguqulwe elwandle olumhlophe olunxwemeni olujikelezwe ngamanzi ahlambulukileyo, aguquze. Kutholakala kwilizwe laseCaribbean laseSt. John, iPaki yeSizwe iVirgin Islands yincinci elincinci elinika inqabileyo yesiqithi esihlala kuyo kwiindwendwe zayo.

• 13 we-13

  Iifama zeSizwe zohambo

  Ingxenye yesithathu ye-Parkersurs National Park yindawo yamanzi, ikakhulukazi kumachibi amane aphezulu ahlanganiswe ngamanzi. Ukuqhekeka kuyo yonke indawo iindawo zehlathi, ezivela esibhakabhakeni, zibukeka zifana ne-giant puzzle game. Ngamachibi angaphezu kwama-30 kunye neziqithi ezingaphezu kwe-900, abahamba ngeenkcukacha ngokuqinisekileyo bafumana ipakini ekhethekileyo yokupaka.