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Indlela ubomi nemvelo ziqhubeka ngayo phakathi kweentlango zaseArizona ezomileyo

Yindawo apho uthuli lomoya kunye ne-javelinas zihamba ngezitrato ngaphakathi kwendawo yangasemzini. Lapho "ukushisa oomileyo" kusasa kunokuba i-conjurings yakho yangasese ikwazi ukucinga. Nokuba nantoni na ikhupha ngendlela eyenzayo eTuscon, eArizona ayikho imfutshane emmangaliso.

Nangona kunjalo, le-oasis entlango ibonisa ukuba yindawo ephambili yokuzinza kunye noluntu luqhakaze. Kanjani? Ingxenye ekungabikho kwemfuneko (ubunqongophala bamanzi) kunye nxalenye kuba abantu baxabisa ikusasa lentlango.

Intaba yaseSaguaro ibonakala iyona nto inqabileyo kwihlabathi, kwaye i-gnarly biodiversity ihamba yonke indawo. I-Sauagro cactus ingaba yizona zinto eziseduze kwiifom zobomi obungabonakaliyo ezibonwe eMhlabeni. Ukugqithisa kwendalo kubonakala kungena kubemi baseTucson kwaye kusekwe ukubonisa ihlabathi indlela yokukhula kwimozulu ekhuselekileyo ngelixa ikhusela izixhobo. I-Arizona iphakamileyo yesibini kweli lizwe kwi-solar power capacity kwaye iyonke yesithandathu isiseko sombane.

Ukufakwa kwelanga akuyona nto yodwa eyenza amandla apha apha; Iqela lokuLawula amanzi lilinye inhlangano eyenza i-Tucson ibheji yokuqonda kwendalo. Ukwazi ukuba izinto ezixabisekileyo zamanzi zinjani entlango, iqela lifundisa abahlali indlela yokuvuna amanzi emvula kwaye isebenze ukudala izixazululo zexesha elide kubahlali kunye nomhlaba.

I-Tucson nayo idolophana enobungqingili kunye neentshukumo ezinjengeCyclovia okanye i-jaunt phezulu okanye iphantsi kweMat. I-Lemmon iyakuthanda abantu abanomdla.

I-vibe iyigcina ihlambulukile, imnandi kunye nobungane, abantu.

I-Tucson inomhlaba ofanayo "onqabileyo" njengeAustin nePortland, ngaphandle kokuqhubela phambili. Esi sixeko satshatyathwa nje ngokuba yiSizwe seGastronomy City nge-UNESCO kwaye ngokukhawuleza kuphakanyiswa ukuba iindawo eziphakamileyo zeemillennials zokuhlala.

I-Annual Gem neMamineral Show kunye neNkxaso Yonke Imiphefumlo izisa abantu abavela kulo lonke ihlabathi ngonyaka, kodwa iyingcezu zeziganeko ezizodwa ezenzeka kwidolophu.

Kulula ukubona ukuba kutheni abahlali bayayithanda apha. Unomsebenzi odlulileyo kodwa usebenze kanzima kwiminyaka embalwa edlulileyo ukuvuselela nokuqala isahluko esitsha. Sekunjalo, ubuqili buyingxenye yenkanuko yayo.

"I-Tucson inedolophu encinci ivakalelwa ngabantu abaninzi kunye neziganeko," kutsho uTucson ozala kunye nomrhwebi, uChristopher Porter. "Xa usuka wazi abantu abambalwa, kuba lula ukuza kwaye ubone kuwo wonke umzi. Ukumomotheka kunye nomshubezo yindlela yokuqala engayifumana kumhlobo obaziyo ukuba ndiyazi, okwenza indawo efudumeleyo kwaye ibe nobungane ukuba iphile."

Ukuba uthabathe iNorthern Exposure cast kwaye uzinamathele entlango, uya kuba neTucson. Abanye balaba bantu balandelayo kunye nezoshishino yimizekelo yendlela uTucson enza ngayo amaza.

I-Alok Appadurai iindawo ezilinganayo zithobekile, zithandekayo kunye noluntu. Yiya esitokisini sakhe, Ukutya ngeengcingo, kwaye ubingelela ngokufudumala komntu onomdla malunga noluntu. U-Co-Founded noJade Beall, umfaki-zithombe owaziwayo emhlabeni kunye nonina wonyana wabo, baqala ngokudala i-t-shirt yeziko le-yoga yoluntu. Ngaloo xesha, baqala ukufumanisa indlela iimeko ezilambile ngayo eMelika kunye nendlela ephantsi ngayo imveliso yokugqoka. Ngomntwana endleleni, babesazi ukuba kufuneka benze into ukuze kube nefuthe elihle kwizizukulwana ezizayo.

Ukugqithiswa kweengqungquthela kuzisa ulwazi ngamandla okuthenga kunye nomphumo osasazekayo ukhetho lwakho lwezambatho lwenza kwimeko kunye nalabo abasweleyo. Ukuthenga into kwi-Fed By Threads kuthetha ukuba unondla abantu abalambile kweli lizwe. Into nganye ithengise iziphumo kwiminikelo yokutya iMelika. Le yintlangano ekwabiwa kwakhona ngokufanelekileyo, ukutya okudliwayo okwakungena kwi-landfill kunye nokutya abo banesidingo. Kwakhona kuthetha ukuba unceda ukudala amathuba eMerika. Ivenkile kuphela ithwala izinto ezenziwe ngokuqhubekayo ngabavelisi baseU.S. kunye nezizithungu-zentengiso mahala. I-99% yezixhobo ezisetyenziselwa ukwenza iingubo zendalo kwaye zingasebenzisi idayi ezinzima zetsimbi.

Ngaphandle komsebenzi okhuthazayo, Ukutya ngeTyhubhu yindawo enokuthi wonke umntu uyazana. Kutholakala kumgca ophakathi kwendawo yedolophu, abathengi banokuvakalelwa ngokwenene.

Inentliziyo enkulu, kwaye i-Alok isesandleni sayo sonke.

YiNtloko yeConstration Street ukuya kwi-Proper, i-American eating and touching. Ukuba ibhizinisi elincinci laseTucson linomxholo, lithando. UCris Vrolijk umela omnye umzekelo wentlalo yabantu abanenzondelelo eTucson. Iguqulela kwisitya sayo kunye nomoya jikelele. Mhlawumbi inxalenye yayo ivela kumoya wakhe wokuthanda nokuthanda umhlaba. Kris usetyenzise ukukhokela iindwendwe zomlambo kwaye unobunzima bomdlali we-Bear Grylls. Imbono yakhe efanelekileyo ifanele ukuvelisa ukutya njengendawo yokuhlala, kunye nokuzinzileyo. Londoloza izinto ezimbalwa zezilwanyana zaselwandle, ziwafaka uphawu kunye nefomu elinobuchule. Iingcamango kukufumana abathengi abafundiswe kwaye banelisekile ukuthenga ukutya kunye nokutya okuqhubekayo ukuze kubekho isidingo sokutya okucutshulweyo sibe yinto edlulileyo. Nangona utywala u-spyria u-spin u-spin. Abathengisi abafana, i-Del Bac Whiskey, i-Dragoon kunye neBorderlands Brewery yonke inayo ikhaya emva kwebar efanelekileyo.

Inhliziyo enkulu Ikhofi ihlala ecaleni kwendlela eya ngasempuma-dolophu yedolophu ngomhla wama-22, ngokungafihliyo kwiintengiso ze-mall ezikujikelezayo. Blink, kwaye ulahleke. Inxalenye yesikhombiso isimo sayo sokutya kunye nokuhlobisa okuthobekileyo. Yibambe ikhofi kwaye unokuhlala phantsi kwinkwenkwe enhle ye-ole kunye nomfundi okhulayo ngokufunda ngokukhawuleza. Ivenkile evuliwe nguScott Shaw yintsika entsha yaseTucson. Kwi dolophu apho ikhofi ilawula ubukhulu (i-Savaya, i-Cartel, i-Exo) enye ivenkile yekhofi ibonakala iyincinci. Inkulu Inkulu ihlukanisa ngokwabelana ngokunikela ngothando oluhlukileyo nyanga zonke. Ingaba usemngciphekweni ulutsha okanye ukondla abangenamakhaya, "intliziyo" yokunceda kwindawo efanelekileyo.

Hlanganisa i-zoo kunye negadi yezityalo kunye ne-Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum. Njengaye nayiphi na iimyuziyam okanye iziko elijongene nezilwanyana zasendle, ulondolozo ngumsebenzi oyintloko. Yintoni eyenza i-Desert Museum iyingqayizivele kukuba iNdodana yaseSonan inendawo enkulu kangaka yokukhusela nokukhusela-ukusuka e-Arizona ephakathi, yonke indlela eya eMexico naseMzantsi Kapa. I-Desert Museum iye yadlala indima kwimigudu eya kuLwandle lwaseCortez ukuya kwiHlabathi eliThatyayo eliMzantsi eSouthora. Yintoni eyenza ukuba yongezwe ngokukhethekileyo kukuba imyuziyam evulekile emoyeni kunye neendwendwe zibukela imvelo, ngokuqhelekileyo, ngokwemvelo! Ukuba ayifuni ukuqhakaza, ukukhupha okanye ukuphaphaza khona kuyo inkululeko yokuzikhethela, ayikho inxalenye yamava. Ama-docenti azininzi izisebenzi zokuzithandela ezingenolwazi nje kuphela, kodwa nabanqabileyo banomdla kunye. Ukutyelela iimyuziyam kuya kufuneka ukuba ubani oza kwindawo yaseTucson. Iquka zonke iikratshi kunye nobuhle bezinto ezenza ubomi ekhethekileyo entlango.

Nangona ezinye iindawo zaseArizona zidla ngokugqithisa iTucson - Grand Canyon .... Ndiyabona-idolophu inekhanyiso ecacileyo ephuma kude. Yinyuka ngaphandle phantse yonke imihla yonyaka uze uwanga i-peachy sunsets. Uvumelekile ukuba udibanise nendalo apha. Akufunanga nje ukuba, kuya kukuxelela. Ukuphefumlelwa kukhula ukusuka kwihlobo lohlobo lwamahlobo ehlotyeni ukuvelisa iziqhumane ze-cactus.

Uninzi lwabantu abaza kuhlala apha alulindele ukuba luthandane nalo, indlela ekubamba ngayo. Kodwa le nxalenye yekratshi. Uluntu, uhlobo kunye nethuba lokudibanisa bonke abazimisele ukukubona.