Oko Kufuneka Ukwazi Ngokuhamba KweMadesi kwiGrand Canyon
Uhambo lwe-Mule - I-Edgy Grand Canyon Experience
Nangona iindwendwe ezininzi zihlangana ukuze zikhange kwi-canyon ezivela kwiindawo zokubheka izikhwebu kunye neentloko zezitolo zesipho, abantu abanokuzifumana banokufumana ukuba uhambo lwe-mule oluya kwi-canyon luya kubakho ukuvakasha kwi-Grand Canyon ngokuqinisekileyo.
Kwinqanaba lamabali aseGrand Canyon, ngumfanekiso omkhulu kaTeddy Roosevelt ehleli e-astrode i-mule ehamba phantsi kweNdlela yeBright Angel.
Indwendwe ekulindele uhambo lwangomso lwangomso lwangomso, "Ndiza kubheja ukuba akazange ahlangane nomgaqo ongaphantsi kwe-200!"
Ewe, kukho imimiselo nemigaqo yokhuseleko ehamba kunye namava okuphila kwangoko kwi-Grand Canyon. Uhambo lweMule lunikezelwa abahlaziyi bemini kunye nalabo abafuna ukuhamba yonke indlela ukuya eMlambo iColorado ukuba bahlale ubusuku okanye busuku bobusuku ePantom Ranch. Nangona iingubo ziqhayisa i-rekhodi ekhuselekileyo yeminyaka eyi-100, uhambo lwe-mule oluya kwingozi, iinqanaba ezidinga ukuba abagibeli bawunakekele iinkokeli, abaphikisi abanolwazi abanakho ukukhokelwa kunye nokhuseleko. Njengoko umongameli okhokeleyo watshela iqela labagibeli, "akusikho i-pony ride!"
Malunga neGrand Canyon Mule Uhambo
Okokuqala, ngubani ongafanele acinge ngoluhambo? Ukuba ukwesaba iindawo eziphakamileyo okanye izilwanyana ezinkulu (ama-mules zikhulu kunezinye iifama kwaye azintle iidonki ezintle), kufuneka uhlebele olu luhambo. Ukuba ulinganisela ngaphezu kwama-pounds angama-200 okanye ungaphantsi kwe-4 ft.
7in. ukuphakama, uhambo alukho kuwe. Kwaye, kufuneka ukwazi ukulandela izikhokelo, ezinikezwa ngesiNgesi, kubabhikishi. Kuqikelele ukujonga ngabafaki phambi kokuba ungene ngemvume ukuba unempilo yeemeko ezinokubangela ingxaki.
Unyuke kwi-adventure? Ukuba unomdla wokuzivakalisa, uzive ufanelekile kwaye ufuna ukubona iGran Canyon ukusuka phezulu, kuzo zonke iindawo zokukhanya, kunye namava e-canyon geology, zasendle kunye nobuhle ngendlela encinane abaye bafumana ngayo, unakho nwabele uhambo.
Kuthiwani ngokukwazi ukugibela? Abagibeli bazo zonke izakhono bayamkeleka. Ababhikishi baya kukuxelela ukuba ukuba ungumkhwele oqhelekileyo, uya kudla amaninzi kunabantwana abatsha, kodwa emva kwe-5 nesiqingatha seyure ukukhwela kumgangatho we-canyon nabani na oya kuba neengxaki ezincinane zokuhamba.
Abagxeki baya kukufutshane malunga nendlela yokubuyisela i-mule yakho, indlela yokuhamba ngeeyile kunye nendlela yokuphepha iingxaki. Baya kukulinda yonke indlela kwaye bakhona ukuqinisekisa ukukhusela kwakho. Kodwa kuya kufuneka uthabathe iingcebiso zabo ngentliziyo kwaye wenze inxalenye yakho ekuhambeni okuphumelelayo.
Yintoni endiyilindeleyo kuma-mules? Ama-mules akhethwe ngamandla, ukunyamezela, kunye nokuqinisekiseka. Baqeqeshwe ukujongana neendlela zokutshintshela kunye neendlela ezincinci. Kodwa, njengokuba ababhikishi baya kukuxelela, basesilwanyana esingaba nenkani ngamanye amaxesha kwaye banokwesabisa ngepongo yegusha engalindelekanga, idwala eliwela phantsi okanye i-hiker ehambayo. Ewe ewe, kwaye ndikuxelele ukuba iinqununu zihamba ngehafu engaphandle kwendlela? (khumbula, ungathathi olu luhambo xa ukwesaba ukuphakama)
Kwi-pre-ride briefing, uya kuxelwa ukuba kubaluleke kangakanani ukuhlala kunye. Izilwanyana ziyimfuyo. Abagibeli banikezwa izityalo, okanye iifutshane ezimfutshane, kwaye baxelelwe ukuba basebenzise ukugcina imbali yabo ubuncinane amabini ukuya ezintlanu emva kweempele phambi kwabo.
Ababhikishi basayizi abaphakamileyo kwaye banama-mules amancinci kubantwana. Njengoko abahambi baxhomekeke ekuphumeni, abagibeli baxelelwa ukuba abantwana baya kuqala, ngoko ke abafazi, kwaye ke abafana. Kwaye, kuthiwa, "ukuba wenza kakuhle endleleni eya kukuvumela ukuba uhambe kunye nabantu oza nabo."
Ziziphi iindlela zokukhetha? Kukho uhambo olunye oluya kwiPlateau Point. Uhambo luhamba rhoqo kwi-Stone Corral kwi-Bright Angel Trailhead. Uza kuhamba ngeenyawo ezingama-3 200 ukuya kwindawo leyo, apho uya kuba nombono obalaseleyo woMlambo waseColorado ongama-1,320 ngaphantsi kweenyawo. Ukutya (ibhokisi lesidlo sasemini) kuhanjiswa kwiiNdiya zegadi ngaphambi kokuba uphumele umzila. Ixesha le-Saddle li-6 iiyure kwaye uhambo lwamayela eli-12 luthatha iiyure ezingama-7.
Ukuba ufuna ukufika kumzantsi we-canyon, ubusuku obunye okanye ubusuku obubodwa buhlala kwi-Phantom Ranch uya kukhetha. I-Phantom Ranch yenzelwe nguMary Jane Elizabeth Colter, umqambi odumileyo we-Grand Canyon. Ingumgubo owenziwe ngomthi, umlambo-oasis owakhiwe ngo-1922. Unokulala kwindawo yendlu ebomvu okanye enye yeekhabhinethi zangaphambili. Isidlo sakusasa kunye nesidlo senziwa kwi-cantina. Unokuthi uhlangane nabaqaphi okanye umlambo ongasenza iindawo zokugcina ukuhlala kuzo. Imisamori kunye nemithi yeCottonwood inika umthunzi kwaye ngexesha lehlobo, xa amaqondo okushisa angadla ngaphaya kwe-100, unokufuna ukudibanisa emfuleni.
Ukukhwela ukuya eFantom Ranch kwaye umva kuthatha ixesha elide kunokuba uhambe ngomkhangeli, kodwa unayo ixesha lokuphumla ukusuka ekukhweleni ukuya ngaphaya uze uphawule ngasemva ngaphambi kokuba uphinde ubuyele kwi-canyon rim kwakhona. Ukuhamba ngaphantsi kweeyure ezili-10 kwaye kuthatha iiyure ezingama-5.5. Ukubuya kukhwela umzila we-South Kaibab. I-7.5 miles kwaye ithatha iiyure ezingama-4.5.
Ba thembisa ngakumbi i-vistas ekuhambeni.
Ndi tyikitye! Yimalini? Amaxabiso angama-2006 (ngokutshintsha utshintsho) abonisa ukuba uhambo olulodwa lwe-Plateau Point, olubandakanya ibhokisi lesidlo sasemini, li-$ 136.35. Ubusuku bobude beFantom Ranch buhluka ngohlobo lwamaxesha kunye nenani kwiphathi kodwa, ngokomzekelo, ngexesha lobusika ngo-2005 uhambo lwabini, kuquka ukuhlala kwi-Phantom Ranch kunye nokutya, kubiza i-$ 597.50.
Iingcebiso ze-Grand Canyon Mule Ride
Uvavanye Imivimbo Yakho Yokuhamba. Ukuba awuyena umgibeli wehashe, intloko kwiindawo zakho zendawo ukuze ukhangele indlela umzimba wakho uphatha ngayo ukukhwela. Ndikholelwe, usebenzisa izihlunu ezahlukeneyo zokugibela kunokuba uyenze ukuhamba. Ukuba awukwazi ukuhamba emva kohambo lwakho lomzila, khawuqwalasele ukukhwela embalwa okanye ezinye izifundo ngaphambi kokuba uphume uhambo lwakho lokuqala lwe-Grand Canyon.
Giya phezulu. Jonga kwiwebhusayithi ye-Mule uhambo, funda i-pamphlet uze uqinisekise ukuba unayo yonke igesi oyifunayo uhambo lwakho. Khumbula ukuguqulwa kokuphakama kunye neqondo lokushisa elifanayo. Nangona amaqondo okushisa ehlotyeni ayenokuba yinto epholileyo, ungaphelela kuma-degrees angama-100 kunye nobushushu kwi-canyon floor. I-floppy ebanzi inqabana isitya esiyinconyayo kuyimfuneko. Ngoko ke ukusela amanzi ukugcina amanzi. Kwaye, ungalibali i-sunscreen. Ukubeka isicwangciso esilumkileyo. Zama izambatho zakho ukuze ugwebe induduzo ngaphambi kokupakisha uhambo lwakho.
Khumbula Uhambo lwakho. Abafakiweyo bakuvumela ukuba ulethe ikhamera enye okanye ikhamera encinane yekhamera okanye ii-binoculars. Qinisekisa ukuba ikhamera oyilethayo kulula ukuyisebenzisa, iyazama kwaye yinyani kwaye inomtya ukuze unganqamle umzimba wakho. Enyanisweni, zonke izinto ezinokubhabha kuwe kufuneka zibophe phantsi ... izigqoko, iziglasi, njl. Ukuba ungenayo i-straps esebenzayo, iya kukuhlazisa ngokunika iwele ukuze ubophe izinto!
Iingcamango zokukhumbula
Ividiyo okanye iDVD iyathengiswa kwisitolo sesipho esinokukunceda ukulungiselela uhambo lwakho kwaye ube ngummemori omkhulu emva koko. Bathengisa iikhati ezivakalisa kuyo yonke into yokuba ugibele i-mules kwiGrand Canyon. Iinqwelo ze-baseball zihle, kodwa azidibana neemfuno zesitya esikhulu esibhakabhakeni.
Ukubhuka kweNdwendwe yase Grand Grand Canyon
Ukugcinwa kwempahla kwamkelwe kwinyanga ezili-13 kwangaphambili. Ngexesha lexesha elide kunye neeholide, ukubhuka kunokuba kunzima ukufumana. Kulabo banayo yonke impahla yabo kwaye bahlala bephila ngengozi, kukho uluhlu lokulinda olugcinwe kwidesksi yokubhalisa eBright Angel Lodge. Baye banqanyulwa kwaye usenokufumana nje ugibele ngezaziso ezimbalwa nje.
Kodwa, ngenxa yento enqabileyo, ndingacebisa ukuba wenze ukugcinwa.
Ukukhwela kwe-Mule ukusuka eMzantsi Rim kungagcinwa nge-Xanterra Parks & Resorts. Ifowuni, ifeksi, okanye ubhale kwii-Xanterra Parks & Resorts, 14001 E. Illiff, uSt. 600, i-Aurora, i-CO 80014, okanye u tyelele i-www.grandcanyonlodges.com. Ulwazi loluhlu lokulinda, fowunelwa okanye qhagamshelana ne-Bright Angel Lodge yokuthutha idesksi ngaphakathi kwipaki.