Kwaziswa kwangaphambili kulo nyaka ukuba iSebe laseNew York State Parks liqwalasela ukucima i-Niagara Falls, kwaye ininzi yabakhenkethi becinga ezinye izicwangciso zokuhamba kwabo. Ngelixa amanzi amhlophe agqitywe amhlophe ayeke ukuhamba azingekho isidingo sokukhathazeka kuba isicwangciso asiyi kuhlala sigxina.
Isiphakamiso sanyuka ekuqaleni konyaka, xa kuqinisekiswe ukuba ezimbini zamabridjhana ezihamba ngePops ziyimfuneko enkulu yokulungiswa.
Ibhuloho eneminyaka eyi-115 ubudala idibanisa umhlaba oseNiagara Falls, eNew York ngeSiqithi saseGoat kwaye isolula phezu koMlambo waseNiagara. I-feat yokuvuselela ayiyinto elula, yingakho isigqibo sokuba ku-delwater Falls siqhutywe ukuze iinjineli zakhiwe ngokugcwele ngaphandle kokuba zijongane namanzi amaninzi ahambayo. Ukulungiswa okucetywayo akulula nje ukukhusela iintsika ezithatha ibhuloho. Kwakunqunywe ukuba amabhuloho ayedinga ukuvuselelwa ngokupheleleyo, ngaphezu kokungeza izakhiwo ezintsha kunye neepers. Iziphathamandla azikazanga ukuvakalisa ukuba i-Falls izakufuneka ivalwe ixesha elide ukwenzela ukuba ivalwe iprojekthi ye-$ 25 ukuya kwi-35 yezigidigidi, kodwa izikhulu zathi ziba malunga nonyaka.
Ukunyuka okufanayo kwathathwa ngaphezu kweminyaka engama-40 edlulileyo xa ngo-1969 i-United States ye-Army Corps yeenjiniya yavala ama-Falls ukuze ifunde impembelelo yokukhukhula. Kuzo zonke iinyanga zasehlotyeni, amanzi ayevaliwe eshiya kuphela indawo ephucukileyo yamatye esuka eNew York ukuya e-Ontario.
Ababhenkethi bathelela ukuba bathathe iimbono eziyingqayizivele, into engazange yabonwe ngaphambili.
Impembelelo kwezoKhenketho
Abanye abahlali kunye nemibutho yezokhenketho babonisa inkxalabo malunga nefuthe eliya kuba nalo kwizokhenketho zendawo, ngelixa abanye bakholelwa ukuba kuya kukhulisa kuphela inani labakhenkethi abaphuma ukuza kubona ithuba lokuphila elilodwa.
Isiphakamiso asinakuphendula ngokucima zonke iintlambo ezintathu-i-Bridal Veil Falls, iHorseshoe Falls kunye ne-American Falls. Kuphela i-America kunye neBridal Veil Falls iyacinywa ngelixa ama-75,000 amamitha angamawaka angamawaka angama-75,000 ajikeleza phezu kweentaba zawo zonke iisesibini ziya kuhanjiswa kwiiHorseshoe Falls.
Kulabo abahamba phambili ukubona imbonakaliso yemvelo kweli hlotyeni, akukho mfuneko yokwethuka njengoko izicwangciso zokwakha ziseminyaka embalwa. ISebe leePaka lifuna ukuqhuba izifundo kunye nokuvunyelwa okukhuselekileyo kunye nemali phambi kokuba nantoni na inokuthathwa ukuze ube nexesha elininzi lokugubungela iimbonakalo ezimangalisa zenye yeemvula ezinkulu kwihlabathi.
Nangona iIgo Falls Falls isetyenziselwa ingqwalasela, iminyaka embalwa edluleyo ibenomdla okhethekileyo kulo mbuzo. Iminyaka embalwa edlulileyo, i-acrobat kunye ne-daredevil Nik Wallenda bahamba nge-tightrope phezu kweNiagara Falls ukusuka eNew York ukuya e-Ontario. Kuthatha iminyaka emibini yeemfazwe zomthetho ngaphambi kokuba uWallenda afumane imvume, kodwa ekugqibeleni wafumana imvume kwaye ngoJuni 15, 2012, wathatha uhambo olwesabekayo. Olu hlanga lugxininiswe ngoxa i-ABC ilandele isinyathelo ngasinye, ukunika wonke umntu ephasini umoya wokukhulula xa wayenza ngaphandle kwezehlakalo.
Iphulo lokuPhalalisa
I-Falls yaseNiagara iphinda yenza iindaba zamazwe ngamazwe xa iphantse ikhuphe ngokugqithiseleyo ngexesha lokubanda kwebusika. Iqondo lokushisa liye lahla kwixesha eliphantsi kwaye isixeko sineziphumo ezininzi ezilandelelanayo ezingaphantsi kweqondo lokushisa kwirekhodi. Kwiiveki ezimbalwa abahambi kunye nabemi bafumana ithuba lokubona iM Falls ngokungafaniyo ngaphambili, phantse ngokuqinisekileyo njengoko amagagasi efihliweyo ngaphantsi kobunqamle beqhwa.
Esi siphakamiso samva nje senza iiMapu zibuyele ekukhanyeni. Inyaniso yokuba enye yezona ndawo ezinqabileyo kwezokhenketho kwilizwe ziya kuba (okwethutyana) zichanekile. Nangona abanye bengase badibaneke ngenxa yile nzekayo abanye bayakubona njengethuba lokubona i-Falls njengangaphambili. Akukho nto ichaza ukuba into efana nale iya kuphinda iyenze kwakhona, ngoko ke abo banenhlanhla ngokwenza uhambo baze bawubone ubuhle babo, liyithuba elihle.
Nangona iiplani zingasayi kuqiniswa, kunokulindelwa ukuba yinto nje yithuba ngaphambi kokuba kuthathwa inyathelo. Ngosuku ngalunye amabhuloho amabini ayaqhubeka ehla kwaye abeka umngcipheko wokhuseleko kunoma ubani ozama ukuthatha kwiisayithi ezivela kubo.
Ngexa uhambo oluya kwiPopota oluxhambileyo aluyi kufana nokuthatha amanzi ajikelezayo, kwaye imisebenzi eminingi enjengeMasid of the Mist, Umkhomo weeMimoya kunye nohambo oluPhezulu kweNtaba, mhlawumbi iya kufakwa kwi-hiatus ebonisa ukuba sinesizathu esinye sokubuya. Kuya kuba ngamava amangalisayo ukubona i-Falls kwizibane ezifaniyo; ummandla onqabileyo kunye ongenalutho oqhathaniswa nombane onamandla kwaye onamandla.
Akusazanga ukuba njani oku kuya kuba nefuthe kumashishini atshabalala kwi-Tourism tour, kodwa kubonakala ngathi kunamathuba amaninzi okufumana ukutshintshana okufutshane kunye nokunika abavakhenkethi umbono omtsha wokuba umonakalo lo mbuzo wendalo. Khawucinge uthabathe inkunzi ye-Niagara Falls esuka phezulu phezulu kwi-Observation Deck, into enokuthi ifane nje neentlanzi zenyanga okanye i-Grand Canyon. Ngokomntu, ngelixa abanye banokukhetha ukubona ii-Falls kuzo zonke uzuko lwabo, ndicinga ukuba le ngqungquthela entsha inika umxhelo omncinane kwindlela eya e-Niagara.
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