5 Izintaba Ezinkulu e-Yellowstone National Park

01 ka-06

I-Yellowstone National Park

Ukuvakashela i-Yellowstone National Park kubili kuyathandeka futhi kunzima kakhulu. Ipaki eliyisimangaliso liqukethe amakhilomitha angu-1 000 okuhamba ngezinyawo, okuvame ukwenza kube sengathi akunakwenzeka ukunciphisa izinketho zakho. Kuhlale kungumqondo omuhle ukuma isikhungo somvakashi uma ufika, kodwa ukuze uqalise, nansi isifinyeto sezindiza ezinhlanu eziyingqayizivele ezitholakala ngaphakathi kwepaki. Lezi zindlela zizokuthatha imfucumfucu, iziphethu ezishisayo, izintaba, imifula evulekile, namachibi ahlanzekile.

02 ka 06

Uncle Tom's Trail

Ungakhohliswa ngalolu daba olufushane, oluhamba ngamamitha elilodwa lokujikeleza. Ngama-stairs angu-328, ukunyuka kuyisimo esibucayi esinikeza okungaphezu kwamamitha angama-308 wenzuzo nokulahleka okuqondile endleleni. Umvuzo: umbono obuseduze-nomuntu siqu we-Lower Falls River e-Lower Falls, enye yezinto ezikhangayo ezibonakalayo kuzo zonke i-park.

Umzila wokuqala uqala phansi egumbini elidume kakhulu lepaki: i-Grand Canyon eMfuleni i-Yellowstone. Ngokunciphisa kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile egcwele, izitebhisi ziletha inselele yengqondo. Ekugcineni yindawo yokubuka eduze kwe-waterfront engu-308-foot. Ngaleso sikhatsi kunethuba elihle lokuthi uzobe ugcwele inkungu futhi uhambe phakathi kwamabhodlela, wenze okwenzekayo kube lula ukukhunjulwa.

Ngemuva kokuba ujabulele i-canyon eyimfihlakalo iqale ukukhuphuka isikhathi eside. Izitebhisi zamanje, ezenziwe ngezikhwama kanye namabhentshi okuphumula, ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu ngaphezu kokuqala-isiteji sezintambo ezingu-528 esakhiwa kuqala kuma-1800. Noma kunjalo, zilungele ukusebenza okuncane phezu kwesikhukhula, futhi ungesabi ukuma uphathe ikhefu endleleni.

03 ka 06

The Great Prismatic

Leli hambo alitholakali noma likhangiswe yiNational Park Service, kodwa kufanele ngempela umzamo. I-Grand Prismatic isici se-tie-dye isici esishisayo se-monster esisendaweni eseningizimu-ntshonalanga yepaki. Izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-thermophiles-izincane ezincane ezikhula ngokushisa-zakha izindandatho ezinemibala emanzini echibini, eligcwele obala okhanyayo obomvu, ophuzi, obuluhlaza nohlaza okwesibhakabhaka.

Ungabona lesi sici esimangalisayo esivela emgodini webhodi eMidway Geyser Basin, kodwa kuyamangalisa nakakhulu ukubuka kwamehlo. Ukuze ubambe ngeso lengqondo ngale ndlela, phakamisa e-Fairy Falls header bese uhamba ngezinyawo ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-40 ngaphansi kwe-Fairy Falls. Uzobona amathrekhi amancane angabonakali aholela enqabeni ngakwesokunxele (eningizimu) njengoba uhamba. Thatha noma yikuphi kwalokhu uphahla futhi uzobe ubheka phansi ngaphansi kwePrismatic Grand. Qinisekisa ukuthi uhamba ngosuku olufudumele lapho i-geyser ingafihliwe yi-steam yayo.

04 ka 06

Umfula obilisayo

Le ndlela emgwaqeni yiyona ndlela ezwakala ngayo: Ekhoneni elisenyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-Yellowstone, amanzi abilayo agijima avela emanzini aseGeardner. Njengoba unemizamo encane, ungakwazi ukufinyelela enye yezindawo eziqabulayo kakhulu ze-Yellowstone. Kuyinto elula, ehamba ngamamitha-mayela ukusuka endaweni yokupaka kuya kule ndawo engcolile.

Njalo ngonyaka, abantu basebenzisa amadwala ukudala amachibi ngasemaphethelweni omfula, lapho ungakwazi ukuphumula khona okwamanje. Uma umfula ungadluli kakhulu, amanzi aphuzile phakathi ahlinzeka ngokuphumula emanzini ashisayo. Sebenzisa ukuqapha okukhulu uma uhamba kude nebhange. Umfula waseGardner ungaba ojulile futhi ujubane kuye ngokuthi unyaka nonyaka.

Ngenkathi usuka, gcina amehlo akho evulekile ezilwaneni zasendle. Amaqanda aluhlaza ahamba ngenhla futhi i-elk ayaziwa ukuwela umfula ngezikhathi ezithile futhi. Akungena enyakatho e-Yellowstone? Hlola uMfula i-Firehole eningizimu-ntshonalanga ukuze uthole okufanayo okubhukuda.

05 ka 06

I-Basris Geyser Basin

I-Norris Geyser Basin yindawo edala kunazo zonke e-Yellowstone, enezici ze-geothermal ezisukela eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-115 000. Lapha uzothola geyser esebenzayo kunazo zonke emhlabeni, Steamboat Geyser. Akukho Othembekile Kakhulu ngoba akusilo kakhulu, kahle, athembekile, kepha ngesikhathi sokuqhuma okukhulu kuqhuma amanzi angama 300 kuya ku-400 emoyeni. Qaphela, kepha ukuqhuma okukhulu kokugcina kwenzeka ngo-2005 no-2013 ngakho-ke ungalindeli ukubona eyodwa ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho. I-steamboat iningi ikhuphuka amanzi ngamamitha angu- 10-40 emoyeni njalo.

Lesi sitsha se-geyser sakhiwe ezindaweni ezintathu: I-Bascelain Basin, efinyeleleka emgwaqeni wezingcingo ezintathu no-mile kanye ne-boardwalk; Ibhedi Emuva, emgwaqeni ongamakhilomitha amahlanu nengxenye kanye ne-boardwalk; kanye Nezikhulu Ezingamakhulu Amathafa, indawo engavamile yokuvakashelwa nabasebenzi bepaki ababazi lezi zici eziyingozi zokushisa nokuthi bangazigwema kanjani. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhethe kangakanani noma kuncane kangakanani ukukwenza lapha, ngeke ukwazi ukubalekela izinto, imisindo, nokuphunga kwe-Yellowstone ephuma emhlabeni eNorris Geyser Basin.

06 ka-06

I-Thorofare

Uma ufuna i-adventure enkulu e-Yellowstone, thinta iThe Thorofare. Lo mzila uhamba ngamamitha angu-68.5 ukuya ngaseningizimu-ntshonalanga yepaki-ngesikhathi esisodwa ukubeka abagibeli emakhilomitha angu-30 ukusuka emgwaqweni kunoma iyiphi indlela. Kuzodingeka ushiye imoto ngasekugcineni komgwaqo (owodwa e-East Entrance Road futhi enye e-South Entrance Road), futhi kunconywa ukuba uhlele okungenani izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ukuhamba ukusuka komunye umkhawulo kuya komunye.

Akudingeki ukuba uhambe wonke umzila ukuze uthole ukunambitheka kwe-Thorofare noma kunjalo. Uma unesikhathi esingaphansi, cabanga ngokuhamba ngaphandle nangemuva kule trail epicic. Imikhumbi yami engithandayo e-Yellowstone (5E8) ingamamitha angu-6,5 phansi kweThe Thorofare futhi ihlelwe ngqo ogwini lwaseJowestone Lake, elinye lamanzi amaningi angaphansi kwamanzi ahlanzekile emhlabeni ngamakhilomitha angu-136 square. Amakhamera angahle aphumule, athathe udizi olumnandi, futhi ajabulele imibono emva kosuku olude lokuhamba.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uphuma ubusuku obunye noma ubusuku obusuku obuyisikhombisa ku-Thorofare-noma kwenye indawo e-Yellowstone ngale ndaba-thatha isikhathi sokuhlela ngokucophelela. Ngamalungiselelo afanele, ukubuyela emuva kungaba enye yezindlela eziyingqayizivele kunazo zonke futhi ezivuza ukubona ipaki.

UCece Wildeman wasebenza e-Yellowstone National Park ngezikhathi ezimbili zokushisa. Phakathi naleso sikhathi wahlola amakhilomitha angu-300 emigwaqeni yamakhilomitha angu-1 100 emapaki.