Bheka iDester New Mexico Ebukeka Njengenye Iplanethi
Uma empeleni ukhokha ukuvakashela ama-White Sands noma, ngokumane nje, bheka isithombe esingabanjwanga kubo, ababukeka njengeqhwa, kodwa akukho ukuphika ukukhanya kwawo okumhlophe. Ukuhlanganiswa kwezimo zemvelo kuye kwaholela kulokhu okungajwayelekile. Isizathu sokuqala ukuthi izihlabathi ze-White Sands zimhlophe ngenxa yokwakheka kwamaminerali: Zakhiwe kakhulu nge-gypsum, enemibala emhlophe emhlophe.
Isihlabathi se-Gypsum singavamile kakhulu, kodwa, ngoba i-mineral igxuma kalula emanzini.
I-geographical White Sands 'eyingqayizivele-ibhasi elikuzungezile livimbela noma yimiphi imvula ewela lapha ekungeneni indlela eya olwandle-igcina izingxenyana ze-gypsum ngaphakathi kwezinga eliphezulu, okuholela embala obomvu obumhlophe obona, nesihlabathi esiphuthumayo ngisho nokushisa kosuku (okungaphezulu kulokho okwesibili!).
Izinto Okuzokwenziwa Ngama-White Sands
Ngisho noma ungenayo ividiyo yomculo ku-ifilimu, kunezindlela ezihlukahlukene zokujabulela ama-White Sands. Ngaphandle kokuhamba ngezinyawo nokuhamba ngezindila, ungaphinde uhambe kuDune Drive usebenzisa imoto yakho, kusuka ngo-7 ekuseni-7 ntambama. Ngaphezu kwalokho, phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo, ipaki ihambela amakhonsathi omculo wesilasi ngaphansi kwezinkanyezi ubusuku bonke obugcwele ubusuku, nakuba kungacacile uma "Amanzi Agijima Omile" ehlala ingoma yezingoma ezidlalwa.
Ungafika kanjani ku-White Sands
I-White Sands itholakala cishe ihora ngemoto esuka e-Las Cruces, eNew Mexico, ehlala e-Interstates 10 no-25.
Hamba empumalanga ukusuka ku-Las Cruces ku-US-70 W bese ulandela izimpawu. Idolobha elikhulu eliseduze ne-White Sands yi-El Paso, engamaminithi angu-90 eningizimu nge-US-54 W.
I-White Sands nayo ilula ukuvakashela kusuka ezindaweni ezithandwa kakhulu eNew Mexico, njenge-Albuquerque, Santa Fe, neTaos. Eqinisweni, njengoba enye yemizila evela eSanta Fe kuya eTaos idlula eRuidoso evelele, kungenzeka ukuba uhambo oluya e-White Sands luhambe ngendlela eyanelisayo.
Enye indawo eduze ne-White Sands awukwazi ukuyilahleka i-Cloudcroft, ene-"Old West" futhi ikuvumela ukuba uthole umbono obala we-White Sands kusuka ezinkulungwaneni ezinyaweni ngaphezulu.
Lapho Ukuvakashela Ama-White Sands
I-White Sands Isikhumbuzo Sezwe Sivulekile unyaka wonke, futhi nakuba lesi sifundazwe singashisa ngokweqile ehlobo, umbala omhlophe wesikhumba usaqhubeka kumnandi ngokuthinta, okwenza cishe nsuku zonke usuku oluhle ukuvakashela. Kusasa nakusihlwa kukhulu kakhulu ekutheni kufakwe izithombe, kodwa, njengoba imibala evame ukushona kwelanga nokukhanya kwelanga kubonakala esihlabathini, ngenomphumela omuhle wokubukwa.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, nakuba isihlabathi singase sipholile ngaphansi kwelanga elishisayo lasehlobo, i-White Sands isengumgwaqo, futhi uhlala ngaphandle isikhathi eside futhi lezi zimo zingaba nemiphumela emibi empilweni yakho-yiba nengqondo.
Kumele futhi uhlale ukhumbule ukuthi ipaki ngezinye izikhathi ivaliwe ngenxa yokuhlolwa kwe-missile kusuka ebangeni eliseduze le-missile. Bheka ikhasi elisemthethweni le-"Ukuvalwa" ngaphambi kokuthi uvakashele ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uhambo lwakho lokuqala ku-White Sands aluwona owokugcina!