AmaPaki Kazwelonke e-Colorado Plateau

01 ka 09

I-Arches National Park

I-Arches iqukethe ezinye zezimangaliso zemvelo ezimangalisayo kunazo zonke-ama-mammoth amadwala nama-arches avela ekukhuliseni. Mhlawumbe elinye lamaqiniso abaluleke kakhulu nge-Arches ukuthi ipaki iyaqhubeka njalo. Eminyakeni engu-18 eyedlule, kwenzeka ukuwa okukhulu kokubili: Isiqephu esikhulu se-Landscape Arch ngo-1991, ne-Wall Arch ngo-2008. Bobabili bakhonza njengezikhumbuzo ukuthi lezi zakhiwo ngeke zihlale phakade-sonke isizathu sokuvakashela maduzane.

02 ka 09

I-Bryce Canyon National Park

Ayikho enye ipaki kazwelonke ekhombisa ukuthi ukuguguleka komvelo kungakha kanjani kuneBryce Canyon National Park. Izidalwa ze-sandstone ezinkulu, ezaziwa ngokuthi i-hoodoos, ziheha abantu abangaphezu kwesigidi ngonyaka izivakashi. Abaningi baya emigwaqweni ekhetha ukugibela amahhashi nokugibela amahhashi ukuze bathole ukubukeka okuphezulu nokubheka izindonga ezimangalisa nezindwangu eziqoshiwe.

03 ka 09

I-Canyonlands National Park

Kulesi simangaliso sezinto eziphilayo, amadwala, ama-spiers, kanye nama-mesas alawula inhliziyo yeNdizayini yaseColorado enqunywe yizinhlanzi zemifula yaseGreen ne-Colorado. Ama-Petroglyphs ashiye amaNdiya amakhulu eminyaka edlule nawo akhona. Imifula yaseColorado neGreen ihlukanisa ipaki ibe yizifunda ezine: Isiqhingi esibhakabhakeni, izinaliti, i-Maze, nemifula ngokwabo. Ngenkathi izithili zihlanganyela emkhatsini wemvelo egwadule, ngamunye ugcina uhlamvu lwakhe futhi unikeza amathuba ahlukene ekuhlolisweni nasekuhloleni umlando wemvelo namasiko.

04 ka 09

I-Capitol Reef National Park

I-park 241,904-acre eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Utah idonsela abangaphezu kwesigamu sezigidi ngonyaka. Ivikela i-Waterpocket Fold, i-warp ende ye-100-mile emkhakheni weMhlaba, kanye nomlando oyingqayizivele womlando namasiko wendawo.

05 ka 09

I-Grand Canyon National Park

06 ka 09

I-Pond Great National Park

Le ndawo ye-Nevada ye-acre 77,180 idonsa izivakashi ezingaba ngu-80 000 ngonyaka, okwenza kube yinye yezindawo zokuvakasha ezingaphansi kuka-US ezihambele. Phakathi kwezici zayo zemvelo kukhona imifudlana, amachibi, izilwane zasendle ezigcwele, izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zehlathi, kuhlanganise nemifula yamapinini ase-bristlecone yamandulo, kanye nemikhosi eminingi yama-limestone, kuhlanganise noLehman Caves.

07 ka 09

I-Mesa Verde National Park

I-Mesa Verde, iSpanishi "itafula eluhlaza," inikeza ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokubona nokuhlangenwe nakho kweminyaka engu-700 yomlando. Kusukela cishe ku-AD 600 kuya ku-AD 1300 abantu baphila futhi bahluma emiphakathini yonke indawo.

08 ka 09

Kuthuthukiswe iHlathi National Park

I-Petrified Forest National Park ibonisa isibonelo somlando wethu, eveza ukugxila okukhulu kwezwe lomuthi oqoshiwe oqoshiwe. Ukuvakashela kufana nokubuyela emuva ngesikhathi esithile ezweni elihlala lihluke kakhulu kunalokho esikuziyo.

09 ka 09

I-Zion National Park

Etholakala esifundeni se-plateau esiphezulu sase-Utah, uMfula waseVirgin uye wafaka umgodi ojulile kangangokuthi ilanga alitholanga kalula phansi! I-canyon ivulekile futhi iyamangalisa kakhulu ngamagquma amakhulu awela ngamamitha angaba ngu-3 000. I-sandstone ehlangene ikhanya ebomvu neyomhlophe, futhi idala amadwala aqoshiwe, amawa, iziqongo, nezigodi ezilenga.