I-Texas iyakubonisa ukuthi kwenzekani uma umfula ongaphansi kwamanzi ushona.
I-Austin, i-Texas yonke intukuthelo njengamanje, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyisiqalo esisha sokufuna umsebenzi, umculi womculo ofuna imikhosi yezinsizakalo zomhlaba, noma i-foodie i-jonesing yebhayisikili ephezulu. Akunakuphika ukupholisa komgogodla wase-Austin, kodwa uhlu lwe-Austin luvele luvame ukungazinaki amaphuzu athengisayo okuthengisa: indawo yokuqoqwa kwamachibi, amachibi, nezinye izimbobo zokubhukuda eziseTexas Hill Country eseduze nakakhulu manje , njengoba ihlobo lishisa. Nazi ezinye ezimbalwa ezimangalisa kakhulu.
01 ka 05
Umthombo kaJakobe
Njengoba usondela endaweni ye-GPS yeJuze likaJakobe endaweni enokuthula yedolobha lase-Austin le-Wimberly, ungase uzizwe sengathi uthathe ijika elingalungile. Qhubeka ulandela izikhombisi-ndlela, noma kunjalo, futhi emizuzwini embalwa nje uzobeka amehlo kwesinye sezimbobo zokubhukuda ezithokozisa kakhulu futhi ezingavamile owake wazibona. Intwasahlobo ka-karstic ebaluleke kakhulu ekuzijabuliseni njengokungondla umthombo omkhulu ka-Austin wamanzi okuphuza, umthombo kaJakobe ugcwele ngokweqile.
02 ka 05
I-Hamilton Pool Preserve
Kwenzekani lapho ukuguguleka komhlabathi kubangela ukuthi idamu lomgwaqo ongaphansi komhlaba liwe? Hamba eHamilton Pool ukuze uthole. Kutholakala eduze kwedolobha laseCropping Springs, cishe ihora elivela eCentral Austin, iHamilton Pool ibonakala ngendlela evulekile, ephethe amanzi asemangqamuzana anesigungqimba echitha amanzi echibini elinemibala.
Ngaphambi kokwenza uhambo oluya eHamilton Pool, thintana newebhusayithi yeTravis County Parks ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ivuliwe; ivaliwe ngezikhathi ezithile ngenxa yezikhukhula zendawo, kanye namazinga e-bacteria okwenzeka ngokwemvelo ngaphansi kwezimo ezithile ezimbi.
NGAPHAMBILI: Kusukela ngo-May 2016, idolobha lase-Austin lizoqala ukudingwa ukubhuka ukuze livakashele i-Hamilton Pool, ngenxa yokukhukhulwa okungapheli lapho, ngisho nasezinsukwini lapho amazinga amabhaktheriya avimbela ukugeba. Chofoza lapha ukuze wenze ukubhuka.
03 ka 05
Ama-Krause Springs
I-Austin cishe akuyona indawo yokuqala emhlabeni ocabanga ngayo lapho uzwa inkulumo ethi "ukuqhuma kwamadwala," kodwa uma ubonisa eKrause Springs, esendaweni yase-Austin yedolobha laseSpicewood, yilokho okuzolindeleke ukuba yenza. Kulungile, ngakho-ke kungukuthi ukugwedla - awuphoqelekile ukuba uphume endaweni ephansi eKrause Springs.
Kodwa-ke, uma ubona amanzi e-emerald engaphansi kwakho, imisedari ephawulekayo ephakama nxazonke, futhi uzizwa ukuthi umoya ovuthayo waseTexas uqala ukushisa umzimba wakho, kunzima ukucabanga ukuthi kungani ungazithandi. Izwi kulabo abahlakaniphile, noma kunjalo: Gxuma kuphela uma ukhethe ukungabandakanyi emphakathini, i-lib, izakhamuzi ezivame ukuzijabulisa ngenkathi ziphuma eKrause Springs. Ukuqhafaza ngokuphephile emanzini kudinga izinga lokwahlulela ukuthi ukuphuza ngokweqile!
04 ka 05
Waterhole kaDeveli
E-Inks Lake State Park cishe emaminithi angu-90 enyakatho-ntshonalanga yedolobha lase-Austin, i-Devil's Waterhole ibizwa igama layo elivela emadwaleni alubomvu, alubomvu, anama-orange anesibindi aphezulu ngaphezu kwamanzi ayo anamandla. Ngokujabulisayo, akukho lutho olungalungile mayelana nomgodi omuhle wokubhukuda, ngaphandle kwendlela ukushisa kwehlobo laseTexas kubeka isikhumba sakho njenge-well-pitchfork.
Yenza usuku lokuya ku-Devil's Waterhole uphinde uhambe uphezulu ukuze uhlole ama-waterfalls amahle aseduzane, okuvame ukuba yinto ekhangayo kunazo zonke ngemva kwezinsuku. Uma uhamba e-Waterhole kaDeveli ekuseni, qiniseka ukuma ngaseLake Travis endleleni eya edolobheni. Amanzi lapho angeke aqhathaniswe nobukhulu balokho uDeveli akunike khona, kodwa ungakwazi ukujabulela ukudla kanye nenye yama-sunsets amahle kakhulu e-Oasis.
05 ka 05
I-Barton Springs Pool
Ngamanzi aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka egijima ngo-68ºF unyaka wonke futhi amandla angenandaba nokukhala ehlobo, i-Barton Springs Pool ingaba yindawo ephakeme emhlabeni yokubhukuda kunoma yisiphi isimo - kungenzeka ukuthi itholakale engaphansi kwamamayela ukusuka edolobheni lase-Austin. Ngemuva kokuthi usebenze isibindi sokungena echibini okokuqala, qiniseka uphinde ubheke enyakatho, lapho ungabona khona amanye ama-skyscraper ase-Austin.
Ngeke ubheke amachibi okubhukuda avamile ngokufanayo, ngaphandle kwalokho mhlawumbe ku-Deep Eddy u-Austin, okunye okunye okuhle ngoLwesine, lapho uBarton Springs ivaliwe. Ngaphandle kwalokho, kukhona isigaba "samahhala" seBarton Springs ngaphesheya kwe-spillway yedamu elikhulu, futhi lihlale livulekile.