Amathafa aseKathhedral ayesebizwa ngokuthi iBango Cave. UJacob (Jay) uGurley wathenga umhume ngo-1955 wawuvula umphakathi. Lapho ethatha umfazi wakhe emhumeni okokuqala, washaywa ubuhle ikamelo elilodwa elikhulu nawo wonke ama-stalagmites kanye nama-stalactites futhi wathi kwakubonakala sengathi "yi-cathedral." UGurley ngokuhlakanipha wayishintsha igama lomhume ngaleso sikhathi futhi kuye kwaziwa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi njengeCathhedral Caverns, nakuba sekushintshe izandla kaningi.
I-Cathedral Caverns yaba yindawo epaki yase-state ngo-1987. Ihlanganisa amahektha angu-461 e-Grant, e-Alabama. I-Caverns yavulwa futhi emphakathini ngo-Agasti 2000.
Umhume manje unendlela evuliwe nekhanyisiwe engamamitha angu-10 ngaphezu kwendlela yokuqala. Ukuhamba kungamakhilomitha angaphezu kweyhilomitha uhambo olujikelezayo futhi kuthatha ihora nemizuzu engu-15. Ngathola ezinye zezintaba ziyinselele kodwa ezingenakwenzeka. Ukuhamba phansi emithambekeni kwakunzima kune-UP! Uma unempilo ejwayelekile, ukuhamba akufanele kube yinkinga. Kubuye kufinyeleleke nezihlalo zabakhubazekile.
Iziqondiso kanye nabasebenzi bepaki banobungane futhi bafundisa. U-Eric Dobbins wayengumqondisi wethu futhi wanikeza ulwazi oluningi olubalulekile ngomlando womhume, imininingwane yokwakhiwa emhumeni owawungavamile, nokuphepha komhume.
I-Cathedral Caverns Specs
I-Cathedral Caverns iphethe amarekhodi ayisithupha emhlabeni:
- I-Cathedral Caverns inomnyango obanzi kakhulu kunoma yimuphi umhume wokuhweba emhlabeni. Ingamamitha ama-25 ubude nobubanzi obuyizingalo eziyi-128.
- I-Cathedral Caverns yikhaya "Goliath" - i-stalagmite enkulu kakhulu emhlabeni. Ilinganisa ngamamitha angu-45 ubude futhi ububanzi obungama-243.
- I-Cathedral Caverns inodonga olukhulu lwamathambo amakhulu, olungamamitha angu-32 ubude nobude obuyizingalo ezingu-135.
- I-Cathedral Caverns yaziwa ngokuthi imvula enkulu kakhulu "efriziwe".
- I-Cathedral Caverns inehlathi elikhulu kunazo zonke le-stalagmite yimuphi umhume emhlabeni.
- I-Cathedral Caverns inokubunjwa okungenakuqhathaniswa kakhulu emhlabeni okuyi-stalagmite okungamamitha amathathu ubude nobubanzi obuyi-3 intshi!
I-Cathedral Caverns nayo ineCristal Room engavunyelwe umphakathi. Ukubunjwa kwenziwa nge-calcite ehlanzekile futhi nje ukudumaza kwezwi lomuntu kungaphula amaphesenti angaphezu kuka-70 okwakhiwa. I-Cathedral Caverns ineGumbi Elikhulu, elingamamitha angu-792 ubude futhi lingamamitha amabili ububanzi.
Lokhu kuyimbonakaliso emangalisayo emvelo futhi nje imizuzu emifushane engu-40 evela eHuntsville. Ngisho nabathandi be-amateur cave bayothola kuyithakazelisayo futhi bafanele ukuvakashelwa!
Qinisekisa ukuhlola iwebhusayithi ukuze uthole amahora wokuvula amasha kanye namanani.