I-Everglades National Park, eFlorida

Kungenzeka kungaziwa kuwo wonke umuntu, kodwa i-Everglades National Park iyisinye sezindawo eziphephile kakhulu emhlabeni. I-Buildup eningizimu yeFlorida isiye saqinisa ukuxosha amanzi ama-levees nama-canals. Futhi lokhu kudala inkinga njengendawo yokuhlala yamanzi epaki iyancipha ngoba amanzi anele angena e-Everglades.

Labo abavakashelayo bayakhuthazwa ukuba babhalele iCongress futhi babatshele ukuthi basindise ama-Everglades - ikakhulukazi labo ababona izinguquko ekwenzeni.

Izindiza ze-white ibis ezisetshenziselwa ukuhamba ngezinombolo ezingaphezu kwezingu-90. Namuhla, izivakashi zingabuka imihlambi yezinkomo ezingu-10. Kodwa, leli hlathi elisezindaweni ezishisayo, eligcwele amaxhaphozi emifula nemifula, lihlala elinye lezindawo zokumangalisa kakhulu ukuvakashela.

Umlando

Ngokungafani namanye amapaki, i-Everglades National Park yenziwa ukuthi igcine ingxenye yendalo njengoba indawo yokuphila yasendle. Njengoba inhlanganisela enjalo eyingqayizivele yezitshalo nezilwane ezishisayo nezifudumele, i-Everglades iqukethe izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-700 nezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingu-300. Ibuye inikeze njengezilwane ezinhlobonhlobo ezisengozini ezifana ne-manatee, ingwenya, ne-Florida panther.

Ikhethwe indawo eyiGugu leMhlaba kanye ne-biosphere yamazwe ngamazwe, i-Everglades ihlala ekhoneni lokuvikela indawo. Abantu bezemvelo banxusa ukuthengwa kwezindawo ezisemadolobheni ezizimele ukuze kwandiswe amasheya e-Everglades yamanzi nezindawo ezizungezile.

Ipaki isendleleni eseningizimu ye-Everglades futhi ihlala isengozini.

Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisihlanu asezindaweni zasemfuleni zaseFlorida zaseNingizimu Florida ayisekho. Izilwane eziningi ezisengozini yokushabalalisa futhi izitshalo ezilahlayo eziyinkimbinkimbi ziqhamuka izitshalo zendabuko futhi zishintsha indawo yokuhlala. Lezi zihlala ziyisixwayiso sepaki kazwelonke engozini yokuwa.

Isikhathi Sokuvakashela

I-Everglades ngokuyinhloko inezinkathi ezimbili zonyaka ongakhetha kuzo: ezomile futhi ezimanzi.

Kusukela maphakathi noDisemba phakathi no-Ephreli, isimo sezulu somile futhi yisikhathi esithandwa kakhulu ukuvakashela. Isimo sezulu esihlambulukileyo kanye nezinyosi ngokuvamile zigcina izivakashi zisuke ngesikhathi semvula - lonke unyaka.

Ukufika Lapho

Kulabo abangaphandle kweFlorida, hamba eMamiami (Thola Amanani) noma eNaples. Kusuka eningizimu yeMami, thatha i-US-1 Florida Turnpike eFlorida City, bese uhamba ngasentshonalanga kuFla. 9336 (Palm Dr.). I-Ernest F. Coe Isikhungo Sokuvakasha sikhilomitha angaba ngu-50 ukusuka eMiami.

Uma uvela entshonalanga i-Miami, ungathatha i-US 41 eSikhungo Sokuvakashela SakwaShark Valley.

Kusuka eNaples, empumalanga empumalanga ku-US 41 kuya ku-Fla. 29, ngaseningizimu kuya e-Everglade City.

Imali / Izimvume

Imali engenayo ye $ 10 ngemoto ngeviki ikhokhiswa kuzivakashi. Labo abahamba ngezinyawo noma bahamba ngebhayisikili epaki bazokhokhiswa u- $ 5.

Izindawo ezinkulu

Izihlahla zaseTropical kumele zibonwe kule ndawo ye-swampland ne-Mahogany Hammock yindawo yokuhlala yokubheka kuzo zonke. I-Everglades ihlala emithini yemithi elukhuni ehambisana nokubunjwa kwezinyembezi. Ehlezi emagqumeni aphakeme asemhlabathini, zakhiwa ngokusebenzisa isisindo samanzi okukhukhula abuye awele unyaka wonke. Hlola i-Mahogany Hammock Trail ukubuka umuthi omkhulu wama-mahogany ophilayo emhlabeni wonke e-US.

Enye indlela enhle yokubona ipaki ihamba nge-Shark Valley Tram Tours.

Ukuholwa amahora amabili amahora kugijima umzila ohamba ngamamitha angu-15 eMfuleni weGrass ukunikeza ithuba lokuthakazelisa ukubona izilwane zasendle futhi ufunde ngemvelo yasemanzini. Ukubhuka kunconywa kakhulu ngenkathi eyomile futhi kungenziwa ngokubiza ngo-305-221-8455.

Izinkambo zokudoba nazo ziyatholakala eGulf Coast (shayela 239-695-2591) nendawo yeFlamingo (shayela 239-695-3101). I-Ten Thousand Isiqhingi uhambo luhlola ama-mangrove eziqhingini eGulf of Mexico. Abavakashi bazobona amahlengethwa e-bottlenose, ama-manatee, ama-ospreys, ama-pelicans, nokuningi.

Umfula u-Shark uyindawo ejabulisayo lapho izivakashi zizobona khona izihlahla nezinyoni. Uzobona oshaka? Cha. Kodwa, kuyindawo enhle kakhulu yokubuka ama-turkey, ama-hawks, kanye nama-harrier.

Indawo yokuhlala

Izindawo ezimbili zamagumbi zikhona ngaphakathi kwepaki futhi zitholakale umkhawulo wamalanga angu-30.

I-Flamingo ne-Long Pine Key zivuliwe unyaka wonke kodwa ugcine engqondweni, kusukela ngoNovemba kuya kuMeyi izindawo zokuhlala zinezinsuku ezingu-10. Imali engu-$ 14 ebusuku. Ukubhuka kuyatholakala kusukela maphakathi noDisemba kuya ku-Ephreli, amanye amasayithi afika kuqala, aqale ukukhonza.

Ikamu le-Backcountry liyatholakala ngo-R10 ngobusuku, $ 2 ngomuntu ngamunye. Imvume iyadingeka futhi kufanele itholakale emuntwini.

Ngaphandle kwepaki, kunamahhotela amaningi, ama-motels, nezindawo zokungcebeleka ezikhona ngaphakathi kweFlorida City naseHomestead. I-Days Inn ne-Comfort Inn zinikeza amakamelo angabizi kakhulu ngenkathi i-Knights Inn ne-Coral Roc Motel zinikeza amakhredithi ezivakashi. (Thola Amanani)

Izindawo Zesithakazelo Ngaphandle kwePaki

I- Biscayne National Park yaseduze inikeza umhlaba ongaphansi kwamanzi ama-coral namanzi angavamile. Kuyindawo enhle emindenini futhi inikeza imisebenzi eminingi enjengokuhamba ngesikebhe, ukuhamba nge-snorkeling, ukuhamba nge-scuba, nokumisa amatende.

Ukuhambisa amanzi ahlanzekile ku-Everglades, i-Big Cypress National Preserve iqukethe amaxhaphozi, amahlathini ezinhlanzi, nezinhlanzi ezithandwa izivakashi. Ama-acre angu-729,000 yizindawo eziya engcupheni yaseFlorida ne-black bears. Le ndawo ixhunywe ku-Everglades futhi inikeza ama-drive amahle, ukudoba, ukudoba, ukuhamba ngezinyawo nokuhamba ngemikhumbi.

Uma unesikhathi senye yepaki kazwelonke, cishe ngamamayela angu-70 entshonalanga yeKhiye West yiDry Tortugas National Park . Iziqhingi eziyisikhombisa zakha leli paki, eligcwele izigodi zama-coral nesihlabathi. Inyoni nempilo yasolwandle kudonsela abavakasha befuna ukusebenzisana kwezinkomo zasendle.

Ulwazi lokuxhumana

400001 State Rd. 9446, Homestead, FL 33034

Ifoni: 305-242-7700