Abantu abangaba yizigidi ezinhlanu bavakashela i-Grand Canyon National Park njalo ngonyaka futhi akusizi ukuthi kungani. Ukukhanga okuyinhloko, i-Grand Canyon, iyimilabo enkulu kakhulu ehamba ngamamitha angu-277 ekhombisa ukujula okumangalisayo kwemvelo enemibalabala. Ikhuthaza umoya ohlanzekile wesizwe futhi iningi lamakhilomitha-skwele angu-1,904 alondolozwa njengehlane. Izivakashi azikwazi ukusiza kodwa zikhunjulwe ngemibono emangalisa kusuka cishe noma yikuphi iphuzu.
Umlando
Idalwe nguMfula i-Colorado ngaphezu kwesigidi sonyaka wezigidi eziyisithupha, i-canyon ibanga ububanzi kusuka emakhilomitha amane kuya kwangu-18 futhi ifinyelela emanzini amamitha angu-6 000. I-geology yayo evelele idalula eminyakeni engaba yizigidi ezimbili zeminyaka yomlando womhlaba eveza ingqimba emva kwendwangu yedwala kuyilapho i-Colorado Plateau yaphakanyiswa.
Okokuqala wanikezwa ukuvikelwa kwe-Federal ngo-1893 njenge-Forest Reserve, indawo yaba yiNational Monument, futhi ngo-1919, yaba ipaki kazwelonke. UMongameli Theodore Roosevelt wayengummeli oyinhloko ekulondolozeni le ndawo, futhi wavakashela ngezikhathi eziningi ukuzingela nokuthokozisa ezweni.
Isikhathi Sokuvakashela
I-South Rim ivuliwe unyaka wonke, kanti iNyakatho Rim ivala izindawo ezithile kusukela ngo-Okthoba kuya phakathi kukaMeyi. Iqhwa elijulile livame kusukela maphakathi noNovemba kuze kuphakathi kukaMeyi. Amazinga okushisa enyangeni yasehlobo angakwazi ukufinyelela ku-118 ° F, okwenza intwasahlobo awele izikhathi ezifanele zokuvakashela.
Ukufika Lapho
Izivakashi zingakhetha kusuka eminyangweni eNyakatho noma eNingizimu Rim.
Uma usese-Arizona, thatha i-Ariz 67 ukusuka eJacob Lake ukuya ekungeneni kweNyakatho Rim. Jabulela ukudlula i-Kaibab National Forest! Ukungena eNingizimu Rim, ikhanda ku-Flagstaff bese uthatha i-US 180 e-canyon. Izivakashi zingakhetha ukuhamba ezikhungweni zezindiza ezilandelayo: Grand Canyon (ngaseNingizimu South), eLas Vegas, Phoenix naseParkstaff.
(Thola izindiza ukuya e-Grand Canyon, e-Las Vegas, e-Phoenix, noma e-Flagstaff.)
Imali / Izimvume
Imoto yangasese, imali yokungena i-$ 25. Kulabo abangena ngezinyawo, ibhayisikili, isithuthuthu, noma iqembu elingekho commercial, imali engu-$ 12 umuntu ngamunye isetshenziswa. Ukunyakaza kwePark Park , njengokudlula kwonyaka, kungasetshenziswa eGrand Canyon. Qaphela: Izimali zamatende zikhona ngaphezu kwemali yokungenisa.
Izimvume zokubuyela emuva ziyadingeka kulezi zinto ezilandelayo ebusuku: ukugibela, ukugibela, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ukungena emifuleni, ezinye izingosi ngaphandle kwezemiklamo ezithuthukisiwe, kanye nekamu lebusika. Kunezindlela ezihlukahlukene zezimvume ezikhethekile ezitholakalayo epaki.
Izindawo ezinkulu
I-canyon ngokwayo iyona ukukhanga okuyinhloko, kodwa indlela oyibheka ngayo ingahluka kanjani. Uma imibono ethandwayo igcwele kakhulu, i-cannon inika imigwaqo ukuba ihambele phansi, kanye nokugibela kwe-mule , nokugibela i-helicopter ehle kakhulu. Izivakashi zingase zijabulele ukuhlanza amanzi amhlophe eMfuleni i-Colorado, ukudoba, ukuvakasha okuqondisiwe, ukubuka inkanyezi, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili noma ukuhamba kwemvelo.
Indawo yokuhlala
Kukhona izindawo zokulala eziphawulekayo ngaphakathi kwepaki, kuhlanganise neBright Angel Lodge & Cabins, iKachina Lodge, iMaswik Lodge, neGree Canyon Lodge. (Thola Amanani) I-Phantom Ranch itholakala ngaphansi kwe-canyon futhi amanani ahlanganisa ukuhlala nokudla.
Kunezindawo ezimbili ezinamapulazi ezakhiwe ngaphakathi kwe-canyon ezidinga ukubhuka-Mather Campground eNingizimu Rim naseNorth Rim Campground. Ikamu le-Backcountry liyatholakala nangemvume.
Izindawo Zesithakazelo Ngaphandle kwePaki
I-Wupatki National Monument, e-Flagstaff, ivumela izivakashi ukuba zihambe nge-pueblos ezisele ezingaphezu kweminyaka eyikhulu ubudala.
Amamayela angu-12 ngaphandle kwe-Flagstaff ahlala e-Sunset Crater National Monument, eyakhiwe ochungechungeni lwezintaba ze-volcanic eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-900 edlule. Ukuhamba uma i-lava igeleza futhi ichitheka kuyamangalisa ukuthola izihlahla, izimbali zasendle, ngisho nezibonakaliso zezilwane zasendle.
Ngaphandle kwepaki, izivakashi zingakujabulela i-Grand Canyon. I-Grand Canyon West Skywalk yasungulwa emhlabathini ophethe i-Hualapai Tribe futhi ivumela izivakashi ukuba zihambe egumbini lokungilazi zibheke phansi ezingamamitha angaba ngu-4 phansi kwe-canyon.
Ulwazi lokuxhumana
Imeyili: PO Box 129, Grand Canyon, AZ 86023
Ifoni: 928-638-7888