Uyakhuphuka ama-45-Degrees futhi ugijime phansi Amapaki angu-50-Degree
Uma ungakaze uthathe uhambo lwe-Hummer (H1) emthonjeni osempumalanga kaMowabi, u-Utah, ulibeke ohlwini lwakho lwamabhakede. Uhambo lwethu lwaqala ngokukhwela umzila okuthiwa i-Devils Backbone futhi igama kuphela lasinika isici esincane salokho okwakuzofika. Kulo mzila, umshayeli wasitshela ukuthi ama-Hummers angakhuphuka ngezinga elingama-70, kepha lokhu kuqukethe "kuphela" ama degree angama-40. Awuboni lutho olungaphezu kwegwala, njengoba senze indlela yethu phezulu.
Kamuva satshelwa ukuthi ngosuku olwedlule abagibeli ababili babuza umshayeli ukuba abuyele emuva ngoba abafuni ukuya phambili. Sasiqhubeka sihamba, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi sasicabanga ukuthi ngabe i-hummer yayiyoqhubeka ibambe ezinye zezintambo. Ngesikhathi sokugibela, sakhuphuka emadwaleni angu-45 emadwaleni amakhulu, futhi sisesigabeni esisodwa se-roller coaster, saze sawela phansi ngezinga elingama-50!
I-Slickrock yakwaMowabi
Umswakama empeleni uNavajo Sandstone owabeka phansi cishe eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingu-200 edlule futhi waqina isikhathi eside. Kungcono ukufaka amathayi, kube yi-Hummer, i-Jeep, i-ATV, isithuthuthu noma i-mountain bike, konke okusetshenziselwa eSand Flats Recreation Area njalo.
Imigwaqo yebhayisikili nemigqomo ibhalwe kahle futhi isetshenziswe kakhulu. Njengoba ugibela, umzila ulandela umugqa omnyama omnyama phezu kwamadwala, izimpawu ezivela kumashumi ezinkulungwane zamathayi ezibonisa indlela okuthandwa ngayo lo msebenzi ngempela.
Satshelwa ukuthi othile wake wakwenza ku-Crown Victoria, okubonakala kungenakwenzeka lapho ebuka umzila ovela ku-4x4.
Ukuma kwethu kokuqala kwakuphezu kwesiphambano sikaDeveli, lapho sathola khona izinsalela, amathrekhi ezinyoni nezinyawo zezinkanyezi. Umshayeli wethu uyazi umlando kanye ne geology yendawo futhi waqhubeka ehlaziya okuthakazelisayo, egijima kulo lonke uhambo.
Okufanele Ukulindele
Sakhuphuka phezulu futhi sibheka eminye yemigodi ye-craziest futhi senza ukuqhuma okungathí sina futhi sishayela endleleni. Izingxenye zalo mzila zenza ukugibela kwezemidlalo zibonakala zibushelelezi futhi zikhululekile uma kuqhathaniswa. Uma unenkinga emuva ngikutshela ukuthi ugibele ezihlalweni zangasese zikaHummer, kunokuba lezo zengeziwe ukusekela amakhasimende akhokhayo.
Phakathi kwamadwala ezindaweni eziningi kukhona isikhathi eside esihlabathini esivulekile, esasihamba ngayo ngesivinini esingaphezu kwesisindo. Into nje yokwenza izingane zikhawuleze futhi abadala bagwinya kanzima ngenkathi begibela imoto ngendlela eqinile ngangokunokwenzeka.
I-rock ekwakhiwa ngale ngxenye ye-Utah iyamangalisa, kodwa imibono evela phezulu e-slickrock ikhethekile ngempela. Kukhona ukubuka okukhulu kwe-canyon, ukukhanya kwezintaba ezingu-12 000 zeLa Sal Mountains kuya eningizimu, ukubuka i-Arches National Park, ngisho nomunye wakwaMowabi kude, kanye ne-hanger yamahlumela umbono we-Colorado River.
I-Sunset Hummer Safaris
Lohambo oluthile lwalukhokhiswa njenge-safari yokushona kwelanga. Phakathi nokuhamba senze isitimela semaminithi angu-20 sokudla nokuphuza ngenkathi sibukela ilanga lishaya entshonalanga. Kunezindlela eziningi ezinhle zezithombe endleleni lapho ukushona kwelanga kungenye yezinto ezinhle kakhulu. Ngokuqinisekile uzofuna ukuletha ikhamera ukuthatha konke okujabulisayo.
Futhi nje lapho ucabanga ukuthi izinto ngeke ziphinde zithole ukuthakazelisa uzoqala ukwehlisa phansi. Kuyinto ejabulisayo nje ukuhamba phezulu, kodwa amadwala abukeka ahlukile. Engeza eqinisweni ukuthi uqala ukukhanya, futhi uzobona ukuthi inhliziyo yakho iyathuthuma ngokushesha kunangaphambili.
Ukubhuka i-Hummer Safari eMowabi
Izinkampani eziningi eMowabi zinikeza izinkambo zeHummer ezihamba phambili. Saphuma kanye noMoja Adventure Center - (866-904-1163) - kulolu hambo futhi basihlaba umxhwele njengomsebenzi wokuqala weklasi.
Uma ubhala uhambo ucele mayelana nezikhundla namazinga wezingane. Izihlalo zezinqola zezingane zizonamathiselwa ku-Hummers, kodwa qinisekisa ukuthi zihlomele kahle ngaphambi kokuba ubhale. Buza futhi mayelana nezingubo. UMowabi uyashisa ngempela ehlobo, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ungase ufune i sweatshi noma ijajethi.
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Slickrock Hummer Safari
I-Sunset Hummer Ride
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