Labyrinth Limestone
Ukuhamba ngezinkuni zaseKentucky futhi ungase uzibuze ukuthi iqala kuphi ipaki. Kodwa udinga ukubheka phansi emgodini we-limestone ohlanganisa i-Mammoth Cave National Park.
Njengoba kunamamitha angaphezu kuka-365 we-system-cayered cave system kakade ibalazwe, kubonakala kungakholeki ukuthi imihume emisha iyaqhubeka itholakale futhi ihlolwe. Njengohlelo lomhlaba olude kunazo zonke, leli paki linokuningi ukunikeza izivakashi zalo.
Ukuvakasha empeleni kuhambela ngaphakathi komhlaba, kubonisa ukuthi umcibisholo wokuguqula amanzi utholakala ngamamitha angu-200 kuya kwangu-300 ngaphansi komhlaba.
Kungase kubonakale kusabisa abanye ukuba bazungezwe ubumnyama, ngezinye izikhathi bezama ukungena ezindaweni eziqinile ngaphakathi emaphandleni. Noma kunjalo, umhume wokuhlola, noma "spelunking," eMammoth Cave National Park ukhanga amadoda angaphezu kuka-500 000 amadoda, abesifazane nabantwana njalo ngonyaka. Kuyindawo epaki eliyingqayizivele yezwe elibonisa ukuthi yini eyenziwe iplanethi yethu.
Umlando
Isifiso saholela abantu bokuqala, amaMelika aseMelika, ukuba bafike eMammoth Cave eminyakeni engaba ngu-4 000 edlule. Kuye kwatholakala izibani zokuqala, izigqoko, nezicathulo, zinikezela izinkomba zangesikhathi esidlule. Abantu baseYurophu beza emhumeni ngasekupheleni kwawo-1790, futhi iziqondiso zilokhu ziholele izivakashi kulokhu kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
I-Mammoth Cave yasungulwa njengepaki kazwelonke ngoJulayi 1, 1941. Yaqashelwa yi-United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) njengeSayithi leMagugu eNhlaba ngo-Okthoba 27, 1981, futhi yaqokwa njenge-International Biosphere Reserve ngo-Septhemba 26, 1990.
Isikhathi Sokuvakashela
Uma ucabangela ukukhangisa okuningi kungaphansi komhlaba, izivakashi zingahlela uhambo nganoma iyiphi inyanga. Ama-summm tendla ukuletha izixuku eziningi, ngakho-ke, zinezivakashi eziningi ongakhetha kuzo.
Ukufika Lapho
Izikhumulo zezindiza ezilula kakhulu ziseNashville, TN naseLouisville, KY. Futhi iMammoth Emgodini isondela ngokulingana phakathi kwemizi emibili.
Uma uhamba ukusuka eningizimu, thatha ukuphuma ePark City uhambe enyakatho-ntshonalanga eKy Ky. 255. Kusukela enyakatho, thatha ukuphuma eCave City uphinde uhambe enyakatho-ntshonalanga eKy. 70 ukuya epaki.
Imali / Izimvume
Ayikho imali yokungena ye-Mammoth Cave National Park. Kodwa-ke, imali iyadingeka ukuze kuhambele ezinye izinkambo kanye nekamu. Ngokuvamile izinkambo zibiza cishe ngama-dollar angu-15 ngomuntu ngamunye, futhi ukumisa amatende cishe kungama-$ 20 ngesayithi ngayinye. Amanani ezinkambo ezithile kanye nezindawo zezemidlalo zingatholakala kwi-Mammoth Cave izimali kanye newebhusayithi yokubhuka.
Izindawo ezinkulu
Kunezinkambo eziningi zokuvakasha okukhethwa kuzo nokubhuka okudingekayo kusengaphambili. Hlola ukuthi yiziphi izinkambo ezisebenza ngezinkinga zakho zesikhashana futhi ugcine engqondweni ukuthi yini ongayiphatha ngokomzimba. Izinkambo ezimbili zigqanyiswe lapha kuwe futhi zibonise ezinye zezinto ezaziwayo ukuze uzibone.
Ukuvakasha komlando
Uzoqala lolu hambo empeleni uhambe emngceleni we-Historic Entrance owawatholwa amaphayona kuma-1790 namaNdiya ezinkulungwane zeminyaka ngaphambili.
Ukuhamba nge- Broadway , indlela engaphansi komhlaba eholela endaweni okuthiwa i- Methodist Church , lapho izinkonzo zingase zenzeke ngawo-1800. Ngaphambili, uzofika e- Booth's Amphitheatre, ekhumbula ukuvakasha kuka-actor Edwin Booth.
Hlola i- Pit engenansi, ewela phansi ngamamitha angu-105. Lapho usubuyela emuva emnyango, uzodabula i-Fat Man's Misery , umzila oye wahlanjululwa futhi wahlushwa yizizukulwane zama-spelunkers. Esikhathini esidlule, uzofika eHholo Lamaholo Omkhulu, okuyinto ekamelweni elikhulu ongakwazi ukuma ngalo. Qhubeka ubheke iMammoth Dome, ehamba ngamamitha angu-19 ukusuka phansi kuze kufike edilini futhi iqoshwe ngamanzi ewela ngesinkhole. Ekugcineni, hlola amaRuwa aseKarnak- iqoqo lezinsika zamaketone.
Grand Avenue Tour
Lolu hambo lukhulu kakhulu ehlobo futhi luhlala amahora angu-4.5. Iqala ngebhasi eliya e-Carmichael Entrance, i-concrete bunker / izitebhisi ezithatha izivakashi eziseCleaveland Avenue -ekamelweni elide elihanjiswa ngumfula. Izindonga zikhazimula nge-gypsum, kubonakala sengathi ayinakukholwa njengoba kuthatha iminyaka eyinkulungwane ukuze i-inch eyodwa yayo ibe yingqimba.
Emayela angaphambili i- Snowball Room , lapho uhambo luzoyeka khona kwasemini.
Omunye umfula wamanzi, iBoone Avenue , uthatha izivakashi ezingamamitha angama-300 ngezansi ezingezansi lapho ngezinye izikhathi ezincane kakhulu ungathinta zombili izindonga ngesikhathi esisodwa. Uhambo luphela ku- Frozen Niagara , i-giant cascade ye-rockstone, okufaka phakathi ama-stalactites ama-shmmering nama-stalagmites.
Ukuze uthole ezinye izinketho zokuvakasha, bheka iwebhusayithi ye-Mammoth Cave tours esemthethweni.
Ngaphezulu-Ground
Uma indawo engaphansi komhlaba engeyona indawo yakho, i-Mammoth Cave National Park inikeza ezinye izindawo ezikhangayo ezingenhla. Nasi uhlu oluthile lwezinto okufanele uzibone:
I-Wood Woods: Ihlathi elingenqamuki lase-Old Kentucky
I-Green River Bluffs Overlook: Ukubuka okumangalisayo kwe-Green River Valley
Isikhumba seSloan's Crossing: Hlola amaxoxo amnandi kulokhu ukucindezeleka esihlabathini
River Styx Spring: Amanzi aseMammoth Emgodini avela futhi agijime eMfuleni oyiGreen
I-Good Springs Church: Yasungulwa ngo-1842 ngaseMaple Spring Group Campground
Indawo yokuhlala
Kukhona izindawo ezintathu zokuhlala eziphakathi kwepaki, zonke ezinomkhawulo wamalanga angu-14. Indlunkulu ivuliwe ngoMashi kuya kuNovemba futhi ihlanganisa itende namaRV. I-Maple Spring Group Campgrounds nayo ivuliwe ngoMashi kuya kuNovemba futhi ihlinzeke ngamasayithi amatende kuphela. I-Houchins Ferry ivuliwe unyaka wonke ekufikeni kokuqala, isisekelo sokuqala.
Futhi okuphakathi kwepaki i-Mammoth Cave Hotel enikezela ngamayunithi angu-92 namakamelo.
Ulwazi lokuxhumana
PO Box 7, Mammoth Cave, KY, 42259
Ifoni: 270-758-2180