I-Mono Lake i-Oddly Intshisekelo: Nansi isizathu Okufanele Uvakashe

01 ka-14

I-Mono Lake View

I-Mono Lake (imilolotelo ene "OH no") yiyona echibi elikhulu lemvelo kakhulu ngaphakathi kwe-California. Uma usengozini lapho ukuphuza kwamanzi kuhanjiswe kuya esiteshini saseLos Angeles, kwalahlekelwa isigamu sawo eminyakeni engama-40 ngaphambi kokuba kwenziwe isivumelwano sokulondoloza.

I-Mono Lake yanamuhla iphansi kunezinga elihlosiwe elingamamitha angu-6 392. Izimo zesomiso zinciphisa inqubekela phambili eya emgomeni, futhi zingathatha cishe ema-2020 ngaphambi kokuba zifinyelele kulolo cwaningo.

Izici eziyaziwa kakhulu zeMono Lake yi-tufa yayo ephawulekayo (TWO-fuh) imibhoshongo. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, imvula e-Mono Lake ayizange iqhubeke nokukhuphuka kwamanzi, namaminerali emanzini akhiwe. Ichibi manje seliphindwe izikhathi ezingu-2,5 njengosawoti futhi izikhathi ezingu-80 njenge-alkaline njengelwandle.

Ngesikhathi izinga lechibi laliphakeme, iziphethu zamanzi ahlanzekile zigeleza zifika echibini ngaphansi komhlaba futhi zithatha amaminerali echibi ukuze zenze amakhemikhali amancane anjenge-calcium carbonate kanye nemibhoshongo emigqumeni yaseMono Lake namuhla, efana nemidolobha yasendulo eyayishiyiwe.

Kungani Kufanele Uhambe E-Mono Lake Manje

Njengoba echibi ligcwalisa, imibhoshongo ye-tufa ayitholakali kancane. Njengoba ngangiqala ukuya eCalifornia ngawo-1990, isimanga sokuzibona sesinciphile. Lokhu akusho ukuthi kuyinto engalungile emvelweni jikelele, kodwa uma ufuna ukubona lezo zindebe, imibhoshongo enezintambo, hamba ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngaphambi kokunyamalala.

Izinto Okuzokwenziwa E-Mono Lake

I-Mono Lake ilungile uma ibhekwa kunoma iyiphi indlela. Izivakashi ezithatha isikhathi zizophinde zithole okuningi okumele zenze lapha:

• I-Mono Lake Isivakashi Isikhungo: Esikhathini isivakashi isikhungo nje US Hwy 395, ungabona imiboniso mayelana nomlando wendawo. Isikhungo nendawo engcono kakhulu yokuthola ngezimo zamanje futhi uthole iseluleko esithile sobuchwepheshe.
• Indawo yeTufa yaseNingizimu Afrika: Imibhoshongo ye-tufa emangalisayo kakhulu engasogwini oluseningizimu. Ungahamba phakathi kwabo, okungenani okwamanje.
• Ukuvakasha kwemvelo: Ehlobo, ungathatha uhambo lokuhamba ngesikebhe noma uhambo lokuhamba lwemibhoshongo ye-tufa
• Isithombe: Imidwebo ye-Mono Lake tufa yenza izithombe ezimangalisayo, ikakhulukazi ngokushona kwelanga okumibalabala ngemuva kwazo. Kuye ngosuku, ukuphuma kwelanga nokushona kwelanga kungabonakalisa amathuba emifanekiso amahle kakhulu. Uma ukhetha ukuya ekushoneni kwelanga, fika okungenani ihora ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokushona kwelanga "elisemthethweni," njengoba ilanga lishaya ngaphansi kwezintaba ngaphambi kwalokho ongacabanga.
• I-Lake Tours: Indlela engcono kakhulu yokwazi i-Mono Lake ukuphuma kuso. Ungathatha uhambo lomkhumbi ngeCaldera Kayaks noma oxhaswe yiKomidi leLwandle leMono.
• Ukubuka Izinyoni : Ukuwa, izinyoni eziningi ezifudukayo ziyama e-Mono Lake, e-Pacific Flyway, umzila omkhulu wokufuduka.

02 ka-14

I-South Tufa

I-Mono Lake ayikho indawo engokwemvelo. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, amaminerali namanye amakhemikhali akhiwe emanzini ayo kuze kube yilapho esebenza saltier kunolwandle futhi njenge-alkaline njenge-chlorine bleach. Amanzi amanzi amasha athambisa amanzi e-calcium-laden aphuma phansi echibini, futhi ukusabela kwalaba ababili kudala amatshe akhayo njengama-stalagmites emhumeni. Kuze kube yilapho amanzi echibi echithwa ngawo-1940, le mibhoshongo ye "tufa" yayifihliwe ngaphansi kwamanzi, kodwa namhlanje imile ngaphezu kwezinga lamanzi njengedolobha elingavamile, elilahliwe.

Lesi sithombe sithathwe eSouth Tufa Reserve, indawo ejwayelekile yokuma izivakashi. Imibhoshongo ye-tufa lapha igqokwe kubantu abagibela kubo, befihla ukuthungwa okubucayi ozobona kwesinye isithombe se-tufa kulegalari, esithathwe esikebheni.

03 ka-14

I-Mono Lake Alkali Fly

I-Mono Lake Alkali Fly (i-Ephydra hians) ikhula emakhemikhali ayingqayizivele echibini, okwenza ibe yinto evamile yezivakashi. Ngesikhathi sehlobo ehlobo, izigidi zazo zihlala zizungezile, zihamba ngezindiza ezimbalwa nje lapho ziphazamiseka, njengefu elimnyama.

AmaNdiya aseNdiya asePaiute abiza ngokuthi ama-pupae "kutsavi," ukuwavuna ukudla ngesikhathi sehlobo. Namhlanje, kusiza ukondla izinyoni ezithuthela echibini.

04 ka-14

Ama-Deposite omgogodla

Izithombe ezilandelayo zithathwe esikebheni echibini, ngesikhathi sihamba ne-Mono Lake Boat Tours, inkampani enesihlungu engekho ebhizinisini. Usengakwazi ukuphuma echibini, kodwa kuzomele unikeze amandla omuntu ukukwenza. I-Caldera Kayaks noma iKomidi LaseMono Lake linikeza izinkambo zokuhamba.

Ngaphandle kweziqu ze-tufa ezidalwe ngamanzi aqhubekela phansi ngaphansi kwechibi, amaminerali aleli chibi nawo enza ama-deposit amhlophe e-calcium carbonate angagqoka ezinye izinhlobo zamadwala noma yini enye ehlangana nayo. Uma ubheka eduze nalesi sithombe, ungabona amanye amabala lapho evule khona amatshe angaphansi.

05 ka-14

I-Phalarope Ebomvu Ebomvu

I-Mono Lake idlala indima ebalulekile ezinyangeni zeNtshonalanga yeNyakatho yezwe, kanti izinhlobo ezingu-100 ziyayeka phakathi nokuhamba kwazo kwonyaka.

Le Phalarope encane e-Red-Necked, engekho enkulu kunombono wami, isendleleni eya eNingizimu Melika. Ngesikhatsi beka eMono Lake, lezi ziqhumane ezinamandla ziyi-brt kanye nehagu eziphuma emhlathini we-brine, ngokuphindaphindiwe ngesisindo sabo emavikini ambalwa nje. NgoSeptemba, bahamba ngendiza engayi-3 000-mile eya e-Andes.

Futhi ku-Fall, cishe ama-2 million ama-Grebes ase-Eared agxila echibini. Ngisho nakakhulu kakhulu kune-Phalaropes, bangase bathathu isisindo sabo ngaphambi kokuhamba phambili.

I-Osprey yenza izidleke zazo zibheke eminye imibhoshongo ye-tufa yelwandle.

NgoJuni, umkhuhlane omkhulu yizintandokazi zezinyoni, lapho kuqhutshwa i-Bird Chautauqua yonyaka. Lo mcimbi othandekayo owenza ukuhamba kwenkambu, izinkulumo, neminye imisebenzi ehloselwe izinyoni ithandwa kakhulu kangangokuba izindawo zinikwe i-lottery.

06 ka-14

Isiqhingi saseNigit

Lesi siqhingi esimnyama, esiyidwala sakhiwa ngamathambo amathathu ahlukene. Isakhiwo esimhlophe, esinjengamahlumela ngaphambili sakha lapho izinga lechibi liwela. Lapho echibini liwela ngaphansi kwamamitha angu-6 395, ibhuloho elisemhlabeni lixhuma i-Negit Island ngasogwini olusenyakatho lweMono Lake, okuvumela ukuba ama-coyotes afinyelele esiqhingini nasezikhungweni zezilwandle.

07 ka-14

Ukusetha kwe-Movie

Lokhu kukhishwa kwesokunxele kushiywe ekwenzeni ifilimu ye- Fair Wind eya ku-1953 ehambisana noFred MacMurray noVera Ralston. Yayimela i-volcano edumile i-Krakatoa. Isakhiwo esivela kulesi setha sisekhona nasePaoha Island.

Akungabazeki ukuthi i-movie edumile kakhulu eyenziwa eMono Lake yi- High Plains Drifter ehamba neClint Eastwood. Idolobha eliqanjiwe laseLago libheke ogwini lolwandle oluseningizimu, eduze neSouth Tufa Reserve.

08 ka-14

Indawo elahlekile

Ngawo-1930, lapho izinga lechibi laliphakeme, i-geyser neziphethu ezishisayo ePaoha Island zenza ukuba usomabhizinisi wendawo enze isakhiwo esincane lapha, sondla abantu abanesifo sofuba. Isakhiwo osibona lapha singenye yezindawo zokulala.

Iziphethu zamanzi ahlanzekile zilokhu ziqhuma esiqhingini, zakha indawo enemilenze eminingana, okubonakala ukuthi okhokho babo basuka baya esiqhingini.

09 ka-14

I-Old Homestead

Umqashi wasendulo wakha lesi sikole esiqhingini sasePaoha kodwa kamuva wasishiya, washiya umhlambi wezimbuzi owasala esiqhingini iminyaka eminingi.

10 kwangu-14

I-Methane Bubbles

Igesi leMetane lihamba kancane libheke phansi echibini, lenze lezi zibhamu phezulu. Okuqukethwe kwe-alkali yamanzi kuyayenza ukuthungwa okuncane, okwe-soapy kwenza ukubukeka kwamabhodlela ensipho.

11 kwangu-14

Kayaking

I-Mono Lake ifinyeleleka kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lomkhumbi, kodwa iningi lezindiza ozibona lapha yizikebhe noma ama-kayaks. Izithombe eziningi zethu zithathwe ngenkathi uhambo olwandle olwandle ne-Mono Lake Boat Tours, enye yezindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokuhlola amaphuzu amaningi efihliwe echibi.

12 kwangu-14

I-Tufa Tower

Umbhoshongo we-tufa usekuhlangothini olusentshonalanga kweLwandle le-Mono, olutholakala kuphela ngesikebhe. Ngenxa yalokhu, akunakulinganiswa uma kuqhathaniswa nalawo okulula ukufinyelela kuwo. Kulensimu ye-tufa eduze kwe-marina yakudala, uzothola ama-ospreys ukuhlala kwezinye izindawo. Kwezinye izindawo, ungabona amanzi asentwasahlobo ephuma phansi.

13 kwangu-14

I-Mono Lake Brine Shrimp

Lesi sithombe esimangalisayo se-brine shrimp (u-Artemia monica) sithathwe ngasogwini lolwandle. Lezi zinhlobo ze-brine shrimp zilingana nobukhulu besithonjana futhi zitholakala kuphela ku-Mono Lake. Njengawo wonke ama-brine shrimp, angakwazi ukubekezelela amanzi amaningi anamanzi.

Ngokusho kweKomiti YeLwandle LaseMono, ama-4 kuya ku-6 trillion ahlala echibini ehlobo. Banikeza ukudla okuningi kwezinyoni zendawo. Kunokuningi kuwo wonke umuntu kuze kube yilapho kufika cishe ama-2,000,000 ama-Grebes e-Grears efika "ama-cocktail".

Kulula ukutshela ukuthi lesi sithombe sithathwe ehlobo - ebusika, zonke izinhlanzi ziyafa lapho amazinga okushisa ewa. Bavame ukuvela entwasahlobo esilandelayo, behlukana namaqanda amancane, aphethwe yizinsikazi ngaphambi kokufa. Labo okuthiwa ama-cysts basebenzisa ubusika phansi kwechibi, bese bekhula baba ama-shrimp bantfwana bafudumele.

Isizukulwane sokuqala samasundu omdala sikhula ngoMeyi noJuni, kulandela isizukulwane sesibili ngo-Agasti noSeptemba. Inombolo yamahlumela esizukulwaneni ngasinye incike ezimweni ezifaka ukushisa nokukhula kwe-algae.

Amanzi abukeka enamafutha ngoba amanzi ahlanzekile aphezulu azama ukuxuba ngamanzi echibi lamanzi angaphansi.

14 kwangu-14

Amathiphu okuvakashela i-Mono Lake

• I-Mono Lake ihamba ngamamitha angu-6 300. Ngaphambi kokuya, hlola lezi zeluleko ukuze ukhululeke futhi ulondoloze phezulu .
• Uma ufuna ukuthatha isithombe echibini ekukhanyeni kwentambama, ufike khona ihora noma amabili ngaphambi kwesikhathi sokushona kwelanga ngokusemthethweni. Ilanga liwela ngaphansi kwezintaba kahle ngaphambi kwalokho.
• Amanzi echibini uzizwa elula noma ensipho. Kungangcolisa izicathulo zakho nezingubo uma uthola kuzo ngokuphindaphindiwe. Uma nje zimanzi kanye, ukugeza okuhle kufanele kunakekele inkinga.
• I-lakeshore idaka futhi inamathele. Eqinisweni, kukhona indawo enyakatho ye-Lee Vining ebizwa ngegama elithi "Sneaker Flat" ngoba abantu abaningi bashiya izicathulo zabo ngemuva, banamathele odakeni.
• Abantu babhala ngokubhukuda echibini, futhi kufana neGreat Salt Lake noma uLwandle Olufile - ngakho usawoti awukwazi ukucwilisa. Nakhu ulwazi oluthe xaxa ngalokhu.

Okudingeka Ukwazi NgeMono Lake

Kukhona imali yokusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke ye-South Tufa Reserve.

I-Mono Lake
Lee Vining, CA

Isikhungo sokuvakasha seMono Lake sitholakala ngaphandle kwe-US 395 enyakatho ye-Lee Vining. I-South Tufa Reserve empumalanga ye-US 395 ku-CA 120.