Kumele uhambe amakhilomitha angaba ngu-75 ngaphandle kwenhloko-dolobha enhle kakhulu yesizwe ukuze uthole ipaki kazwelonke enokuthula neyithulile, ehlomeke kakhulu ngezintaba ezinkulu, izinkuni eziphakeme, kanye ne-vistas emangalisa. Kubonakala sengathi ucezwana oluncane lwezulu lasehlane, olugcwele izimbali zasendle entwasahlobo, amahlamvu angabonakali ekwindla, namathuba okubona izilwane zasendle.
Iningi leShenandoah lalinamapulazi kanye namahlathi okukhula asetshenziselwa ukungena.
Namuhla, ngezinye izikhathi kunzima ukutshela ukuthi ukulima, ukugubungula nokudla kwakwenzeke kangakanani emahlathini asekhulile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Manje sesigcwele imigwaqo eqinile, amamitha angu-500 ukuba abe ngqo - kufaka phakathi amakhilomitha angu-101 e-Trail Appalachian, futhi uyisiphephelo sezilwane eziningi zasendle. Kunezinhlobo zezinyoni ezingaphezu kuka-200 ezihlala futhi ezihamba isikhathi eside, izinhlobo ezingaphezu kuka-50 zezilwane ezincelisayo, izinhlobo ezingu-51 zezilwane eziphilayo nezinhlobo ze-amphibian, nezinhlobo ezingu-30 zezinhlanzi ezingatholakala epaki.
Izivakashi eziningi zikhetha ukushayela i-Skyline Drive, egijima ngamamayela angu-105 ngaphesheya kwezintaba ze-Blue Ridge ngenjongo yokubukeka kahle kwepaki. Kodwa hamba ngaphandle bese uthola umbono omusha kule paki kazwelonke ecebile.
Umlando
Ngokungafani namapaki amaningi kazwelonke, i-Shenandoah iye yahlala izifiki iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu. Ukuze udale ipaki, izikhulu zikahulumeni waseVirginia kwakudingeka zithole amapheshana angu-1,088 angasese kanye nomhlaba onikeziwe. Lokhu kwakuyisinyathelo esimangalisayo; akukaze kube khona indawo enkulu kangaka yomhlaba wangasese oguqulwe waba yindawo epaki kazwelonke.
Ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu le-20, ukubiza kuqala amapaki kazwelonke empumalanga bezwakala eCongress. Kodwa-ke, bekuzoba amashumi amabili ngaphambi kokuba uSenandoah National Park igunyazwe futhi eminye iminyaka eyishumi ngaphambi kokuba kuqalwe. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uMongameli Herbert Hoover nomkakhe uLou Henry Hoover bamisa i-Summer White House yabo eMfuleni iRipidan ngenkathi kwakhiwa i-Skyline Drive.
I-Conservative Conservation Corps yasungulwa futhi yathuthela kule ndawo, futhi imindeni engaphezu kuka-450 yendawo yokuhlala izakhamuzi esuka eBlue Ridge.
I-Shenandoah National Park yagunyazwa ngoMeyi 22, 1926 futhi yaqalwa ngokugcwele ngoDisemba 26, 1935. Izindawo zasehlane zaqokwa kamuva ngo-Okthoba 20, 1976 no-September 1, 1978.
Isikhathi Sokuvakashela
Ukuwa. Kalula nje, lapho kuwela amahlamvu eVirginia, ngakho-ke izivakashi. Izwe elihle kakhulu lifanelekile izixuku, ngakho-ke zama ukufika lapho kusenesikhathi futhi kuhle ukuhlela uhambo lwakho ngeviki. Kuyinto ejabulisayo ukuvakashela i-Shenandoah ngesikhathi sehlobo, uma izimbali zasendle ziqhakaza, noma phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo zasehlobo.
Ukufika Lapho
Izindawo zezindiza ezilula zitholakala eDulles International, eduze neWashington DC, (Thola izindiza) kanye neCharlottesville, VA. Uma ushayela eWashington, DC, uthathe i-I-66 entshonalanga ku-US 340, bese uhamba eningizimu emnyango wangaphambili wePaki Royal. Uhambo luyizinkulungwane ezingaba ngu-70.
Uma uhamba ukusuka entshonalanga, thatha i-US 211 nge-Lurray eya kwi-Thornton Cap Entrance noma ungaphuma empumalanga ku-US 33 kuya kwi-Swift Run Gap Entrance.
Imali / Izimvume
Imali yokungena iyokhokhiswa lapho ifika. Ukuze kudlule imoto engu-1-7 ngosuku, imali engu-$ 20.
Imali yesithuthuthu ye $ 15 izokhokhiswa ngosuku lokuhamba olungu-1-7. Futhi, abantu abahamba ngezinyawo noma abahamba ngebhayisikili bazokhokhiswa u- $ 10 ngosuku lokuhamba olungu-1-7.
I-Pass ye-Shenandoah Yonyaka Yonke ingathengwa futhi ivumele iminyaka ephelele yokuvakashelwa okungenamkhawulo nge $ 40. Zonke ezinye izipaki zikazwelonke zizohlonishwa lapho kungena khona.
Izindawo ezinkulu
Kunezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene zokusondela kule paki kazwelonke: idrayivu enhle noma ukuhamba ngezinyawo eziningi. Zombili ziqokomisa ezinye ezikhangayo eziphezulu, uma kungenzeka, zama ukuxuba isikhathi sakho ngemuva kwesondo nangonyawo.
Futhi, khumbula ukuthi i-Shenandoah ingenye yamapaki ambalwa kazwelonke enenja-enobungane ngakho-ke hlola imigwaqo ofuna ukuyifaka ngehlumela lakho elihle kakhulu.
I-Skyline Drive: Umzila ohlongozwayo ukuhamba kusuka Front Front kuya Big Meadows okungathatha usuku olugcwele. Ngaphambi kokuba uqale umshayeli, thatha umzila we-Fox Hollow Trail oziqondisa uqobo 1.2 ukubona izindlu ezibizwa ngokuthi umndeni ozohlala kuqala lapho.
Kanye ngemuva kwesondo, qaphela ukubukeka okuhlukahlukene ukuze ume endaweni yeShenandoah Valley. Lapho isimo sezulu sihlala, imibono iyamangalisa.
Ukulandelela Umzila: Ukufinyeleleka kalula kuMathempiki Arm Campground, lo mzila we-1.7 wamamitha uthatha izivakashi zibe hlathini le-oki elizizwa lifana nesinyathelo emuva kwesikhathi. Buka ukulandelana kwabokuqala bokuqala njengezindonga zamatshe nemigwaqo endala.
Umzila weCorbin Cabin Cutoff: Le ndlela ehamba ngamamitha angu-3 (uhambo olujikelezayo) ithatha izivakashi ukuba zibuke indawo ejwayelekile yokuhlala entabeni esasetshenziswa ngamalungu e-Potomac Appalachian Trail Club.
I-Stony Man Nature Trail: Ngemva kwamamayela angu-1.6, uzofinyelela emahlathini eStummum somhlangano - eyesibili ukuphakama okukhulu epaki.
Umzila Wemigwaqo Emnyama Ephuthumayo: Uma ufuna ukubona i-waterfall ngesikhathi esifushane, thatha le ndlela engu-1.4 miles.
I-Rapidan Camp: Isimiso sezwe esiyingqopha-mlando uMengameli uHerbert Hoover nomkakhe abasebenzisa njengekamu labo lasehlobo.
I-Bearfence Mountain: Ukunyuka kwamayela angu-0.8 kule ntaba kuthatha izivakashi zigijima phezu kwamadwala kodwa umvuzo ungumbono we-360-degree oyimangalisa ngempela.
Umzila we-Hightop Summit: Uma ufuna ukubheka izimbali zasendle, lokhu kuhamba ngamamitha angu-3 (ukujikeleza nxazonke) kungcono ukubheja kwakho.
Intaba yeLoft: Ekugcineni ekupheleni kwepaki, le ndawo inkulu ekuhloleni. Izihlahla ziyakhiwe kabusha, izinyoni ziyaqhuma, futhi imibono emibili yezingqungquthela ibonisa iShenandoah Valley.
I-Blue Ridge Parkway: Ezindaweni zokupaka eziseNingizimu ekugcineni uzothola lo mgwaqo omkhulu wePaki kaHulumeni ohlanganisa iShenandoah National Park kuya eHhovisi Elikhulu Lama-Smoky Mountains National Park .
Indawo yokuhlala
Kunemikhakha emihlanu yezemikhumbi ephakathi kwepaki, wonke onomkhawulo wezinsuku ezingu-14. UMathews Arm, Lewis Mountain, neLoft Mountain yonke evulekile phakathi kuka-Meyi no-Okthoba futhi iyatholakala ekufikeni kokuqala, isisekelo sokuqala. I-Big Meadows ivuliwe ngasekupheleni kukaMashi kuya kuNovemba futhi iphinde ifike kuqala, isisekelo sokuqala. I-Dundo Group Campground ivuliwe ngo-Ephreli kuya kuNovemba - ukubhuka kuyadingeka.
Futhi okukhona ngaphakathi kwepaki kunezindlu ezintathu ezingabizi:
I-Big Meadows Lodge inikeza amakamelo, amakhanda kanye nama-suite futhi ivuliwe kusukela ngo-Ephreli kuya ku-Okthoba.
Amanye amakolishi eLee Mountain Cabin anikeza ama-grills angaphandle.
I-Skyland Lodge ivuliwe ngo-Ephreli kuya kuNovemba futhi inikeza ama-lodge amayunithi, ama-suit, nama-cabins.
Ngaphandle kwepaki kunamahhotela amaningi, ama-motels, namahhotela. Zama indlu e-Woodward ku-Manor Ibanga lokulala nebhulakufesi e-Front Royal ukuze uhlale uyingqayizivele. Uma ufuna okuthile okungcono kakhulu, bheka i-Quality Inn iphinde i-Front Royal.
Izindawo Zesithakazelo Ngaphandle kwePaki
Umlando Wezwe LaseGeorge Washington: Umlando omningi we-Civil War, leli hlanga likazwelonke liqukethe izindawo eziyisithupha zasehlane nezindawo ezingama-62 ze-Appalachian Trail. Imisebenzi etholakalayo ihlanganisa ukugibela, ukudoba, ukuzingela, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ukugibela amahhashi, nemidlalo ehlukahlukene yamanzi. Ivulekile unyaka wonke futhi iqukethe izindawo eziningi zokuvakashela izivakashi. Leli hlanga likazwelonke libheke kalula eduze kweShenandoah National Park - ngamamayela ayisishiyagalombili kuphela!
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