I-Tent Rocks Isikhumbuzo Sikazwelonke eNew Mexico

Ukubukwa Okumangalisayo kanye Namabala Omhlophe Kulindeleke

Kukhona izindawo ezinekhwalithi ethile efana ne-Oz mayelana nabo, lapho uhlaselwa khona ngokuzumayo ngenzwa yokungena kwelinye izwe. I-Kasha-Katuwe Tents Rocks National Monument iyindawo enjalo. Ngenhlanhla, akudingeki ukuba uhambe endaweni ethile phezu kobowla ukuze ufike kuleli zwe elisha elimnandi laseMexico. Kutholakala ngamamayela angu-40 eningizimu-mpumalanga entshonalanga yeSanta Fe namamitha angu-55 enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Albuquerque, iTent Rocks itholakala kalula kusuka ku-Interstate 25, enezinqwaba zezibonakaliso ezizokuqondisa endleleni yakho.

Amathambo weTende iGeology noMlando

Uma ufika e-Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks uvele ubone ukuthi lithinte kanjani igama layo. Ngaphandle kwezinto ezihlukahlukene ezitholakala emgodini, kanye nama-ponderosas, ama-pinyon-junipers nama-manzanitas, ubona ama-rocky of rock-shaped formations emkhatsini wezintaba ze-beige, ezibomvu nezomhlophe. Igama elithi Kasha-Katuwe, elisho ukuthi "amaphepho amhlophe," livela olimini lwaseKeresan lwendabuko bezakhamuzi zaseCocitika ePueblo abahlala eduze.

Amathumeli aphethwe yi-Tent Rocks, ahlanganiswe ne-pumice, ash ash kanye nama-tuff deposits, aphakathi kwamamitha ambalwa ubude kuya ku-100 ubude ekuphakameni. Ukuhamba phakathi kwamanye ama-géants geologi kukushiya uzizwe njenge-Munchkins encane ye-Oz.

Eziningi zalezi zipi ezinamandla zibukeka ibhola elikhulu legalofu elibhekene ne-tee. Lokhu kuthinta okubonakalayo okuthakazelisayo kutholakala ngama-caps ama-hard shell ahlanganiswe ngokuqondile eziqongweni ze-tapering hoodoos ezincane.

Uma i-Tiger Woods yayinguPaul Bunyan, iTent Rocks yayiyoba ibanga lokushayela elihle.

Le ndawo yonke emangcwabeni yayiqoshwe phezu kwezingonyama ngamandla amakhulu emoyeni, kanye namanzi anele okuyokhipha uMlingo Omubi WaseNtshonalanga izikhathi eziphindwe izigidi. Ngempela kuyindawo ethakazelisayo futhi efanelwe ukuhamba kahle nxazonke.

Izintaba eziseTent Rocks

Uma usulungele ukushaya umzila , qiniseka ukuthi ushiye ama-ruby slippers esihlahleni bese ukhetha uhlobo oluthile olunjengezicathulo, njengezicathulo zokuhamba noma izicathulo zokuhamba. Kusuka endaweni yokupaka, umzila kulula kakhulu ukulandela futhi uphawulwe kahle. Ngokuyisisekelo unezinketho ezimbili zokuhamba kwakho.

Inketho No. 1: I-Canyon Trail

Uma uphelele inselele neminye imibono evuzayo, lena yindlela yakho.Uhambo olujikelezayo lwamamitha angu-3 (ngaphandle nangemuva) e-Canyon Trail kuqala lithatha indlela enesihlabathi ngokusebenzisa ingxube yezwe elihle nelanga . Amatshe amakhulu alinganisiwe aphezulu ngaphezu komgwaqo ayesabisa kodwa ayesabekayo. Cishe i-kilomitha engamahhala ohambweni lwakho, uzoqala ukuthola ukuhluka okumangalisayo kokukhanya nesithunzi okungafani nezinduna ze-slot. Ukudlula kule arroyo encane, ephihliwe yi-treatments ephawulekayo. Ngaphandle kwegumbi lokugwala, uzothola ithuba lokumangazwa ohlelweni oluvulekile lwe-ponderosa pine.

Uma usuphuma emgodini omncane, lungiselela ukukhuphuka okwakungenza inhliziyo yeTin Man ishaye esifubeni sakhe ... uma nje enomunye. Izinzuzo zokuphakama kwamamitha angu-630 phezulu kwe-mesa zingenza ukuba uchofoze izithende zakho kathathu futhi ubude ekhaya kodwa uhlale lapho.

Uma usufinyelele ekugcineni kwendlela, uzophathwa edilini elibukwayo elihlanganisa amaTent Rocks ngezansi kanye neRio Grande Valley kanye ne-Sangre de Cristo, Jemez neSandia Mountains. Uma usubambe ukuphefumula kwakho futhi wathinta zonke izithombe ozikhathalelayo ukuthatha, ungabuyela emgwaqweni futhi ujabulele uhambo ngokuphindaphindiwe endleleni yakho yokupaka.

Inketho No. 2: Umzila weCave Loop

Uma i-Canyon Trail ephakamisa kakhulu futhi edilikayo yenza ukuba isibindi sakho sibe nesibindi njenge-Lion Cowardly, ungesabi. Umzila weCave Loop (1.2 miles ubude) usazokunikeza ithuba elihle lokuhlola amaTent Rocks. Kusukela endaweni yokupaka, ulandela umzila ofanayo oya enkundleni ye-slot ye-half-mile yokuqala. Khona-ke ekuhlanganiseni, jikela ngakwesokunxele, futhi uzobe usendleleni ekuhambeni kwezinga elihle ukuya emhumeni okubizwa ngawo lo mzila.

Ngaphambi kokuba ufike kule ndawo yasendulo, kufanele uqaphele kokubili i-cholla ne-prickly pear ezihlukahlukene ze-cactus. I-Cholla iyindoda ende, "induku-indoda" -iyindilinga ekhangayo ne-bloom neon pink elandelwa izithelo eziphuzi. I-pearl ephoqelekile yi-cactus encane, ephansi komhlaba enezinqwaba zezithelo ezibomvu.

Ngesinye emhumeni, ungase uzibuze ukuthi kungani liphakeme kakhulu emhlabathini. Kubonakala sengathi amaMelika aseMelika asekuqaleni ayekhetha amapheba angaphezu kwezinga lomhlabathi ngenxa yokuthi ahlala eyomile ngeziphepho, kwaba nzima kakhulu ukuba izilwane zingene futhi zinikeze umbono wesifunda esiseduze uma kwenzeka kuhlaselwe isitha. Ubukhulu obuncane bokuvula emhumeni wukuthi abantu abadala baseMelika basezikhokho babemfushane kunabo namhlanje. Uma ukhuphukela ekuvuleni uzobona ama-smoke stains ephahleni, isibonakaliso somlilo oqinisekisiwe ukuthi umhume wasetshenziswa ngempela yizizwe zokhokho. Ngemva kokuvakashela umhume wakho, gcwalisa loop ngokuhlahla umzila emuva phansi endaweni yokupaka.

Izilwane zasendle eziseTent Rocks National Monument

Ngokungafani nezwe le-Oz, ngeke uhlaselwe yiqembu lezimbongolo ezindizayo ezintabeni zeTent Rocks. Kodwa ungase uhlangane nezinye izinhlobo ezinobungane zezilwane zasendle ngesikhathi sokuhlola kwakho. Kuye ngenkathi, ungase ubone izinyoni ezihlukahlukene, kuhlanganise ne-hawks ebomvu, ama-swallows ama-violet-green noma ukhozi lwegolide. Ama-chipmunks, onogwaja kanye ne-squirrels ajwayelekile, futhi ngisho nezilwane ezinkulu ezinjenge-elk, inyamazane ne-turkey zasendle zingabhekwa ngezikhathi ezithile endaweni.

Amahora Nemali

I-Kasha-Katuwe iTent Rocks I-Monument yesizwe ivulwe ngoMsombuluko 1 kuya ku-Mashi 10 kusukela ngo-8 ekuseni ukuya ku-5: 00. Kusukela ngoMashi 11 kuya ku-Okthoba 31, ungavakashela kusuka ngo-7 ekuseni ukuya ku-7: 00 ebusuku.

Uma une-Golden Eagle Pass ayikho icala lokufaka endaweni yeTent Rocks. Ngaphandle kwalokho, kukhona imali. Hlola iwebhusayithi ukuze ukhokhiswe okwamanje.