I-Waimea Canyon ne-Koke'e State Park, iKauai

Amathiphu Wokuvakasha Nezintaba e-Waimea Canyon

I-Waimea Canyon e-Kauai ingamamitha ayishumi ubude, ubude bamamayela amabili namamitha angu-3 600 ububanzi. UMark Twain uqamba igama elithi Waimea Canyon ngokuthi "iGrand Canyon yasePacific" ngenxa yokuthi kufana nokukhangiswa kwezokuvakasha ezithandwa kakhulu eNingizimu-ntshonalanga. Eqinisweni, ngemifula ejulile, imifino kanye nama-browns, ngalinye elidalwa ukugeleza okungaqhubeki kwe-volcanic amakhulu eminyaka, abaningi banomuzwa wokuthi kunemibala kakhulu kuneGrand Canyon.

E-Bordeaux Waimea Canyon State Park enyakatho nasentshonalanga yi Koke'e State Park.

I-Koke'e inamahektare angaba ngu-4 000 anezintaba ezingaba ngu-45 ezinye zazo eziya e-Waimea Canyon kanti ezinye zazo zihamba ngezinyawo ezimfushane ngaphandle kwe-non-canyon. Ukuze uthole umnikelo, ungathola amabalazwe esiteshini seRanger, engikhuthaza ukuthi uyenze uma uzobe uhamba ngezinyawo.

Ukuya e-Waimea Canyon

Sasihlala ePoipu, esogwini oluseningizimu yeKauai. I-Waimea Canyon neKokee State Park basentshonalanga iKauai. Indlela engcono kakhulu yokukhuphukela e-canyon nasemapaki kufanele uthathe i-Waimea Canyon Road edolobheni lase-Waimea. Lo mgwaqo unemibono engcono kakhulu kunokuba itholakala ngokukhuphuka ngendlela yaseKokee Road edolobheni laseKekaha.

Ukugqoka izingubo ezifanele zokuvakasha kanye nokunyuka kungahle kube nzima. Uma uhambo lwakho eya e-Canyon luzobe luhamba emotweni futhi luboshwe kuma-lookouts ungase ube opholile ngenxa yokuphakama. Kunconywa ukuba ulethe ijaji noma i-sweatshirt.

Uma uhamba, ungashiya isimo sezulu sezulu esihle.

Ingafudumala kakhulu, ikakhulukazi phansi e-canyon.

Qinisekisa ukuletha amabhuzu akho okuhamba ngezinyawo. Iningi lamaHawaii lingadaka futhi i-Waimea Canyon ayifani. Ama-Jeans nawo anconywa ukuvikela imilenze yakho, kodwa ulethe amadala angaphonswa ngoba ukuhamba eHawaii kungaba ibhizinisi elingcolile.

Kungase imvula ekukhuphukeni kwakho, ngakho cabanga ukuletha isethi esengeziwe sezingubo ukuze ushintshe futhi.

Amathiphu Ekuvakashele Waimea Canyon

Kunama-lookout amaningi okumele ayeke kuwo. Eziningi zazo zinezikhungo zokuphumula. Uzokwazi ukubona i-Canyon kuyo yonke indawo futhi ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene. Iningi lokuhamba phambili lihamba ngezinyawo elifushane futhi bonke bathola ukukhubazeka.

Ayikho icala lokuvakashela i-Waimea Canyon futhi livuliwe unyaka wonke.

Kukhona izindawo zokuhlala ezinkampanini namatende. Uzodinga imvume yokumisa. Kukhona namakamelo okuhlala kuwo okungenani u-$ 75 ebusuku.

Esinye sezibukeli ezithandwayo kakhulu yi-Waimea Canyon Lookout. Izwe elihle lihle ngempela, futhi lingenakulinganiswa ngempela uma uke waya eGrand Canyon.

Lesi esinye seziqhingi lapho abantu abaningi bathi izindleko ze- helicopter tour zifanelekile. Ama-helicopter afika ngqo e-canyon. Uma ungeke ukwazi ukungena emgodini we-canyon, kungase kuwufanele intengo.

Izintaba e-Waimea Canyon

Kukhona imigwaqo eminingi ongayifinyelela kuyo e-canyon. Kwasithatha isikhashana ukuthi sinqume ukuthi ubani oyongcono kakhulu kithi. Sinqume ukuhamba ngezinyawo eCanyon Trail kuya eWaipo'o Falls. Lawa awela emazingeni amabili futhi aphefumula. Omunye umhlahlandlela ubiza lokhu ukunyuka komndeni. Enye incwadi iyayibiza ngokulinganisela. Induku yokuhamba yayiyisidingo.

Indlela esafika ngayo kuyindlela yokupaka eHale Manu Valley Road.

Ngaphandle kokuthi ube ne-4-wheel drive, uzohamba nge-8/10 wamamayela (futhi uzolahlekelwa ngu-240 'ekukhuphukeni) ukuya enhlokweni ye-trail. Sasiya kulokho okuthiwa u-Upper Waipo'o Falls. Kuyoba khona ichibi phansi kwalesi samanzi encane, enhle kakhulu. Idamu libandayo, ngakho-ke uma ufudumele uzothola ukudida okuqabulayo. Sasihlala edwaleni futhi sibeke izinyawo zethu bese sibhekela emanzini amabili.

Ukuhamba ngezintaba eziya e-Lower Waipo'o Falls kwakunzima kakhulu. Sibone izingane ezimbalwa kodwa, amadodakazi ami ayengeke ahambele lokhu njengezingane. Uma izingane zakho zihamba kahle futhi zingeke zikhathele, zingase zenze. Iningi lendlela liyizintambo, lingabonakaliswa kahle kakhulu (uma kunjalo), futhi lincane kakhulu. Indlela ayigcinwa yinoma ubani. Kuyinto yemvelo ngokuphelele. Uzoba ngaphakathi kweCanyon nge-strata e-orange nebomvu okukuzungezile.

Kwakuhle kakhulu.

Uma ufika e-Lower Waipo'o Falls, empeleni uphezulu. Kuyinto yamanzi ehamba ngamamitha angu-800. Sasilapho ezinyangeni zasehlobo, kodwa amanzi ayegeleza kakhulu. Kusobala ukuthi kunezikhathi lapho kungase kube khona ukuhamba. Ngeke ukwazi ukubona ukuwa kwe-plunging kusuka kule nkinga ngaphandle uma wenza lokho esikwenzile, kodwa qaphela kakhulu. Ngisho noma ungahambi eduze, imibono iyamangalisa. Uzobona umdwebo wemvelo owenziwe nge-lava, isibonelo.

Ukumisa phezu kwamadwala, ukujikeleza kwamanzi nokuhamba, senze indlela yethu eya emaphethelweni, ikakhulukazi emanzini. Ngangingakaze ngithinte izingozi ekuphileni kwami ​​njengoba ngangenza kulolu hambo, kodwa bekufanelekile. Uma uya enqenqemeni, empeleni, uma usuqedile, uzizwa, uphephile futhi uvikelekile, ungabona ukuwa kwehla. Ngeke ukwazi ukuwabona kuze kube sekugcineni, ngamamitha angu-800 phansi, kodwa uzobona into enhle kubo. Lokhu kuhamba ngamamitha angu-3.6 kuzothatha cishe amahora angu-2-3.

I-Koke'e Museum ne-Lodge

Endleleni yethu yokuphuma e-canyon, sayeka eKamkee's Museum futhi sashiya umnikelo ebhokisini. Kufanelekile ukuma ukuze ubone ukuthi iziphepho zihamba kanjani, izithombe zezinyoni nezihlahla ozozibona noma ukuthi usuvele uzibonele, kuye ngokuthi uyayeka emnyuziyamu ngaphambi noma ngemva kohambo lwakho.

Uma unamanzi ungafudumala eThe Lodge eKoke'e futhi ube nesilwane esiphundu nesiphuzo.

Kukhona nesitolo sesipho lapho, kodwa amanani aphezulu. Ngaphandle kokuba unesidingo esiphuthumayo sento ethize ukuthenga kwakho.

Ngokufigqiwe

I-Waimea Canyon ne-Koke'e State Park yiyona ndawo eyayiyo yonke indawo yayo.

Ungakhohlwa ikhamera yakho, isikhwama, isikrini selanga kanye nesiguli.

Lolu hambo luzoba yisikhathi esihle sokutshala izimali ezinobuncwana uma ungabakho.

Uma ungenayo iselula ukuthi ama-lookout amnandi futhi kulula ukuwasebenzisa, ngakho ungavumeli lokho kukuvimbele ekuboneni le canyon enhle. Jabulela futhi uqaphele.