Isikhombisi Sokuvakasha Kwamahhafu Okuvakashela
I-Yosemite's Half Dome iyisibonakaliso sodumo sepaki. Idwala layo le-granite, ubuso obuqondile yizintambo zaseNyakatho Melika zase-North degrees kuphela eziyisikhombisa ukusuka ngokuqondile. Akuyona into entsha, kodwa eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingu-87 ubudala, iyidwala le-plutonic encane kunazo zonke (idwala elenziwe phansi komhlaba) e-Yosemite Valley.
Ukuphakama kweHlf Dome kuphakeme ngamamitha angu-8 842 phezulu, ngamamitha angu-5 000 ngaphezu kweJosemite Valley phansi.
Ukubuka iDome yedamu
Uma ungesiyena umgibeli, uzobona i-Half Dome ibanga elikude, kodwa liyingxenye evelele yezwe laseYosemite.
Lezi yizindawo ezingcono kakhulu zokubheka iHhafu Dome (futhi mhlawumbe ungene isithombe noma ezimbili):
- I-Cook's Meadow: Insimu ephakathi kwe-Valley inikeza imibono eminingi enhle yeHhafu Dome futhi ayisoze yabonakala.
- I-Mirror Lake: Entwasahlobo, lapho ichibi ligcwele amanzi liphila ngegama layo, neHhafu Dome iboniswe esakhiweni saso esibukweni. Ichibi ukuhamba okufushane kusuka e-shuttle stop # 17
- Ukubuka kwe-Tunnel: Kusukela ku-vista iphuzu e-Wawona Road ngaphambi nje kokuba ufike emhubheni, ungabona i-Half Dome, i-El Capitan ne-Bridalveil Yehla yonke into ebonakalayo ye-panoramic.
- I-Sentinel Bridge: Kusukela kwibhuloho ngaphesheya koMfula i-Merced eduze neJosemite Village, ungabona leli dome lifakwe phakathi kwezihlahla futhi libonakala emfuleni. Kuhle kakhulu ntambama.
- I-Glacier Point : Ku-Glacier Point, uzobona i-Half Dome ngaphezulu ukusuka phezulu okufanayo kunokubuka phezulu ukusuka e-Valley floor. Le yindawo engcono kakhulu yokubona iphrofayli ehlukile yeHhafu Dome.
- I-Olmstead Point: Lo mbono ovela eTiyoga Road (CA Hwy 120) ubonisa ngemuva kweHal Dome kanye nama-binoculars noma i-lens telephoto, ungabona abagibeli behamba ngendlela.
Ukunyuka kweDome yedamu
Abahamba ngezinyathelo baphakamisela uhlangothi lwe "Half" emuva kweHhafu Dome, ohlangothini oluthile, hhayi phezulu odonga lwamadwala.
Uhambo oluhamba ngamamitha angu-17 ukuya ku Half Dome oluvela e-Yosemite Valley lithatha amahora angu-10 kuya kwangu-12, futhi inzuzo yalo yokuphakama kwamamitha angu-4,800 kuphela kulabo abahamba ngezinyawo, abagibela izinyawo ezingamakhulu amane ngaphezu kweHalfome esitebhisini nezinsizakalo zekhebula ezisebenza njengama-handrails.
Abaningi abagibeli abayizinkulungwane ngosuku baphakamisela emgwaqeni ukukhwela ngemuva kweHalf Dome ngezimpelasonto zasehlobo, ukudala ukuqhuma okungajabulisi nezimo eziyingozi. Ngo-2010, ipaki yaqala ukuthi bonke abagibeli bafike imvume yokuthola imvume ngaphambi kwesikhathi, banqamule iHalf Dome Trail abayizinsuku ezingama-300 nabagibeli bezintambo ezingu-100 ngosuku. Izimvume ziyadingeka nsuku zonke zeviki futhi akukhokhishwa izimvume zosuku olufanayo. Thola ukuthi ungayibhalisela kanjani enye iwebhusayithi ye-Yosemite.
Gqoka izicathulo ezifanele zokuhamba futhi uthathe isisindo sína. Kulesi siqeshana esikhulu, esilulayo se-granite, ngisho nephutha elilula lingaba ngowakho lokugcina. Ungathathi izwi lethu kulo. Funda umbiko wohambo lomgibeli ophelile ukuze uthole umbono omuhle walokho okuhambayo okukuyo.
Abaningi abahamba ngezinyawo baqala uhambo lwabo lwe-Half Dome ukusuka e-Happy Isles ukuhamba nge-shuttle, okuyinto engamamitha amahlanu ukusuka ku-trailhead head. Ungakwazi futhi ukupaka e-Half Dome Village, okungaba ngu-3/4 ubude. Uma uhlela ekamu eliseduzane ngaphambi noma emva kokuhamba kweHalf Dome, u- Upper Pines , Lower Pines , neNorth Pines Campgrounds baseduze, kodwa bonke bayathandwa futhi kudingeka uhlele phambili.
Isevisi yepaki ithatha phansi izintambo futhi ivala iHalf Dome Trail ngenkathi yokuphela, ngokuvamile ngesonto lesibili ngo-Okthoba.
Izintambo zikhuphuka futhi - isimo sezulu sivuma - ngasekupheleni kweviki lokugcina likaMeyi. Vakashela iwebhusayithi yabo ngolwazi oluningi oluhle - nohlu lwezinto ofuna ukuzithatha nawe.