Bheka 'Grand Canyon of the Arkansas River' ngesitimela
Hlola i-Colorado njengabavukuzi abajwayele uku: Ukuhamba ngezitimela ngezintaba ezinhle. I-Royal Gorge Route Railroad ibilokhu igxuma abagibeli egumbini elimangalisayo laseRoyal Gorge canyon eduze noMfula i-Arkansas kusukela ngo-1879. Ihamba eduze kweDenver neRio Grande Western Railroad.
Leli dolobha elidumile kakhulu e-Colorado futhi elihehayo e-Colorado Springs. Umagazini wezitimela ogama lakhe libizwa ngokuthi elinye lezitimela zaseMelika eziphezulu.
Ngaphandle kwemibono (okwanele, phakathi kwabo, ukwengeza lolu hambo ohlwini lwamabhakede ohambo lwakho), isitimela sinikeza ukudla nokuzijabulisa okuhlelekile, njengezitimela zokubulala imfihlakalo ngoMgqibelo, izitimela ze-twilight ne-Santa Express Train kule ebusika. Kukhona nezinye izenzakalo ezikhethekile, njengokugubha kwe-Oktoberfest no-Brunch Day Day.
Isitimela saseRoyal Gorge esinezimele, esivela emndenini futhi esiqhutshwayo yiyona eyayiqala eColorado ukuhlinzeka ngemisebenzi yokuqala yokudla kanye ne-top-notch service. Asikhulumi ngenqola elula enikezela isiphuzo. Lesi sitimela sinamakhishi amahlanu ahlukene nemigoqo emine. Iyakhuphuka ukugibela isitimela se-full service sezwe.
Leli hambo akuyona ipaki yekhanda futhi akukhona ukugibela okufana nomkhosi (nakuba kunepaki yokuzijabulisa e-Royal Gorge ngokwayo). Lokhu ukugibela isitimela kuwukulondoloza ukulondolozwa kwe-canyon kanye nengxenye yomlando weColorado.
Lapho Uzobamba I-Train
Thola iRoyal Gorge Road Railroad nsuku zonke eCanon City, eColorado, eSanta Fe Depot, ibhola eyodwa eningizimu ye-Highway 50 no-Third Street.
I-Canon City inemaminithi angu-45 ukusuka e-Colorado Springs namahora amabili ukusuka e-Denver.
Isitimela siqala ngoMashi ngoDisemba.
Lapho Isitimela Siya khona
Isitimela sihamba eduze kwe-canyon, emangalisa ama-1,000-plus-foot amahle e-Royal Gorge. Ubude obugcwele bokuvakasha buyi-24 miles roundtrip. Ukugibela okubukekayo amahora amabili edlule.
Ukuhamba kuka-6: 30 kusihlwa kusihlwa amahora amabili nengxenye. Abagibeli bahamba ukusuka eCanon City baya eParkdale, Colorado, ngaphansi kwebhuloho lokumiswa kweRoyal Gorge.
Lokho Ongakubona Kusuka Kuloliwe
Ibhuloho lokumiswa liyisiqalo kulolu hambo. Ibhuloho esebenzayo okwamanje (yebo, ungaya kuwo ngaphasi kwezikhathi ezithile zosuku nonyaka), eyakhiwe ngo-1879, iyamangalisa. Ihamba ngamamitha angu-95 ngaphezu komhlaba. Ibhuloho eliphakeme kunazo zonke ezweni futhi elinye lamabhuloho aphezulu kakhulu angu-20 emhlabeni. Eqinisweni, yayijwayele ukuba ibhuloho eliphakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni, kuze kube yilahlekelwa udumo ebhuloho eChina.
Futhi, gcina amehlo akho ahlotshaniswa nezilwane zasendle, njengezinyoni ze-bald nezimvu ezinkulu.
Mayelana neRoyal Gorge Canyon
I-Royal Gorge ibizwa ngokuthi "i-Grand Canyon yoMfula i-Arkansas." Vakashela iRoyal Gorge uma uthanda imibono emangalisa (futhi uma ungesabi izinto eziphakeme). Leli paki lokuzijabulisa elingamahektare angu-360 lakhiwe nxazonke zomgwaqo, zombili izinhlangothi zesibhuloho sokumiswa kwe-crazy. Uma ufuna ukuhlola umgogodla ngaphezulu ngemuva kokugibela isitimela sakho, ungayibona ngegeyimu ye-gondola ye-aerial noma uthole injabulo kwi "skycoaster" noma i-zipline.
Kubiza kangakanani
I-Royal Gorge Route Railroad inikeza amakilasi ayisithupha ahlukene, wonke amanani ahlukene ngamanani.
- Iklasi labaqeqeshi: Lena inketho eshibhile, ngo-$ 49 kumuntu omdala no-$ 44 ngomntwana (oneminyaka engu-3 ukuya ku-12). Izingane ezingaphansi kwezingu-3 zihamba mahhala emgodini omdala. Umqeqeshi usenombono omuhle ngamafasitela amakhulu, futhi ungahle uhlele ukudla.
- Iqembu : Iqembu leqembu liyi-$ 10 ngaphezulu ngomgibeli ngamunye ($ 59 ngomuntu omdala, i-$ 54 yengane ngayinye), kodwa uthola itafula futhi ufinyelele kubha. Yiqiniso, ukudla kuyatholakala.
- Ama-Vista Amakhaya : Khetha lokhu ukubukwa okungcono. Abagibeli be-Vista beDome bahlala emadokodweni afanelekile. Amathikithi angama-$ 74 kumuntu omdala no-$ 69 wengane.
- Iqoqo lokuqala leSitatimende seMiddle Train: I-First Class yemoto ihlanganisa ukudla kwasemini kanye newayini. Izinsuku ziyahlukahluka unyaka wonke. Amathikithi angamaRandi angu-114 ngomuntu ngamunye kanti ubuncane beminyaka engu-8. Cabanga indawo yokudlela e-Colorado eyithakazelisayo kakhulu, ekhonza ukudla okuphefumulelwe nokuphefumula endaweni, kumavili.
- Isigaba sokuqala seDome Dinner: Thola inkonzo yaseKlasini Yokuqala eDome nge-dinner-course course. Izinsuku nezinsuku zeviki ziyahlukahluka. Amathikithi angama- $ 124 umuntu ngamunye futhi, ubuncane beminyaka engu-8.
- Isihlalo sezintambo: Ungakhansela indawo yokuhlala eduze nenjini. Kunezimbalwa ezimbili zezihlalo kuhambo ngalunye (futhi zigcwalisa ngokushesha). Amathikithi ayi-$ 150 ngayinye. Uneminyaka engaphansi kwengu-13, uma ihamba nomuntu omdala. Ithikithi yesibili ebhokisini i-$ 100.
- I-Santa Train: Ebusika i-Santa Train Train isinika umqeqeshi, i-club ne-dome, kodwa amathikithi aphansi kancane. Isibonelo, izihlalo zabaqeqeshi bakaSanta Train ziyi-$ 44 ngomuntu omdala kanye ne-$ 39 yengane ngayinye. Amanani akhuphuka ngamakilasi ahlukene, kufika ku-$ 69 ngomuntu omdala no-$ 64 ngengane ngayinye ku-Vista Dome. On the Train Train, abagibeli uthole amakhukhi mahhala kanye ushokoledi ashisayo.
Amathiphu E-Train
Ufuna ukuzama ubhiya bendawo? Ungathola ukukhetha okuhle lapha.
Uma usesabelomali, thola ithikithi eshibhile futhi uchithe isikhathi emotweni evulekile, efinyeleleka kuwo wonke umuntu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isigaba. Qinisekisa ukuthi uletha ijaji ngoba ingathola isibindi ebusika. Ehlobo, ilanga lingaba nobudlova, ngakho-ke faka i-sunscreen.
Bhalisa ekuqaleni ukuze uthole isihlalo sewindi esibhekene nomfula (izihlalo ezingcono emotweni).
Umlando wesitimela
Umzila wesitimela waseRoyal Gorge unomlando othakazelisayo wokuthi konke kuqala ngemayini yesiliva nge-1800s. Izitimela phakathi naleso sikhathi zakhiwe ukuze zenze ukuqhutshwa kwemisebenzi yezimayini ezintabeni zaseColorado.
Kwakungeyona misebenzi elula ukuthola indlela yokwakha umzila wesitimela ngaphesheya kwe-canyon, ngamagquma ayo amakhulu.
Ngemuva kokuba izimayini zenziwe isikhathi eside, isitimela savuselelwa njengesitimela esihamba phambili. Namuhla, abantu abangaphezu kuka-100,000 bayithola njalo ngonyaka. Umzila wesitimela ubuyiselwe kodwa ugcine umlando wekhulu leminyaka. Ungaphinde ungene emotweni evulekile ukuze uthole umoya omusha kanye nokubuka kwe-360-degree.
Mayelana neBridge Royal suspension bridge, yakhiwa ngo-1929 nge $ 350,000. Namuhla, kuyimangaliso engu-$ 25 million yobuchwepheshe.