Isikhumbuzo seNewberry National Volcanic

Vakashela iLava Lands South yaseBend, Oregon

Isikhumbuzo seNewberry National Volcanic siseningizimu yeBend, Oregon, ngaphakathi kwemingcele yeDeschutes National Forest. Esikhathini esinezici ze-geology ezithakazelisayo, indawo etholakala ngaphakathi kweMbonakude yeMlilo iphuma. I-lava igeleza, ama-cinder cones, umhume, nensimu ye-obsidian ehlangene namachibi aseNyakatho-ntshonalanga, imifula, amahlathi kanye nezintaba ukuze kutholakale indawo ehlukile futhi emangalisayo edwaleni nemifino.

Kunezingosi eziningi ezithakazelisayo nezibukeka ukuvakashela ngaphakathi kweSikhumbuzo Semikhumbuzo seNewberry National, ngakho-ke uhlele ukuchitha usuku noma ngaphezulu uma ukwazi. Nakhu okuvelele.

Isikhungo Sokuvakashela Isizwe saseLava

Kutholakale ngaphandle kwe-US Highway 97 ekugcineni enyakatho kwetshe lesikhumbuzo, i-Lava Lands Visitor Centre ivuselelwe kamuva inikeza amafilimu nemiboniso egxile kwi geology yesifunda. Kusuka esikhungweni sesihambeli, ungabona isimo se-volcanic kuqala ekuhambeni okufushane okufushane okuchazayo. Umzila we-Whispering Pines, u-1/3-mile loop, udlula ehlathini emaphethelweni okugeleza kwelava. Umzila we-Lead Leader uholela ngqo ekugezeni kwe-lava eceleni kwe-3/4-mile yendlela evuliwe. Umgwaqo osuka eningizimu ekupheleni kwesitoreji isikhungo sokupaka uholela endaweni yokusetshenziswa yosuku lweBenham Falls, lapho umgwaqo omfushane uzokuyisa khona ekuweni.

I-Lava Butte

Thatha indawo encane enyakatho ukusuka enqoleni yokupaka i-Lava Lands Visitor Centre ukuze uhlole okukodwa okuvelele kwe-Newberry Volcanic National Monument, uLava Butte, isisindo esiseduze se-cinder.

Ngaphezulu, uzojabulela ukubukwa okungakahleleki okungama-360-degree okubandakanya ukugeleza kwe-lava kanye ne-Mount Bachelor nezintaba ze-Cascade Mountain eziseduze. Uzobona nezinye izinhlamvu eziningana ne-pumice izigaxa ezihlakazekile ezweni lonke. Umzila omfushane ujikeleza umcibisholo wokugwedla, odlula umbhoshongo wokubheka umlilo womlilo kaLava Butte.

Umgede waseMlava

Ukuze uthole i-adventure engavamile, ungakwazi ukuhamba ngaphansi komhlaba ngomgodla weLave River omude-ode kakhulu, owawusuka kumgudu we-lava ongatholakali. Ngendleleni, uzodlula ngaphansi kwe-Highway 97 futhi ungabuka ukuhlelwa kwedwala elithakazelisayo. Qinisekisa ukugqoka izicathulo ezifanele zokuhamba nezembatho ezifudumele (izinga lokushisa lomhume lihlala ku-40 F unyaka wonke). Ama-Lantern atholakalayo ukuqasha emnyango womhume.

I-Lava Cast Forest

Idwala elimnyama lama-lava, izihlahla ze-gnarly, namahlamvu aluhlaza afaka amaqabunga ahlanganisa ukudala indawo epholile ngokuphelele, uma ihle kakhulu, indawo ehlelwe ehlathini laseLava Cast. Iyini ihlathini elenziwe i-lava? I-cast lava, noma isikhunta somuthi, sakhiwa lapho i-lava igeleza eduze kwesihlahla somuthi futhi iqinisa. Isihlahla siyashisa. Ihlathi Lase-Lava Cast libizwa ngegama layo ngenxa yobuningi bezinkuni zezihlahla ezinjalo kule ndawo. I-trail ye-mile yokuhumusha ihamba ngemimoya ngokusebenzisa ihlathi leLava Cast. Uzobona isikhunta somuthi ngezimo ezihlukahlukene - ezizungezile, eziqondile, namaqembu. Ihlathi LeLa Cast Cast lifinyelelwa ngamakhilomitha angama-9 eMgwaqweni wamaHlathi. Umzila ubuhle futhi usesimweni esihle, kodwa ngeke ukwazi ukuhamba ngesivinini somgwaqo, ngakho-ke qiniseka ukuthi uhlukanisa cishe ihora lesigamu sokuhamba uhambo olulodwa ukusuka ku-Highway 97.

Ukuhamba kwe-Big Obsidian

I-kilometer elilodwa elihamba nge-obsidian ne-pumice landscape ku-Big Obsidian Flow inechungechunge lwezibonakaliso ezichazayo ezikuvumela ukuthi ufunde ngomlando wokugeleza. Iqiniso elithakazelisayo: Ngo-1964, i-Astronaut R. Walter Cunningham yahlola ukuhamba kwenyanga e-Big Obsidian Flow.

Kulabo abafuna ukuhlangenwe nakho okuhambelana nokuhamba ngezinyawo, kunezinye izindlela eziningana ezitholakala eNkumbumeni yaseNewberry National Volcanic, kufaka phakathi:

Ezinye izakhiwo zezihambeli ezinezikhumbuzo zeNew Monument National Volcanic zihlanganisa: