Kutholakale okungaphezu kwehora elilodwa ukusuka ku- San Antonio , i-Choke Canyon Reservoir iphakathi kwelaseTexas ' amachibi amakhulu kakhulu ase- Texas futhi mhlawumbe imfihlo enkulu yokudoba e-bass kuleli zwe. Njengoba lizungezwe umhlaba wepaki, i-Choke Canyon ayinayo noma iyiphi inhluthuko. Lokhu ukungabikho kwentuthuko kuye kwasiza ngokungaziwa kohlobo lukaChoke. Kuye kwavimbela leli chibi ukuthi likwazi ukudlala izivakashi ezibhekisweni ze-bass zethelevishini kazwelonke - ngokuvamile ezibhekele ukusabalalisa izwi mayelana namachibi ashisayo e-bass.
Ngakho-ke, naphezu kokhiqiza inani elimangalisayo lama-bashi angu-5 kuya kwangu-10 eminyakeni yamuva, iChoke Canyon ibona ukucindezelwa okuncane okudoba.
Kodwa-ke, ungavumeli ukuntuleka kwe "buzz" kukukhohlise. Eminyakeni edlule, i-Choke Canyon Reservoir engama-26,000 ayikhiqize inqwaba yezibhamu eziphawulekayo. Amarekhodi ambalwa omncintiswano wesifunda asetshenziswe lapho. Irekhodi lamanje lamanje elikhulu liyi-1466 amakhilogremu. Noma kunjalo, leli chibi liye lakwazi ukuhlala lingavamile esimweni sikazwelonke.
Futhi, okuningi kokungaziwa kweChoke Canyon kuhlobene nendawo yayo. Ephakathi kwamakhilomitha angama-75 ukusuka eSan Antonio, iChoke Canyon ikakhulukazi 'ayikho ndawo.' Amadolobha amancane aseTrans Rivers noGeorge West asondelene kuphela 'nezikhungo zabantu.' Kodwa, abadobi befuna ukuhamba phambili-umsebenzi omuhle, ukushayela 'indawo' akufanelekile.
Esinye isizathu esiyinhloko sokuntuleka kukaChoke okungaziwayo - iqiniso elizungezwe umhlaba - libuye libe ibhonasi enkulu.
I-Texas Parks & Wildlife igcina iChoke Canyon State Park njengezinyunithi ezimbili ezihlukene - iCalliham Unit e-McMullen County, ngenkathi iSunday Shore Unit e-Live Oak County.
Ngamahektare angu-1 100, iCalliham Unit iyona enkulu kunazo zonke. I-Unit yeCalliham ifakwe izindawo zokukhosela ezihlolwe kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zamakhamera kulabo abafuna ukuhlala echibini ngokwayo.
Inemigwaqo emibili yamakhilomitha okuhamba ngezinyawo, indawo ehamba ngamakhilomitha ende, isikhungo semfundo yezilwane zasendle, imigwaqo emine yemikhumbi kanye nolwandle olwenziwa ngamamitha angu-75. Ngamafuphi, i-Unit yeCalliham inikeza konke okudingekayo ukuze uthole konke okuhlangenwe nakho kwangaphandle.
Nakuba i-South Shore Unit iqukethe amahektha angu-385 kuphela, isabhekana nendawo enhle kakhulu yezindawo ezihlukahlukene. Leli yunithi yindawo yokuhlala kuphela, okusho ukuthi ayikho ikamu lokulala ebusuku elivunyelwe. Kodwa-ke, kunamabala amaningi ngaphakathi kwepaki evumela ukukopisha, ukukhenka, ukuhamba ngezinyawo nokubukeka kwezilwane zasendle. I-South Shore Unit iphinde ibe nomgwaqo ongama-6 umzila.
Nakuba i-Choke yavuthwa ekuvuleni kwayo, phakathi nesomiso eseshumi leminyaka esabeka isikhathi sekhulu leminyaka, ukudoba kwehla. Lapho leso nesomiso saphuka ngonyaka ka-2004, ukudoba kwanda ngokushesha. Eminyakeni emihlanu eyedlule, u-Choke uphelele ama-bass amaningi amadijithi amabili.
Abadobi abaya eChoke Canyon bangalindela ukuthola izinhlanzi ngezinye zezindlela ezimbili. Ngezinyanga zesimo sezulu esibucayi, lindela izinhlanzi ukuba zibheke amaphugi angaphezulu - ikakhulukazi ama-poppers, ama-buzzbaits namaxoxo - azungeze imibhede ye-hydrilla. Phakathi nezinyanga ezibandayo kakhulu, bheka izinhlanzi ukuba ziboshwe ezungeze isakhiwo esijulile. Lokhu kusho izingxenyeni zangaphandle zemibhede yokhula ngesikhathi sehlobo futhi zimile izingodo noma amadamu amadala amadala phakathi nobusika.
Lapho izinhlanzi zijulile, i-lizard yaseTexas-rigged, i-diving crankbait ejulile noma i-punch jig iyindlela yokubheja engcono kakhulu.
Nakuba indawo eseduze eduze neChoke Canyon inabantu abaningi, kusekhona izinketho eziningi zokudlela nezokulala ezitholakalayo kuzivakashi.
Phakathi kwezindawo zokudla ezidumile kakhulu yi-Nolan Ryan's Waterfront Steakhouse and Grill, esephandle kwechibi, kanye ne-Ranch House neStaghorn Inn, zombili zazo ezisedolobheni likaTrans Rivers. Phakathi kwezindawo ezintsha zokuhlala kule ndawo yiChoke Canyon Lodge, esiseduze nechibi, umzila osheshayo wokudlela e-Nolan Ryan. Ngakwesokudla eduze kwendawo yokudlela kaRyan, iBass Inn. Emuva e-Three Rivers, i-Regency Inn ihlezi kahle eduze kwesitolo se-Staghorn Inn. I-Three Rivers Best Western kanye ne-EconoLodge nayo ikhetha kahle abantu abafuna ukuthola indawo yokuhlala.