Ingabe Wake Wake Wagijima NgeSlot Canyon?
Buza umgibeli othanda ukuhlola ihlane eningizimu ye-Utah futhi ekugcineni uzoqala ukukhuluma ngokuhamba ngezinyawo. Buza abakhuphukayo mayelana nokuphinda baxoshe emagqumeni ase-slot futhi bayothola ukugcoba ebusweni babo.
Ama-slot canyons ayancipha emkhawulweni womhlaba owakhiwa umoya, amanzi, nama-eons of time. Eziningi zazo ziphezulu phezulu kodwa njengoba ziphonsa (ezinye ezingamamitha angu-100 noma ngaphezulu) zinciphisa.
Zibuke ngokwakho ukucindezela isikhala phakathi kwezindonga lapho kufanele usondele emathunjini akho (noma uphonte iphakethe lakho ngokusebenzisa i-fissure) ukuze udlule. Ngiye ngagijima kuzo futhi ngibaxosha phansi ngokwanele ukwazi ukuthi ngifuna ukubuyela emuva kokunye.
Uma ungakaze uzwe ukuthi kufana kanjani nokuvala phansi ohlangothini lwodonga lwe-canyon, kunezinkampani, ikakhulukazi kwaMowabi nakwezinye izingxenye ze-Utah, ezothatha ngisho nanoma yikuphi ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezibandakanya ama-rappels esakhiweni slot. Abagibeli bezobuchwephesha baye bahamba isikhathi eside futhi baxolisa emanzini angama-slot aqinile kakhulu ezindaweni ezikude emhlabeni jikelele. (Bheka izithombe ezimangalisayo kwi-environmentalgraffiti.com, ukuze ubone ezinye ze-Most Incredible Slot Canyons Emhlabeni, ngokusho komlobi.)
I-Slot Canyons eya Enselele e-Utah
Idwala le-Navajo sandstone eningizimu ye-Utah lithambile ngokwanele ukuthi amabutho emvelo asungule ama-slot amaningi. Uzothola eZiyoni National Park, i-Grand Staircase, i-Paria Canyons nesifunda saseLake Powell.
Nakhu okubili okujabulisayo ukuhlola, kanti okwesithathu okukhethekile kakhulu.
Abahamba ngezinyawo bathanda ukuhamba nge-Spooky Gulch ngoba uthola kancane kakhulu ezingxenyeni ezisebumnyama phansi. (Ungathathi lesi sikebhe uma u-claustrophobic!) Ilinganiswa njenge-roundtrip eyi-3.2-mile ehambelanayo.
I-rock yama-wavy ekwamaSpredishithi e-Capitol Reef ama-Sheets Gold ku-Waterpocket Fold canyons inezinhlobo ezithile ze-slot.
Uma ufaka izindonga ze-sandstone ezibomvu, ziyizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalolunye kuya ekugcineni. (Noma, ungayeka eceleni bese uphenduka bese ubuyela emuva.) Indawo yokuqhafaza e-canyon iyinhle.
I-Zion National Park ibikwa ukuthi inezinhlanzi ezingaphezulu kunezinye izindawo e-Utah. I-adventure evelele kunazo zonke ukuhamba nge-Zion Narrows. UMfula iVirgin ugeleza kulo mgwaqo, ophethe amawasha ahamba ngamamitha angu-2 000. Ukuhamba ngezintaba kungase kwenzeke ingxenye yonyaka. (Yebo. Uzothola wet.) Phenya ehhovisi lepaki ngemininingwane, izimo, nezimvume.
Unezinye eziningi zokukhetha epaki. Ukuhamba nge-Sand Sand ku-Cave Red isindlela elula kakhulu yokuhlola ubuhle bezinyoni ze-slot zeZiyoni.
Ukuze uthole uhlu lwama-slot canyons nolwazi mayelana nokuhamba noma ukuwahlola, chofoza ekhasini le-American Southwest slot canyons page. Njalo hlola ihhovisi lePark Service yendawo noma izakhamuzi ezifanelekile ukubona ukuthi kuphephile ukuhamba noma yikuphi u-slot canyon ngosuku oluthile. Izikhukhula ze-Flash eziqala ezindaweni ezikude ezigodini zingenza ukuthi lolo phiko lube yingozi-noma ngaphezulu.
I-About.com's Expert Climbing, uStewart Green, unezihloko eziningana lapho ungafunda kabanzi mayelana nokubuyisa.