I-Arizona ingumakhelwane wezwe elihle kunazo zonke elibizwa ngokuthi i-Painted Desert. Le ndawo ebanzi yezilwane ezimibalabala ihamba ngamamitha angaphezu kuka-160 futhi idlula kwezinye izindawo eziphawulekayo, kuhlanganise neGree Canyon National Park neWikatki National Monument. Futhi phakathi kwalesi sifo esicacile kukhona umcebo ofihliwe obonisa indawo engaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-200 ubudala.
I-Petrified Forest National Park ibonisa isibonelo somlando wethu, eveza ukugxila okukhulu kwezwe lomuthi oqoshiwe oqoshiwe.
Ukuvakashela kufana nokubuyela emuva ngesikhathi esithile ezweni elihlala lihluke kakhulu kunalokho esikuziyo.
Umlando
Iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-13 000 yomlando wesintu ingatholakala eNhlathini Ehlongozwayo. Kusukela okhokho bokuqala ngaphambili kuya kwi-Civil Conservation Corps, abantu abaningi baye bashiya uphawu kule paki.
Abantu basendulo kungenzeka ukuthi babengaqondi ukuthi lezi zinkuni ezizungezile zazizungeze imithi, futhi kunalokho babe nezinkolelo zabo. I-Navajo ikholelwa ukuthi lezi zihlahla zazingamathambo ka Yietso, isilo esikhulu okhokho babo ababulala. I-Paiute ikholelwa ukuthi izingodo zaziyi-shafts yomcibisholo waseShinuav, unkulunkulu wabo wokuduma. Noma kunjalo, izingcezu ezinkulu zezinkuni ezifakiwe zihlakazekile ziveza umdwebo wesikhathi esimnandi. Abavakashele bangakwazi ukubuka eduze i-quartz ethatha inqwaba yezicubu zokhuni cishe eminyakeni eyizigidi ezingu-200 edlule.
Leli paki libuye libe nempahla eminingi yabantu, kuhlanganise namatshe amatshe, ama-blade, nobumba.
Kukholelwa ukuthi indawo yokuhlala yokuhlala endala ingase ibe khona ngaphambi kuka-AD 500. Ukuthatha uhambo epaki kufana nokuthatha umlando womlando wethu; kusukela ku-petroglyphs yabantu bamaPuebloan kuya kuPainted Desert Inn eyakhiwe yi-Civilian Conservation Corps.
Isikhathi Sokuvakashela
Leli paki elilodwa lezwe elingavakashelwa noma nini sonyaka.
Izikhukhula zehlobo zandisa ubuhle bemvelo ngenkathi izinga lokushisa elipholile lokuwa liheha izixuku ezinkulu. Ubusika buhle kakhulu, bumboze iDainted Desert ngeqhwa elikhanyayo. Umthombo wokuphumula uyisikhathi esihle sokubona ugwadule luqhakaza, nakuba ukhumbula ukuthi luvame ukuba luvunguvungu.
Ukufika Lapho
Ukushayela epaki kungcono ukubheja kwakho, ucabanga ukuthi ungase uvakashele i- Grand Canyon National Park , i- Route 66 yezithonjana, namanye amaphuzu athakazelisayo eceleni kwe-I-40. Uma uhamba ukusuka eWestbound I-40, thatha ukuphuma 311. Ungadlulisa amamayela angu-28 ngokusebenzisa ipaki bese uxhuma ku-Highway 180. Abahamba ukusuka e-Eastbound I-40 kufanele bathathe ukuphuma 285 baye eHolbrook bese bathatha umgwaqo omkhulu we-Highway 180 eNingizimu Ukungena.
Enye indlela ithatha i-I-17 North ne-4-East, idlula i-Flagstaff, AZ. Izikhumulo zezindiza eziseduze zisePhoenix, AZ nase-Albuquerque, eNew Mexico.
Ukuhamba kweNational Parks ngonyaka kungasetshenziselwa ukuyeka imali yokungena, kungenjalo kokubili abashayeli nalabo abangezinyawo bazokhokhiswa (okuhlukile) izimali zokuvuma.
Izindawo ezinkulu
Umgwaqo wepaki uhamba ngamamayela angu-28 futhi izivakashi kufanele zihlele okungenani isigamu sosuku uma kungesona usuku olugcwele ukuvakashela ipaki. I-Petrified Forest ivumela isikhathi sokushayela emangalisa ngamathuba okuphuma nokuhlola ngezinyawo.
Nazi ezinye zezinto ezivelele:
- I-Rainbow Forest Museum: Ephakathi kweHlabathi le-Rainbow - enye yezingxenyana ezinkulu ezine zezingodo ezifakiwe.
- Othembekile Owethembekile: Ingosi enkulu kunazo zonke ezingobucwebe obuyizingalo eziyisishiyagalolunye nambili.
- Ama-Lone Logs: Ama-logs amakhulu, amanye afinyelela ubude obungamamitha angu-120.
- I-Agate House: Indawo yokuhlala yamagumbi ayisishiyagalombili eyakhiwe amaPuebloans okhokho eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-800 eyedlule.
- Umzila we-Blue Mesa: Phuma emotweni uphinde uhlole umgwaqo oyedwa-mile ngokusebenzisa izibi ezibukeka kahle.
- I-Pintado Point: I-pull-off ephezulu kakhulu futhi ingaboni i-Painted Desert.
- I-Newspaper Rock: Amatshe amakhulu amabili ahlanganiswe nezidakamizwa ezingaphezu kuka-600.
- I-Painted Desert Inn: Ekuqaleni eyakhelwe yi-Civil Conservation Corps, indawo yokuhlala manje isebenza njengamamyuziyamu kanye nomlando womlando womlando.
Indawo yokuhlala
Ukusabalalisa ebusuku kuvunyelwe ezindaweni zasendle kepha kusukela kuFulentshi National Park ayinayo izindawo zokuhlala, izivakashi eziningi zikhetha ukungena ngaphandle kwezindonga zepaki.
Izindawo zokuhlala eziseduzane zihlanganisa i-KOA ne-RV epaki e-Holbrook, eseduze namamayela angu-26 entshonalanga. Indawo yokuhlala eseduze nayo iHolbrook, kuhlanganise ne-American Best Inn neHolbrook Comfort Inn.
Izindawo Zesithakazelo Ngaphandle kwePaki
I-Walnut Canyon National Monument: Ezindaweni zase-Flagstaff, AZ le ndawo yayiyindawo yamaNdiya aseSinagua. Izindawo zokuhlala zeCliff zifinyeleleka ngomzila futhi lesi sikhumbuzo sezomlando singamakhilomitha angaba ngu-107 entshonalanga yeHlathi eliHlangayo.
Isikhumbuzo Sezwe Sika-Sunset Crater: Esikhathini se-Flagstaff, lesi sikhumbuzo sibonisa ukuqhuma kwe-volcanic okwenzeka ngesikhathi esithile phakathi kuka-1040 no-1100. Phakathi kwezinyathelo zokugeleza kwemifino kanye nezimbongolo, izivakashi zingabona izilwane zasendle, izihlahla, nezimbali zasendle.
I-Wupatki National Monument: I-Wupatki Pueblo yayiyinhloko enkulu kunazo zonke ngaphansi kweminyaka engama-800 eyedlule futhi yayiyindawo yokuhlangana yamasiko ahlukene. Itholakala e-Flagstaff ekuphumeni okufanayo kweSikhumbuzo seNational Monument ye-Sunset Crater.
I-Grand Canyon National Park : Ingxenye yeDaily Desert, i-Grand Canyon ihlala enye yezindawo ezidumile kakhulu futhi ezithokozisayo zezwe. Umgudu wamakhilomitha angu-18 ububanzi kufanele ubonelwe bonke.
Isikhumbuzo se-El Morro National: Amanxiwa amabili ase-Puebloan asekhokho abonisa imibhalo yamaNdiya ase-pre-Columbian. Ivulekile unyaka wonke futhi itholakala ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-125 ukusuka ehlathini elithandwayo.
El Malpais National Monument & National Conservation Area: Igama empeleni lisho "iziqhingi" futhi libonisa imibhede yemifula, amaqhwa amaqhwa, namaphanga asePuebloan. Imisebenzi ibandakanya ukugibela amatende, ukuhamba ngezinyawo nokugibela amahhashi.