Ulendo wa Grand Canyon ndi Ndege, Helikopita ndi Moto
Pambuyo pa Harley Davidson I anadabwa kwambiri ndi mnyamata yemwe ndakhalapo kale. Ndinkatha kuona mwana wanga, mwana wamwamuna, yemwe anali ndi zaka makumi awiri ndikukwera njinga yake kupita kunyanja kuti amve fungo la mchere. Posakhalitsa, mkanjo woyera umakhala pansi pa ine, fungo la piney la nkhalango likundigunda kwambiri. Sandstone. Gaya lamiyala. Palibe koma mlengalenga buluu ndi mphepo kuti zithetse vuto langa.
Dzanja limodzi pa kabati, dzanja limodzi pa mpweya ndi mapazi kumangirira zikhomo, ine ndinali kudutsa mu Grand Canyon pa nkhumba.
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- Onani zithunzi za ulendo wa Grand Canyon
Tsikulo linayamba ndi kuwuluka kwa ndege ndi Papillon, pamtunda wa mamita 10,000 pamtunda wa Grand Canyon. Pambuyo pake, gulu langa la asanu ndi awiri linakwera ndege, komwe tinkadutsa m'mphepete mwenimweni mwa chipululu chakumadzulo chakumadzulo, ndikudumphira mpaka kumtunda. Kenaka zinali zowonjezera ndi zowonongeka.
Vegas ku Grand Canyon: My Own Version ya Planes, Choppers, ndi Hogs
Muyenera kudziwa kuti palibe chifukwa chodzuka pa 4:30 ku Las Vegas. Mukapita 4:30 m'mawa. Muyang'ane wotchi yanu panthawi yabwino ndikuyang'ana patebulo ndikuwona 4:30 m'mawa. Mwinanso mungagwiritse ntchito 4:30 m'mawa ngati mfundo yovuta mu gulu kuti mugwiritse ntchito mndandanda wanu womaliza kuti muwonetse kuti mukudya chakudya cham'mawa ndi alendo.
Komabe, simudzuka nthawi ya 4:30 m'mawa. Izo sizikuchitika basi.
Kotero ine ndinachita izo.
Ndikugona ndipo ndikusowa khofi ndinalowetsa ku Helicopters ya Papillion ku Boulder City Airport kuti ndikafike. Ndikanakhala nditachotsa ku Las Vegas mzere chifukwa izi zikanandipatsa mphindi zochepa chabe.
Iphatikizidwa muzochitikira koma mwachiwonekere, ndili ndi nkhani zowonongeka.
Bwalo la ndege ku Boulder City mwachionekere ndi malo ena okha omwe aliyense amaganiza kuti ndibwino kudzuka dzuwa lisanatuluke. Malowa akudumpha ndi mphamvu monga alendo akuyankhula molimba pa khofi ndikudikirira ndege yawo pamtunda wa mphindi 55 ku Grand Canyon.
Pamene mukuuluka kudutsa m'chipululu, ndemanga yomwe imakufotokozerani ikutsogolerani ndi mfundo zochititsa chidwi komanso zokhudzana ndi dera lanu. Flora, zinyama, ndi geology zosakanikirana ndi mbiri yakale zimapanganso ulendo wophunzitsa. Ulendo wamakono ukutengera iwe ku Damasiko ku Lake Hoad. Kuwona dzuwa kutuluka pamwamba pa chipululu ndi wokongola mochititsa mantha pamene mitundu ya miyala ikusintha ndipo madzi ochokera ku Nyanja Mead akuyamba kunyezimira ndipo posachedwa Kumwera chakumadzulo kuli muwonekera kwathunthu.
- Pezani zambiri pa Grand Canyon
Poyang'ana pansi pa mcherewu masewera amasintha kuchokera mchenga ndi burashi kupita kumalo opanda kanthu. Zaka za nyengo ndi kusintha kwa nthaka zinapangitsa kuti ziwonetsedwezo komanso zikhomo zowonjezereka ndizomwe zikutsalira pa malo omwe amasintha tsiku ndi tsiku ngakhale pang'ono kuti amawoneka amamangidwa nthawi. Mamilioni a zaka zambiri ndi madzi ochulukirapo kuposa momwe mungaganizirire kuti adathamanga kudera lino ndikupanga mchere, mitsempha ndi mesas, pomwepo mitsinje ndi ziphuphu zimapitiriza kupanga chipululu ndikusintha mafunde, kumveka mabombe ndikuwonetsa miyala.
Ngati mungathe kuzindikira kuleza mtima kwa nthawi ya geologic, Grand Canyon ikuwonetseratu mchenga wamtengo wapatali wa mchenga wokhawokha womwe umathandiza kuti miyala yamwala ikhale yofotokozera nthawi. Zimatengera nthawi yonse kuti awonetse ola lomwe likuyenda koma limakhalapo kwa zaka 6 miliyoni ndipo ena amanena 70 miliyoni.
Mukayang'ana pansi ku Grand Canyon kuchokera ku helikopita kapena ndege mudzaona thanthwe likuyika m'magawo omwe amatha zaka 2 biliyoni. Ndiyetu pamene inu munazindikira mbiriyakale ya Grand Canyon yomwe inu mukuzindikira zonyansa pakuuluka pa malo akale mu ndege. Timapikisana mofulumira ngati kuti canyon ikutha.
Ndege ikukwera ku Airport Canyon ya Grand Canyon inanditengera ku ndege yopita kudikira yomwe ingandichititse kuti ndisapitirize kuyenda pamtunda wa 6000 padziko lapansi.
Mtsinje wa Colorado, mzere wambiri wa m'madzi otsika kwambiri ndipo ukupitirirabe kudutsa zaka za sedimentary deposits. Monga wojambula, madzi mpaka lero amayesera kupeza malo ake otsikira kwambiri kuti apite ku Grand Canyon mpaka kudziko lapansi. Ndizosangalatsa.
Alendo awiri Achijeremani mu helikopita ndi ine ndikuyang'ana mafano ndi canyon kumbuyo ndipo shutter mu kamera yawo ili pa overdrive. Ndimamvetsera nkhani ya ulendo koma maganizo ndi osangalatsa kwambiri omwe simukusowa zambiri mwa mawu oti muwone poyera. Maso ako amalola Grand Canyon kukhala yaikulu. Iyo imatsika pansi ndi kutali. Malo amaoneka ngati momwe timakhala mu helikopita pamwamba pa malo aakulu pansipa.
Pasanapite nthawi yomwe ndimachoka pa helikopita ndikuyesa jekete lachikopa. Ndimaika magolovesi apachikopa ndi chisoti chachida ndipo ndimayima pafupi ndi moto Harley Davidson. Malo anga aakulu a Grand Canyon ndi omwe amandilola kuti ndiwone mlengalenga ndi kumbali ya msewu. Ndidzafika pamphepete mwa mphepo ndikuona kuti ikuyenda pa njinga yamoto ndipo ndidzaima pamwamba ndikusankha zonse za canyon pansi kuchokera pang'onopang'ono.
Ulendowu umaphatikizapo kukwera njinga yamoto ndi Eagle Rider Motorcycle Rentals ndipo anandiika pa Harley kukwera kudutsa ku Grand Canyon. Anthu ena onse paulendo wanga amasankha kukwera limodzi ndi limodzi la maulendo awo. Ndimatenga nkhani zanga ndikusankha kukwera ndekha. Malingana ngati muli ndi layisensi mungathe kubwereketsa njinga ndikuyendera Grand Canyon kuchokera pa njinga yamoto kapena opanda woyendetsa. Sindikutsimikiza kuti mumatha kuona zambiri kuchokera pa njinga yamoto chifukwa choti mukuyenera kumvetsera koma ndikukuuzani kuti fungo la mitengo ya pine pamene mukuyenda kudutsa mu canyon ikukweza. Inu mukuyang'ana kudutsa mitengo kuti muwone Grand Canyon ikugwa. Mukuyima kuti muwone bwino ndikukhala ndi zofufumitsa pang'ono. Mbali iliyonse ya njinga yamoto ndi yokwanira kuti ndiyambe ndikufuna kutero kachiwiri. Ngati mutha kuyendetsa galimoto kuzungulira Grand Canyon kuti muwone bwino mungathe kuchita pa njinga yamoto.
Panthawi yomwe tibwerera kubwalo la ndege kuti tithawire ku Las Vegas ndimamva mosiyana. Mwinamwake anali chikopa kapena mwinamwake ndi mphamvu chabe kuchokera kumathanthwe koma ine ndikumwetulira pa nkhope yanga. Pamene tikuuluka pamwamba pa Dambo la Hoover ndikubwerera ku Las Vegas ndimatenga chithunzi cha malo omwe ndikujambula ndikutumiza kwa mwana wanga wamwamuna wazaka 11. Ndimamuuza mmene tsiku langa linayendera ndipo amandiyankha nthawi yomweyo.
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