Kukonzekera kwa Coulee kudziko lonse lapansi

Msewu wa National Corenor wa Coulee Corridor wamtunda wa makilomita 150 umayenda kuchokera ku Othello kumpoto mpaka ku Omak, kumtsinje wa Washington State 17 ndi 155. Paulendo pali malo ambiri oyenera kuyima, kuyendetsa galimoto kuti mutha kusangalala tsiku, kapena masiku. Zowoneka m'mphepete mwa njirayi ndizopambana komanso zosiyana. Malowo anali ojambula ndi madzi osefukira omwe anathira Glacial Lake Missoula kamodzi kokha koma kangapo.

Mvula yamkuntho inasefukira njira zambiri m'madera akutali ndi kummawa kwa Washington; akatswiri a sayansi ya zakuthambo amatchula dera limeneli lapadera ngati "zowonongeka." Madzi osefukirawo anawombera nthakayi, anasiya zipilala za basalt, akubowola ming'alu, akugwetsa mvula, ndipo akujambula njira zozama, zomwe zimatchedwa "mafunde," monga umboni. Madzi osefukirawa anachitika pafupi zaka 13,000 zapitazo; mudzaphunzira zambiri za geologyyi kumalo osangalatsa komanso malo ochezera alendo.

Mphepete mwa Coulee ndi njira yofunika kwambiri yopanga mbalame, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti mbalame zam'mlengalenga zikondwere. Nkhwangwa zowonongeka, galasi ya mchenga, ndi abakha ambiri ndi mbalame zimatha kuziwona nthawi zosiyanasiyana.

Dera limeneli lokhala ndi anthu ambiri komanso louma ndilo limodzi mwa zodabwitsa zopangidwa ndi anthu, Grand Coulee Dam.

Nazi malingaliro anga okhudza zinthu zosangalatsa kuziwona ndikuchita pambali pa Coulee Corridor, kuchokera ku Othello kum'mwera ndikupita kumpoto.

Chitetezo cha Columbia National Wildlife
Ulendo wochepa wopita ku Highway 17, chitetezo cha zinyama zakutchirechi chimapatsa malo osunthira madzi, mbalame, njuchi, ndulu, ndi zina zambiri. Malo othawirako amapezeka m'madera otchedwa Drumheller Channels, gawo losauka kwambiri la scablands zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito, zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi madzi akutsitsimutsa masiku ano, zakhala zikuphatikizapo zachilengedwe zouma komanso zowuma.

Mungathe kuona Columbia National Wildlife Refuge pa imodzi mwa njira zawo zomasulira kapena paulendo woyendetsa.

Potholes State Park
Mofanana ndi Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Potholes State Park ili pamtunda wa makilomita angapo kuchokera kumsewu waukulu wa Coulee Corridor. Pansi pa malo otchedwa Potholes Reservoir, pakiyi imapereka chithunzi, kujambula, kumisa msasa, masewera a madzi, kusodza, ndi kuyang'ana mbalame.

Moses Lake
Mzinda wa Moses Lake ndilo tauni yaikulu kwambiri yomwe ili pafupi ndi Coulee Corridor, yopereka migawuni ndi malo ogona okhala nawo. Nyanja yokhayo ndi malo otchuka othamanga masewera amadzi a mitundu yonse, kuphatikizapo kusambira madzi, kusodza, ndi kupitiliza ndege. Masitolo ambiri, masewera olimbitsa thupi, ndi masewera a masewera amapereka mpata wosangalatsa ku Lake Lake.

Glacial Erratics
Pamene magalasi akugwira ntchito yosungira miyala yomwe siilimwenye ndi malo owala pamtunda, miyalayi imatchedwa "kusokonekera kwa madzi." Masamba pamsewu wa Highway 155 kuzungulira tawuni ya Ephrata ali osowa kwambiri. Mudzawawona pamene mukuyendetsa galimoto. Zowonongeka zamaguluzi ndi umboni wina wa mafunde osefukira omwe adapanga deralo.

Ephrata
Ephrata ndi malo ena okhala ndi anthu omwe ali pamphepete mwa Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway.

Malo odyetserako malo ndi Grant County Historical Museum & Village ndi Splashzone! mudzi wamadzi.

Sopo Lake
Dera laling'ono la Soap Lake limayendayenda m'matope ndi madzi omwe akuyenera kukhala ndi thanzi labwino. Kumayambiriro kwa zaka makumi awiri ndi makumi awiri, anthu adakhamukira ku Soap Lake kufunafuna mankhwala. Masiku ano, malowa amasiku ano amapereka mud wraps ndi mabomba osambira. Soap Lake ndi malo ogwiritsira ntchito malo monga malo odyera komanso magetsi.

Grand Coulee
Kuchokera ku Soap Lake kumpoto kupita ku bwalo la Grand Coulee, Highway 155 ikutsatira zodabwitsa za geological zomwe zimatchedwa Grand Coulee. Pamene mukuyendetsa galimoto mumatha kutenga makilomita pafupifupi makumi asanu ndi awiri ochititsa chidwi ndi miyala, komanso nyanja zambiri. Ali panjira pali zambiri zooneka bwino komanso malo okongola omwe mungathe kuyima ndi kusangalala ndi malingaliro odabwitsa, ndikuganiza momwe mphamvu ndi chigumula cha madzi chikugwirira ntchito.

Mapiri a Lake Lenore
Mapanga ndi malo ozungulira nyanja ya Lenore ndilo gawo lina la masoka achilengedwe a Glacial Lake Missoula. Malo omwe ali pafupi ndi Nyanja Lenore ndi pafupi ndi Alkali Lakes ndi malo okongola a zinyama. Ulendo wa makilomita pafupifupi asanu kumpoto kwa Ephrata, zizindikiro zakumaloko zidzakufikitsani kumtunda, kumene mungathe kupaka ndikukwera kuti mukaone mabala angapo awa.

Dzuwa la Sun - Dry State State Park
Mmenemo pansipa Dry Falls, yomwe imasonyeza kusiyana pakati pa Lower ndi Lower Grand Coulee, nyanja izi ndi malo otchuka kuti azitha msasa, kuyenda, kusambira, kusodza, kuzungulira, ndi zosangalatsa zina zamadzi. Malo osungirako malo, Sun Lakes Park Resort, ali mkati mwa malire a boma la park koma ndi malo osiyana ndi malo otchedwa park park, picnic, ndi malo oyambitsira ngalawa. Zosungirako zabwino kwambiri.

Dry Visitor Center
Monga momwe dzina limasonyezera, Dry Falls ndi malo omwe kale anali mathithi. Mvula yamkuntho yaikulu yomwe inali yaikulu nthawi zinayi kuposa mathithi a Niagara ndipo yomwe idakhala yotsatizana ndi kusefukira kwa madzi osefukira. Tsopano Dry Falls ndi yopanda madzi, khola louma lomwe liri mamita 400 mmwamba ndi makilomita 3.5 m'lifupi. Onetsetsani kuti muime kuti muwone Dry Falls kuchokera kumalo ake owonetsera otetezedwa komanso kuti mupite ku Dry Falls Visitor Center, kumene mungaphunzire zambiri za Glacial Lake Missoula ndi kusefukira kwa madzi.

Banks Lake ndi Steamboat Rock State Park
Steamboat Rock State Park ili kumapeto kwa kumpoto kwa Banks Lake, malo otchuka odyera, kuwedza, ndi malo othamanga. Pakiyi imatchula dzina lake kuchokera ku basalt rock butte yaikulu yomwe ikuwoneka ngati chilumba koma kwenikweni ili pa peninsula. Pakiyi imapanganso misewu yamakilomita ambirimbiri oyendayenda, kuyendetsa njinga, kukwera mahatchi komanso malo ogwirira ntchito komanso malo ogwiritsira ntchito masana.

Dera la Grand Coulee
Muyenera kupindula ndi njira zitatu izi zodziwidwa ndi Dambo la Grand Coulee, luso lalikulu la sayansi lomwe linabweretsa ulimi wothirira ku malo ouma. Mumayima pa malo omwe ali pamwamba pa makina akuluakulu kuti muyambe kuona malingaliro a padamu, Banks Lake, ndi dziko lozungulira. M'tawuni ya Grand Coulee mudzapeza malo ogwirira alendo oyendetsa sitima ya Grand Coulee Dam ndi paki yapafupi. Ulendo woyendetsedwa ulipo ndipo uyambe kumbali ya chipinda chosiyana ndi malo oyendera alendo.

Malo Osangalatsa Achilengedwe a Lake Roosevelt
Gombe lalikulu la Mtsinje wa Columbia lomwe linapangidwa ndi Grand Coulee Dam, nyanja ya Roosevelt imathamanga makilomita 125. Nyanja yonseyi imapangitsa malowa kukhala otchuka kwa mitundu yonse ya zosangalatsa zakunja kunja kwa msasa ndi kusambira kupita kumalo osungira nyama ndi kuwonera zakutchire. Nyanja ya Roosevelt ndi malo otchuka omwe amapita kumalo opangira nyumba. Zochitika za m'mbiri mwa zosangalatsa za dzikoli ndi Fort Spokane Visitor Center ndi St. Paul's Mission.

Chief Joseph Memorial Site
Kutalika kwa dziko la Coulee Corridor National Scenic kumpoto kwa Grand Coulee Dam mpaka ku Omak kudutsa ku Colville Reservation. Chief Joseph, mtsogoleri wa gulu la Wallowa la Nez Perce yemwe anayesera kuthawira ku Canada, anakhala moyo wotsiriza wa moyo wake ku Reservation Colville. Manda ake ali m'manda mumzinda wawung'ono wa Nespelum; Chodziwika bwino kwambiri chikupezeka pamphepete mwa Highway 155 pamene ikudutsa mumzindawu.

Omak
Dera laling'ono la Omak limadziwikanso chifukwa cha Omak Stampede ndi Suicide Race, zomwe zimaphatikizapo rodeo, mawonekedwe, pow wow, ndi kuvina. Omak amapereka malo ogulitsa komanso malo ogona komanso ndi malo odyetsera ku Okanogan National Forest.