Malangizo Okayenda ndi Kuyenda mu Waimea Canyon
Waimea Canyon ku Kauai ndi mtunda wa makilomita khumi, kutalika kwa mailosi awiri ndi mamita 3,600. Mark Twain adatchedwanso Waimea Canyon "Grand Canyon ya Pacific" chifukwa chakuti ndi ofanana kwambiri ndi malo otchuka omwe ali otchuka kwa oyendayenda. Ndipotu, ndi zozama zake, amadyera ndi zofiirira, iliyonse yomwe imapangidwa ndi mapiri osiyana siyana akuyenda zaka mazana ambiri, ambiri amamva kuti ndi oposa kwambiri kuposa Grand Canyon.
Pansi pa Waimea Canyon State Park kumpoto ndi kumadzulo ndi Koke'e State Park.
Koke'e ndi mahekitala okwana 4,000 ndi makilomita pafupifupi 45 omwe amayenda kupita ku Waimea Canyon ndipo ena mwa iwo ndi ochepa omwe amayendayenda ku non-canyon pamwamba. Kuti mupereke chithandizo, mungapeze mapu ku Station ya Ranger, yomwe ndikukuuzani kuti muchite ngati mutayendayenda.
Ulendo wopita ku Waimea Canyon
Tinakhala ku Poipu, yomwe ili kumphepete mwa nyanja ya Kauai. Waimea Canyon ndi Koke'e State Park ali kumadzulo kwa Kauai. Njira yabwino yokwera ku canyon ndi mapiri ndikutenga Waimea Canyon Road kuchokera ku tauni ya Waimea. Msewuwu uli ndi malingaliro abwino kuposa omwe amapezeka pokwera kudzera njira ya Koke'e Road kuchokera ku tauni ya Kekaha.
Kusankha zovala zoyenera pa ulendo woyendayenda ndikunyamuka kungakhale kovuta. Ngati ulendo wanu wopita ku Canyon udzakhala makamaka mugalimoto ndikukhala kwa owonerera mukhoza kukhala ozizira chifukwa cha kukwera. Tikulimbikitsidwa kubweretsa jekete kapena sweatshirt.
Ngati mukuyenda, mutha kuchoka kumalo otentha kwambiri kumbuyo.
Ikhoza kukhala ofunda, makamaka pansi mu canyon.
Onetsetsani kuti mubweretse nsapato zanu. Ambiri a Hawaii akhoza kukhala matope ndipo Waimea Canyon sichinthu chosiyana. Jeans akulimbikitsanso kuteteza miyendo yanu, koma abweretse akale omwe angathe kutayidwa chifukwa kuyenda ku Hawaii kungakhale bizinesi yonyansa.
Zimagwa mvula, choncho ganizirani kubweretsa zovala zina kuti zisinthe.
Malangizo pa Ulendo Waimea Canyon
Pali owonerera ambiri omwe angayime. Zambiri mwazi zimakhala ndi zipinda zamakono. Mudzatha kuona Canyon kumbali zonse komanso kumadera osiyanasiyana. Ambiri amayenda maulendo afupikitsidwe ndipo onse ali ndi mwayi wopeza.
Palibe malipiro oti mukachezere Waimea Canyon ndipo ndikutsegulira chaka chonse.
Pali malo ogona ndi mahema. Mudzafunika chilolezo kuti mumange msasa. Palinso zipinda zomwe mungathe kukhalapo ngati $ 75 usiku.
Chimodzi mwa mawonedwe otchuka kwambiri ndi Waimea Canyon Watchout. Maonekedwewo ndi okongola kwambiri, ndipo sitingathe kuwatchula kupatula ngati mutakhala ku Grand Canyon.
Ichi ndi chimodzi mwa zilumba zomwe anthu ambiri amati mtengo wa ulendo wa helikopita ndi wofunikira. Ma helikopita amalowa mpaka ku canyon. Ngati simungathe kupita mu canyon, zingakhale zogula mtengo.
Ulendo wopita ku Waimea Canyon
Pali njira zambiri zomwe mungayende mu canyon. Zinatithandizira kanthawi kuti tiyankhe pa zomwe zingakhale zabwino kwa ife. Tinasankha podutsa pa Canyon Trail kupita ku Waipo'o Falls. Kugwa uku kuli pamagulu awiri ndipo ndi kokongola. Buku lina lotsogolera limatchula kuti kuyendayenda kwa banja. Buku lina limati limakhala zovuta kwambiri. Ndodo inali kuyenda.
Njira yomwe tinayambira nayo inali pamsewu pa Hale Manu Valley Road.
Pokhapokha mutakhala ndi magudumu 4, mudzayenda makilomita 8/10 (ndipo mudzataya 240 'kukwera) kupita kumtunda. Tinapita kumalo otchedwa Wapper Waipo'o Falls. Padzakhala dziwe m'munsi mwa mathithi aang'ono, okongola kwambiri. Dzenje limakhala lozizira, choncho ngati mumakhala ofunda, mumasangalalanso. Tinangokhala pa thanthwe ndikuyika mapazi athu ndikupita ku mathithi achiwiri.
Ulendo wopita ku Lower Waipo'o Falls unali wovuta kwambiri. Ife tinawona ana angapo koma, ana anga sakanakhoza kuyendayenda awa ngati ana. Ngati ana anu ali okwera kwambiri ndipo sangatope, amatha kuchita. Njira yambiri ndi yowopsya, yosatchulidwa bwino (ngati ayi), ndi yopapatiza kwambiri. Njirayo sichisungidwa ndi aliyense. Ndichilengedwe chonse. Mudzakhala mkati mwa Canyon ndi chilankhulo cha lalanje ndi chofiira chakuzungulira.
Zinali zazikulu.
Mukafika ku Lower Waipo'o Falls, mulidi pamwamba pake. Ndi mathithi omwe amakwera mamita 800. Tinali kumeneko m'miyezi ya chilimwe, komabe madzi anali akuyenda kwambiri. Mwachiwonekere, pali nthawi pamene pangakhale phokoso. Simungathe kuwona kugwa kwadongoka pokhapokha ngati mutachita zimene tinachita, koma khalani osamala kwambiri. Ngakhale ngati simukuyandikira, malingaliro ndi odabwitsa. Mudzawona chigoba chachilengedwe chopangidwa ndi lava, mwachitsanzo.
Kuwombera pa miyala ya lava, kudutsa ndi kuzungulira madzi ang'onoang'ono, tinapitiliza ulendo wopita kumtunda kwambiri, pamwamba pa mathithi. Sindinatengerepo zoopsa pamoyo wanga monga momwe ndinkachitira pa ulendo uno, koma zinali zoyenera. Ngati mupita kumapeto, zomwe zakhala zikuchitika kale, mutamva bwino, mutetezeka, mungathe kuona kugwa uku kugwa. Simungathe kuwawona mpaka pansi, mamita 800 pansi, koma mudzawona zambiri za iwo. Ulendo wa ma kilomita 3.6 utenga pafupifupi maola awiri.
Koke'e Museum ndi Lodge
Titachoka ku canyon, tinayima ku Koke'e's Museum ndipo tinasiya zopereka mu bokosi. Muyenera kuyima kuti muwone momwe mkuntho ukuyenda, zithunzi za mbalame ndi mitengo zomwe mudzaziwona kapena zomwe mwaziwonapo, malingana ndi momwe mukuyimira musamaliro musanayambe kapena mutatha ulendo wanu.
Ngati muli wouma mukhoza kutentha mu The Lodge ku Koke'e ndikukhala ndi chimanga ndi chimanga chokoma.
Palinso malo ogulitsa mphatso apo, koma mitengo ndi yayikulu. Pokhapokha mutakhala ndi chofunika mwamsanga chinachake musasiye kugula.
Powombetsa mkota
Waimea Canyon ndi Kokee State Park ndi malo ake onse.
Musaiwale kamera yanu, chipewa, sunscreen ndi mankhwala osokoneza bongo.
Ulendo umenewu udzakhala nthawi yabwino yopanga ma binoculars ngati simuli nawo.
Ngati simulumikiza mawonekerewa ndi abwino komanso osavuta kuwongolera, musalole kuti izi zikulepheretseni kuona ichi chokongola kwambiri. Sangalalani ndipo samalani.