UGrand Canyon udinga nje ukubona! Futhi kungani kufanele kwenziwe, ngizokutshela manje, kodwa kunalokho ngizokwabelana ngengxenye yaleyo mizwa emangalisayo engatholakala kuleli dolobha elidala laseMelika, elidume ngesifo esiphelele kakhulu somama wemvelo . ICanyon, savakashela nomyeni wakhe ngesikhathi sohambo lwethu oluncane eMelika. Ukungena kwepaki yezwe kumadola angamashumi amabili kuphela kusuka kumuntu oyedwa futhi leli thikithi lisebenza ngesonto, okungukuthi, isonto lonke, ngamadola angamashumi amabili kuphela, ungancoma ubuhle obumangalisayo balezi zindawo. Intengo ehlekisayo, kepha yona kuphela. Lapha kukho konke okudingayo ukukhokha amadola angamashumi amabili, ukhokha kuphela iqiniso lokuthi senze izwe lendawo. Yebo, besingeke sisukume isonto lonke nomyeni wami, ngoba sekwanele futhi ngolunye usuku, ukuthola imizwa emihle kakhulu yempilo.
Okugqamile okubaluleke kakhulu, iparele noma ukubizele njengoba ufisa, yi-Skywalk Bridge, esebenza ngokucacile esihlokweni sesimangaliso sobunjiniyela. Leli ukuphela kwebhuloho lomhlaba wonke ngaphezulu kwalasha, elisendaweni ephakeme ngamamitha ayi-1200. Kepha akusho nokuthi le yinto esemqoka, futhi into esemqoka ukuthi ibhuloho lenziwa ngengilazi ngokuphelele, okungukuthi, liyehla kulo, ubona kuphela kwalasha ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho. Ngilimaza futhi ukuphakama kanye nezifiso zokuqala kwakungu - ukuqamba amanga phansi nokukhasa esiswini, njengoba ikhanda ligcwele kakhulu. Kepha, ngididekile ngemicabango yami nangaphambi kwami.
Ngakho-ke, njengoba uqonda - ibhuloho liyingilazi futhi linesimo sehhashi. Ukuze udlule kuleli bhuloho, kufanele ukhokhe ama-dollar angamashumi amathathu nanhlanu. Labo abafisa ukuncoma i-precipice, bekuyinto enkulu impela, kodwa ukuthi ngamangala, ngakho-ke ukungabikho okuphelele kwe-rush kanye ne-muck, okusobala kakhulu emigqeni. Angizange ngithande iqiniso lokuthi leli bhuloho lingenakwenzeka ngokwengxenye ukuthwala izikhwama, amakhamera, amakhamera, amanzi nezingcingo. Ukuze kube lula izivakashi, kuhlelwe amabhokisi akhethekile lapha. Ngemuva kokugoqa zonke izinto zethu ebhokisini, sasibheka ngomtshina wensimbi. Kungani kwenziwe, kimi kuze kube namuhla kuhlala kuyimfihlakalo, yize kufana nokuthi abaphathi bendawo bafuna ukuvikela ukukhanga okuyinhloko kweCanyon, kusukela ekungenisweni kwamaphekula ngebhomu. Kulungile, le yindaba yabo yomuntu siqu yaseMelika.
Cishe ngaphambi kwakho siye ebhulohweni, udinga ukugqoka isikebhe kusuka kwindwangu. Lawa ngamabhuzu afanayo futhi angenza ngibe nesiyezi, ngoba ngesaba kakhulu ukushelela. Wonke umuntu uphendula ngezindlela ezihlukile lapho zivela ukuba zibe ngaphezulu kwe-precipice ekuphakameni okuphakeme kakhulu kunanoma yiliphi i-skyscraper yanamuhla. Umyeni wami wayezolile njengomnyango futhi wavula buthule kuphela futhi wavala umlomo wakhe. Ukumangala ukuba nokuthile, ngikholwe, ngoba ngaphansi kwezinyawo zakho, kunesimo sentaba esihle futhi esingajwayelekile, futhi izinkozi zangempela zangempela zigcwele phezu kwekhanda lakho, elingasabi ubukhona benyuka enophephela emhlane.
Ngezansi kweGORGER, umfula odumile weColorado ugeleza, kepha kusukela kulokhu kuphakama kubonakala kungumucu omncane. Ngale ndlela, lo mfula lowo nguMdali wesimangaliso esinikeziwe sendalo, ngoba nguyena owathi ngenxa yezigidi zeminyaka, owayeganwe ekubhujisweni kwamadwala futhi ekugcineni wadala lobu buhle obungaqondakali. Kepha ake sibuyele ebhulohweni. Njengoba ngangiphazamiseka ngokuqina kwalesi sakhiwo, kungokwemvelo ukuthi ngabuza inqwaba yemibuzo, futhi kwesinye isikhathi ngibuze kakhulu, kepha amaMelika abantu abanjalo bajwayele abantu abanjalo ngakho-ke ngathola zonke izimpendulo eziphelele.
Ngakho-ke, ibhuloho leSkywalk lingamelana kanyekanye nezivakashi eziyikhulu. Ngesikhathi sokuhambela kwethu ezindaweni zasendaweni, esixukwini sonke salabo abafuna, abantu abangamashumi amathathu kuphela abaphuthelwe ibhuloho. Ibhuloho lazolile lingamelana nokuzamazama komhlaba ngamaphuzu kanye neSiphepho sesivunguvungu amakhilomitha angamashumi ayisithupha ngehora. Lolu lwazi lungithinte luthambisa, kepha hhayi kakhulu kangangokuba ngakwazi ukucisha imvelo yemvelo yokuzivikela. Ububanzi bebhuloho bungamamitha amathathu, futhi ubude bawo bulingana namamitha angamashumi amane nambili. Lapho kwakhiwa ibhuloho, inqubo enjalo ayizange isetshenziswe njengemikhakha. Kwakungamukelwe kaningi futhi kumane kubeke phambili esuka entabeni.
Ngokuqondene nezingane kulolu hambo. Ngokwami, angikukhuthazi ukuthatha uhambo lokuhamba ebhulohlwini, izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka eyishumi nanhlanu, ngoba izingane zingenamqondo ngokuphelele zingenangqondo ngokwesaba nengozi. Uma nje uhamba ePaki Kazwelonke noma ugibele isitimela esisesigangeni, khona-ke lokhu kuyacela. Ukuzivikela okunjalo kungenzeka kuthande. Ngiye ngeluleka futhi ukugibela ihhashi futhi ngizwe sengathi ngithanda i-cowboy yangempela yenkomo. Uhambo olumangazayo lwe-cowboy horboy, lumi kuphela amadola angamashumi amane ngehora kumuntu oyedwa nehhashi elilodwa.
Ngisho nangaphezulu kwe-canyon, ungandiza endizeni encane noma enophephela emhlane, incane kakhulu. Izindleko zendiza endizeni encane zingamadola ayikhulu namashumi amahlanu avela kumuntu oyedwa. Qasha indiza enophephela emhlane, okungukuthi, ukuvakasha okuncane kwendiza enophephela emhlane okuhlala isikhathi eside ngosigamu sosuku, kubiza cishe amadola angamakhulu amathathu kumuntu oyedwa. Ama-helikopta ancane kakhulu futhi abantu abayisishiyagalombili bangathatha ibhodi ngasikhathi sinye. Ngeshwa, ukuvakasha kwendiza enophephela emhlane nendiza futhi angizange ngikhiphe ngokwezezimali endizeni, kodwa ngithemba ukuthi ngokuzayo lapho siqongelela imali futhi sindize ngokuphelele ekubukeni kwamehlo kwenyoni! Amaphupho kufanele afezeke!