Ukubhabha phantsi kweNevada Highway 374 usiya eDeath Valley National Park kunye nethontsi lelanga, kwenzeka kum ukuba eyona nto iphambili entlango kukuba akukho nto iqhelekileyo isinda apho. Thatha iMyuziyam yaseGoldwell evulekileyo yomoya phantsi kwendlela, ngaphandle kwaseBeatty, eNevada. Apha, kumhlaba olilolo womhlaba wabucala, ngaphandle kwesizathu esithile, phumla isiqingatha seshumi elinambini lemifanekiso eqingqiweyo, kubandakanywa umgodi wentsimbi onenyawo ezingama-24, khetha ngesandla, ume ecaleni kwephengwini.

Le yayiyeyokuqala kwizinto ezininzi ezingaqhelekanga esiza kuzibona kule veki izayo njengoko mna nenkosikazi yam saqala ukuba ngunina wazo zonke iinkqantosi zasentlango: umgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-800 owawusikhokelela ukusuka eVegas emantla ntshona ukuya eDeath Valley, emva koko siye iMojave National Preserve kwaye ibuyele eVegas.

Emva kokungena kwiDeath Valley, iiyure ezine kunye neekhilomitha ezingama-150 ezinothuli kamva, siqaphele owona mzekelo ubalaseleyo wokuphila ngokungathandekiyo: iintyatyambo zasendle ezibomvu ezimthubi nezibomvu eziye zagqabhuka ngokwamaqela phakathi kwentlango ethe tyaba kunye neecososote emacaleni endlela . Kuthathelwa ingqalelo njengelungelo elikhulu ukubona le mimangaliso — okanye izinto ezingxolayo, njengoko kunokwenzeka — zokuziqhelanisa nokukhetha, kwaye sinombulelo ofanelekileyo. Njengoko isarha yakudala kula macandelo ihamba, iDeath Valley ayifanga nyani kwaye ayisiyiyo kwaphela intlambo, yiyo loo nto kunyanzelekile ukuba uqhube kuyo nayiphi na indlela enikezelweyo yokuhamba.

Sahlala eFurnace Creek Resort, ehlala kwindawo encinci yeOasis embindini weDeath Valley. Yindawo ephethwe kakuhle ngokumangalisayo, ithathela ingqalelo ukuba ayinalo ukhuphiswano lweekhowudi ze-zip ezininzi kuwo onke amacala. Izakhiwo ze-stucco ezinophahla lweorenji eziorenjiweyo ziye zahlaziywa kutshanje kwaye zibekwe zajikeleza igadi eluhlaza yomhla kunye neefeni zesundu kufutshane nephuli efudumeleyo yasentwasahlobo. Yayingeyiyo ihotele yaseCalifornia, kodwa ingoma yayiqala ukusebenza engqondweni yam.

Ukujikela emazantsi ngentsasa elandelayo kwiCalifornia Highway 190-indawo efanelekileyo yokulandela yonke indawo oyibonayo apha-kubushushu, amaqondo obushushu angama-70 (ekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo lelona xesha lilungileyo lokundwendwela, hayi iintyatyambo kuphela, kodwa kwanemozulu epholileyo. , njengoko kushushu njengama-134 degrees ehlotyeni kwaye kubanda njengama-15 degrees ebusika), sithathe uhambo olukhokelwa ngumgadi weGolden Canyon kwaye samangaliswa yimibala enemibala yeediphozithi eziqale ukwenza iminyaka engama-400,000 eyadlulayo. . Siye ke sahamba saya emazantsi saya e-Badwater, eyona ndawo isezantsi e-United States kwii-282 iinyawo ezingaphantsi komphakamo wolwandle, apho sasinombono ocacileyo wendawo ephezulu yepaki, i-Telescope Peak: kwii-11,049 iinyawo, inqaba ngaphezulu kweentaba ezijikelezileyo.

Akukho kumodareyitha apha — iinduli zesanti zentlambo ekukholelwa ukuba zezona zide kakhulu eUnited States — kwaye into malunga nokugqobhoza, ukuthandabuza nokuzibaxa kweDeath Valley kubonakala kungowaseMelika. Akumangalisi ukuba onke amanye amazwi esiwavayo athetha ulwimi olwahlukileyo. Umntu osebenza eFurnace Creek undixelele ukuba abantu baseYurophu banenxalenye enkulu yeendwendwe. Baze beze ehlotyeni xa kuphume i-125, utshilo. Kubonakala ngathi abanangqondo. Kubo, le yiWest West, kwaye iWest West yiMelika.

Emva kwezinye iikhilomitha ezili-100, sazifumana sidiniwe yindlela, ngoko ke samisa kwindawo abaninzi abayijonga njengeDeath Valley eyona dishi, ukwakheka kwendalo okubizwa ngokuba yiParttte yoMzobi, kanye njengokuba ukukhanya kwakuqala ukuphuma esibhakabhakeni. Kuxhomekeka kwindawo omi kuyo, olu ngcelele lwamatye abukhali, abunjiweyo e-bubblegum-pink granite, lava-green-and-black lava, kunye ne-vanilla-milk-shake-white sandstone ikhangeleka ngathi yiphalethi- okanye, Ukutshintsha okuhlala kuguquka, okwenziwe ngekhompyuter kwe-O'Keeffe eya kuthi ifumane ukwahluka kwemibala yayo ngokuhamba kancinci kwelanga okanye ilifu.

Sishiye ipaki ngentsasa elandelayo sidlula nge-190, emantla sidlula eTowne Pass, kwiiNtaba zePanamint-uhambo olungqongqo, olugoso, oludlulileyo kwiincopho ezibukhali ezakhokelela kummandla ngakumbi kwincwadi yesikhokelo ye-Desert 101: tyaba, luthuli, lushushu, luyadika-konke sishwankathelwe kakuhle kwidolophu encinci ebizwa ngokuba yiTrona. Ummi wasekhaya kwintlambo wayechaze i-burg eyinkangala ngale ndlela: Ukuba ubukhangela indawo bhanyabhanya malunga ne-post-apocalypse America, le ibiya kuba lukhetho lwakho, wayetshilo, kwaye wayengazibaxi. Ndiyafunga, asibonanga mntu uphila njengokuba sasigqitha ibala legalufa ledolophu, iifektri zayo ezimbini ezazitshisa umsi, kunye nesikhululo segesi esikhulu esasikhangeleka siyintlango.

Emva koko, samisa kwidolophu yaseCalico Ghost, idolophu enemigodi yenkulungwane ye-19 ebuyiselweyo yaba nomtsalane kubakhenkethi. Inkqubo ye- ukukhwela uloliwe Ukujikeleza ipaki yayiluhambo oluhle olwehla kumgaqo wenkumbulo wase-Old West, kodwa akukho nto injengoko besikulindile kwindawo yethu yokugqibela, iikhilomitha ezingama-55 kumantla e-I-15: Baker (kubemi 914) naseMojave National Preserve. U-Baker uqhubeke Indawo yaseTwilight iinjongo kakuhle. Inee-motels ezintathu-iRoyal Hawaiian, iWills Fargo, kunye neBun Boy, awathi umrhwebi wayicebisa ukuba iyeyona ihlaziyiweyo kutsha nje.

Inenekazi elinobuhlobo, eliphakathi nelindingenise eBun Boy lifuna ukundithengisela itikiti lelotto kunye negumbi, kodwa andithembanga, nangona ndivile kamva ukuba le venkile inye / ivenkile elula inabaphumelele kwilotto abaninzi kunayo nayiphi na urhulumente. Ngaphakathi kwigumbi elingunombolo 103, sifumene ibhedi engaphezulu, iTV enentambo encinci, umbono ococekileyo we-I-15 ekufutshane, kunye nophawu oluprintwe ngesandla ngasemva komnyango wangaphambili: Nceda ugcine umnyango uvaliwe. Inyoka ibonwe.

Akukho nto kwiMojave National Preserve enokuthi ifane nala mava, nangona ihlathi lomthi elikhulu likaJoshua lisondele kakhulu, kunye ne-trudge ukuya nokuhla kwindawo yokugcina i-Kelso Dunes ye-45-skwele-enye yezona ndawo zinkulu zeendunduma e-United States- yayingeyonto ufumana ithuba ukuyenza yonke imihla. Sithathe usuku eMad Greek Café, ngaphesheya kwesitalato ukusuka kwiBun Boy Motel. Sineesaladi ezimbini ezibalaseleyo zamaGrike ezihleli phantsi komthunzi womfanekiso weplastiki kaHercules kwindawo yokutyela embindini wentlango yaseCalifornia.

Inyoka ayizange ivele, kwaye ngentsasa elandelayo sasilungele ukushiya iMojave ngokungaziwa ngokungaziwayo. Kodwa intlango inemithetho yayo. Xa umabhalana kwiBun Boy wathatha isitshixo sam, wabuza kwakhona ukuba ndifuna itikiti lelotto. Ndathandabuza, ndaze ndaziva ndisithi, Ngokuqinisekileyo. Yintoni? Intlawulo ye- Uhambo lwendlela ngokusebenzisa iMojave kukuba awungekhe uhambe ngaphandle kokuthatha ezinye uhambe nazo.

Nini ukuya

NgoFebruwari nango-Matshi kupholile kuneenyanga ezininzi kwaye lelona xesha lilungileyo lokubona iintyatyambo zasendle zasentlango.

Hlala

Ixabiso elikhulu Indawo yoMlilo weCreek Hwy. Ngo-190, iDeath Valley, iCalif .; Ngama-800 / 236-7916; zikoangcube.com ; iphindwe kabini ukusuka kwi-182 yeedola.

Yitya

I-Mad Greek Cafe 72112 Baker Blvd., Baker, Calif .; 760 / 733-4354; isidlo sangokuhlwa ngeedola ezingama-28.

Yenza

Idolophu yaseCalico Ghost I-36600 Ghost Town Rd., Yermo, Calif .; Ngama-800 / 862-2542; calicotown.com ; ukwamkelwa $ 6.

Ipaki yeSizwe yaseDeath Valley 760 / 786-3200; nps.gov/deva .

Imyuziyam yaseGoldwell Open Air Hwy. 374, Rhyolite, Nev .; 702 / 870-9946; igoldmuseum.org ; Ungeniso mahala.

IMoveve National Preserve Ngowama-760 / 252-6100; nps.gov/moja .

IMoveve National Preserve

Thatha idrive ebukekayo ngehlathi leJoshua Tree. Yehla usenyuka kwindawo yokugcina i-Kelso Dunes ze-45-skwere-enye yezona ndawo zinkulu zeendunduma e-United States.

Idolophu yaseCalico Ghost

Pan ngegolide kwaye ukhwele uloliwe wemigodi.

Irestyu yaseMad Greek

Bukela iibhodi zeebhodi ze-Mad Greek. Indawo yokutyela yamaGrike ebubudenge irhangqwe yimifanekiso eqingqiweyo, kodwa ukutsalwa zizitya zayo zegusha ezimnandi kunye ne-strawberry entsha.

Isithando somlilo eCreek Inn & Ranch Resort

Izakhiwo ze-stucco ezinophahla lweorenji eziorenjiweyo ziye zahlaziywa kutshanje kwaye zibekwe zajikeleza igadi eluhlaza yomhla kunye neefeni zesundu kufutshane nephuli efudumeleyo yasentwasahlobo.

Ipaki yeSizwe yaseDeath Valley

IDeath Valley yeyona ndawo ishushu netshisayo iipaki zesizwe eU.S., kwaye lelona likhulu kula mazwe angama-48 asezantsi. Ngaphezulu kweendwendwe ezingama-800,000 eziza minyaka le, uninzi lwazo luza kubukela iintlobo ezingaphezu kwama-200 eziye zabonwa apha.

Imyuziyam yaseGoldwell Open Air

Apha, kumhlaba olilolo womhlaba wabucala, ngaphandle kwesizathu esithile, phumla isiqingatha seshumi elinambini lemifanekiso eqingqiweyo, kubandakanywa umgodi wentsimbi onenyawo ezingama-24, khetha ngesandla, ume ecaleni kwephengwini.