I-Mega Cavern yaseLouisville isenokungabi yinkqubo yomqolomba yendalo, ene-stalagmites kunye ne-stalactites, kodwa loo nto ayenzi ukuba ikhosi ye-zip-line yokuqala yomhlaba kunye neyangaphantsi kuphela ibe yinto enqabileyo.
Izindlu ezikumqolomba oziihektare ezili-100 owenziwe ngenkulungwane ye-19 yekwari yelitye lekalika, umqhubi wezokhenketho uzifihla ngaphantsi kwemizila elishumi yendlela engu-I-264 (singasathethi ke ngenxalenye yeZoo yaseLouisville, iKmart kunye neWendy's), kwaye Ichongwe ngobuchwephesha njengesona sakhiwo sikhulu eKentucky, nangona ingeyonxalenye yesibhakabhaka. Nje ukuba ungene ngaphakathi, kukho izinto ezininzi onokukhetha kuzo-ukuhamba ngebhayisikile enamafutha, ukhenketho lwetram, kunye neentambo zasemoyeni-kodwa i-zip-lining yeyona idume kakhulu.
Mega Cavern Ityala: Mega Cavern
Amawaka Ukuqaqanjelwa koqwalaselo loMcebisi ubungqina bokungafaniyo kukhenketho lwe-zip-line (iiyure ezingama-2.5, i-69 yeedola). Umgca wayo omde (zintandathu) wolula iinyawo ezingama-900 ngaphezulu kwemilambo kunye neebhulorho zokumisa ezixineneyo, kwaye uya kuba nokufikelela kwisantya esimalunga neekhilomitha ezingama-45 ngeyure. Njengokuba oko kungamangalisa ngokwaneleyo, izibane ezinkulu ezibekwe phezulu ukuze ubukele isithunzi sakho sibetha iindonga zelitye lekalika.
Kuhle kakhulu. Ndicinga ukuba wonke umntu ushiya apha anelisekile, utshilo umsunguli ongumlingani uJeremiah Heath, kwaye watsho ukuba icandelo lokugqibela liyi-tandem-style, okuthetha ukuba uza kugijimisana nomntu osecaleni kwakho ukuya kumgca wokugqibela. (Bunch up kwibhola, ucebisa uHeath, kunciphisa ukumelana nomoya.)
Imiba yokhuseleko? Ngumsebenzi onobungozi, uyavuma, Kodwa sibeke ibha ephezulu kakhulu xa kufikwa kwimigangatho yokhuseleko lwe-zip-lining. Ukuqala ngegiya-iihashe, ii-tether, ii-backup tethers, isigcina-ntloko, isibane sokhuseleko-konke okubonelelweyo. Kwaye, uqhotyoshelwe kwisikhokelo ngalo lonke ixesha, ke akukho mfuneko yokuba wenze nayiphi na into oyenzayo.
Mega Cavern Ityala: Mega Cavern
Ukuba, nangona kunjalo, awunguye umhambi ohamba ngenqwelo-moya, ipaki yebhayisekile yangaphakathi eMega Cavern ayikho macala. Ukuqala, lelona likhulu emhlabeni (i-320,000 iinyawo zesikwere, ukuba zichane), ngeendlela ezingama-45 onokukhetha kuzo, kwaye yindlela entle yokujonga yonke inkqubo ye-cavern ukusuka (sub-) kwinqanaba lomhlaba. Akunyanzelekanga ukuba uze nebhayisekile yakho, nokuba-ziindawo zokurenta unyaka wonke; Nangona kunjalo, uHeath ucebisa, ngeempelaveki kunye neeholide zesikolo zihlala zixakekile, ke zama ukuphepha ukutyelela ngala maxesha.
Eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu, i-cavern ingama-5 eekhilomitha ukusuka kwi-Airport yaseLouisville (umsebenzi ogqityiweyo we-layover?), Kunye nemizuzu engama-15 yokuhamba ukusuka edolophini. Kubahambi abafuna ukubona ngaphezulu kweLouisville kunemiqolomba yayo, uHeath ucebisa iimyuziyam ezimbini, zombini kumgama wokuhamba omnye komnye: IZiko likaMuhammad Ali libonisa ubomi nembali kaMuhammad Ali ngendlela yokusebenzisana; Banomdlalo wamanqindi, ngenxa yoko ude uthathe inxaxheba kwimidlalo yamanqindi, intle kakhulu. Enye iMyuziyam yaseLouisville Slugger-ukuba uyayithanda i-baseball, yiya phaya.