Dole ne ku yi tafiyar kilomita 75 a waje na babban birni na kasarmu domin neman zaman lafiya da kuma zaman shakatawa na kasa, da cikakken tsaftacewa da duwatsu masu yawa, da bishiyoyi masu kyau, da kuma manyan hanyoyi. Ya zama kamar ƙananan yanki na jeji sama, cike da bishiyoyi a cikin idon ruwa, marasa bangaskiya a cikin bazara, da kuma damar da za su iya ganin namun daji.
Yawancin Shenandoah sun hada da gonaki masu noma da kuma gandun dajin da ake amfani dasu don shiga.
A yau, yana da wuya a gaya mana inda aikin gona, katako, da kiwo ya faru kamar yadda yawancin gandun daji suka karu a tsawon lokaci. Yanzu yana cike da hanyoyi masu tsattsauran ra'ayi, kilomita 500 zuwa daidai - ciki har da kilomita 101 na Trail Appalachian, kuma yana zama mafaka ga dabbobi da yawa. Akwai 'yan tsuntsaye fiye da 200 da tsuntsaye marasa jituwa, fiye da nau'in nau'in dabbobi iri iri, dabbobi 51 da jinsunan amphibian, da kuma nau'in kifi 30 da za a iya samu a wurin shakatawa.
Mutane da yawa baƙi sun za i don fitar da Skyline Drive, wanda ke tafiya zuwa kilomita 105 tare da tsayin dutsen Blue Ridge don kallo mai ban sha'awa a wurin shakatawa. Amma tafiyar waje da kuma samun sabon sabon hangen zaman gaba ga wannan filin shakatawa mai arziki.
Tarihi
Ba kamar yawancin wuraren shakatawa na kasa ba, mazaunan lardin Shenandoah sun zauna a cikin shekaru fiye da dari. Don ƙirƙirar wurin shakatawa, Jami'an Jihar Jihar Virginia dole su sami 1,088 yankuna masu mallakar mallaka da kuma ƙasar da aka bayar. Wannan wani wuri ne mai ban sha'awa; ba a taɓa samun irin wannan babban yanki na ƙasa mai zaman kansa a cikin filin shakatawa na kasa.
A farkon karni na 20 ne aka fara kiran gandun daji a gabas a majalisar. Duk da haka, zai zama shekaru biyu kafin Shenandoah National Park aka izini kuma shekaru 10 kafin a kafa shi. A wannan lokacin, Shugaba Herbert Hoover da matarsa Lou Henry Hoover sun kafa fadar White House a kan Rapidan River yayin da aka gina Skyline Drive.
An kafa kamfanin kare lafiyar jama'a da kuma komawa cikin yankin, kuma sama da mutane 450 na mazaunan dutse sun koma daga Blue Ridge.
An ba da izini a filin jiragen sama na Shenandoah a ranar 22 ga Mayu, 1926, kuma an kammala shi a ranar 26 ga watan Disamba, 1935. An sake sanya wuraren daji a ranar 20 ga Oktoba 1976 da Satumba 1, 1978.
Lokacin da za a ziyarci
A fall. A hankali kawai, lokacin da faduwar launuka ya shiga cikin Virginia, haka ne masu yawon bude ido. Girman al'ajabi mai daraja yana da daraja ga yawan jama'a, don haka gwada ƙoƙarin isa can wuri kuma zai fi dacewa shirin tafiya a mako ɗaya. Har ila yau, ziyarar ita ce ziyara a Shenandoah a lokacin bazara, lokacin da furanni suka fara girma, ko kuma lokacin watanni masu zafi.
Samun A can
Jirgin jiragen sama masu kyau suna a Dulles International, kusa da Washington DC, (Find Flights) da Charlottesville, VA. Idan kana tuki daga Washington, DC, sai ka dauki I-66 zuwa yammacin Amurka 340, sannan ka tafi kudu zuwa filin gidan Royal Park. Wannan tafiya yana kimanin mil 70.
Idan kana tafiya daga yamma, kai Amurka 211 ta Lurray zuwa Ƙofar Thornton Cap ko kuma za ku iya zuwa gabas a Amurka 33 zuwa Gidan Gudun Gudun Gudun Hijira.
Kudin / Izini
Za a cajin kudin shiga a kan isowa. Domin abin hawa na kwanaki 1-7, farashin yana da $ 20.
Za a cajin karin farashi na $ 15 da za a caje don wucewa 1-7. Har ila yau, mutane da ke tafiya ko yin tafiya a ciki za a caji $ 10 don wucewa 1-7.
Za a iya siyan sayen Shenandoah na shekara-shekara na kyauta don cikakken shekara na ziyara marar iyaka ga $ 40. Duk sauran ketare na kudancin duniya za a girmama su a gaban ƙofar.
Manyan Manyan
Akwai hanyoyi daban-daban guda biyu da za su iya kusanci wannan filin shakatawa: motsa jiki ko filin jirgin sama ta hanyoyi masu yawa. Dukkan suna nuna alama mai kyau sosai idan za ka iya, ka yi kokarin haɓaka lokacinka a bayan motar da kuma ƙafa.
Har ila yau, ka tuna cewa Shenandoah yana daya daga cikin 'yan karamar kasa da ke da alaka da kare-dangi don haka duba hanyoyin da kake son bugawa tare da fiyayyen ka.
Skyline Drive: Hanyar da aka ba da shawarar ita ce tafiya daga gaban Royal zuwa manyan itatuwan dabino wanda zai iya daukar cikakken yini. Kafin ka fara kullun, ka ɗauki jagoran hanyar Fox Hollow Trail na 1.2 mile don ganin gidajen da ake kira ga iyalin da suka fara zama a can.
Da zarar a bayan motar, ka kasance a kan jiragen ga mutane daban-daban suna kallo a dakatar da kwarin Shenandoah. Lokacin da yanayin ya saukar, ra'ayoyin suna da kyau.
Traces Trail: Sauke sauƙi a Matthews Arm Campground, wannan hanya na kilomita 1.7 yana dauke da baƙi zuwa wani gandun daji wanda yake jin kamar mataki a baya. Dubi burbushin mutanen da suka fara zama kamar garun duwatsu da tsofaffin hanyoyi.
Corbin Cabin Cutoff Trail: Wannan hanya mai nisan kilomita 3 (yawon shakatawa) yana daukan baƙi don duba wuraren zama na dutsen da ake amfani dashi har yanzu daga mambobin Potooc Appalachian Trail Club.
Hanyar Dutsen Mutum ta Stony: Bayan kimanin kilomita 1.6, za ku isa gabar babban taro na Stony Man - na biyu mafi girma a filin.
Dark Trail Trail: Idan kana son ganin ruwa a cikin mafi kankanin lokaci, kai wannan hanya ta kilomita 1.4.
Rapidan Camp: Tarihin tarihi na tarihi wanda Shugaba Herbert Hoover da matarsa suka yi amfani dasu a matsayin sansanin bazara.
Bearfence Mountain: Cikin kilomita 0.8 zuwa wannan dutsen yana dauke da baƙi a kan duwatsu amma sakamakon shine maki 360-wanda yake da ban mamaki sosai.
Harkokin Kasuwanci Hightop: Idan kana kallon dubun tsuntsaye, wannan shi ne karo na uku (zagaye na tafiya).
Dutsen Gida: Ana zaune a kudancin filin wasa, wannan yankin yana da kyau don bincike. An sake kwashe bishiyoyi, tsuntsaye suna raguwa, da kuma ra'ayoyi biyu na taro da aka nuna a fili na Shenandoah.
Blue Ridge Parkway: A wuraren kudancin kudancin za ku sami wannan hanyar Wurin Kasuwancin Kasuwanci wanda ke ha] a da Cibiyar Kasa ta Shenandoah zuwa Babban Dutsen Kudancin Smoky Mountains .
Gida
Akwai wurare guda biyar da ke cikin wurin shakatawa, duk da iyakar kwanaki 14. Matthews Arm, Lewis Mountain, da kuma Dutsen Tsaro duk bude tsakiyar watan Mayu zuwa Oktoba kuma suna samuwa a kan farko zo, na farko da aka yi aiki bisa. Big Meadows fara marigayi Maris zuwa Nuwamba kuma shi ma na farko ya zo, na farko ya yi aiki bisa. Dundo Group Campground yana bude watan Afrilu zuwa watan Nuwamba - ana buƙatar reservations.
Har ila yau, a cikin wurin shakatawa akwai dakunan gida uku masu araha:
Babban Meadows Lodge yana bada ɗakuna, dakuna da suites kuma yana buɗe daga Afrilu zuwa Oktoba.
Wasu ɗakunan a tsaunin tsaunin Lewis suna ba da kayan gado.
Skyland Lodge shi ne bude Afrilu zuwa Nuwamba kuma yana bada ɗakin gidaje, suites, da kuma dakuna.
A waje da wurin shakatawa suna da yawa hotels, motels, da kuma gidaje. Gwada gidan gidan Woodward a kan Manor Bed & Breakfast a gaban Royal don zama na musamman. Idan kana neman wani abu mafi dacewa, duba Kamfanin Quality Inn kuma a Front Royal.
Yankunan da ke da ban sha'awa a waje da filin
George Washington National Forest: Mahimmanci a tarihin yakin basasa, wannan gandun dajin ya ƙunshi wurare shida na daji da kuma kilomita 62 na Appalachian Trail. Ayyukan da ake samuwa sun hada da tayar da ruwa, kifi, farauta, tafiya, doki, da kuma wasanni na ruwa. An bude shekara guda kuma ya ƙunshi ƙauyuka masu yawa ga baƙi. Wannan gandun daji kuma yana da kyau a kusa da filin Park na Shenandoah - kawai mil takwas!
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