Chuyen di New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Navajo Nation.
Trong thang 12-2017 toi muon di trong nuoc My de tham vieng nhung noi ma toi thich va chua co co hoi de den. Do la White Sands o New Mexico noi ma con gai toi da den va chup hinh de trung bai trong ngay cuoi va toi rat thich. Ke den la Carlsbad Cave cung o New Mexico va o tan mien Nam nuoc My gan biengioi Mexico. Sau do toi se di den Unesco site thu 3 o New Mexico la Taos Pueblo, mot lang Indian dau tien duoc thanh lap hon 1000 nam nay. Lang nay coi nhu la ngoi lang My dau tien tren dat nuoc Hoa Ky nay. Mot dia diem Unesco o New Mexico la Chaco Cultural Memorial National Park van hung vung khac ma toi se tinh co di
Trong chuyen di nay toi se di bang xe va co the hon 3000 miles. Toi du dinh loi dung chuyen di nay de o Las Vegas de mung New Year Eve. Tuy nhien vi di nhieu noi qua nen toi khong the den Las Vegas vao ngay New Year Eve.
12-26-2017 Toi khoi hanh tu nha luc 2Pm ngay 12-26-2017 va toi den Tucson, New Mexico luc 11:30PM de ngu tai day cho hom sau toi len duong di tiep den White Sands Monement thuoc New Mexico. Nhu vay toi lay lien tuc 9:30 hrs, mot thoi gian ky luc ma toi chua tung lai xe lien tuc lau nhu vay.
Sang hom sau toi khoi hanh di White Sands luc 8AM va toi den White Sands luc 4:15PM sau 8;15Hrs lai xe. Nhu vay tong cong thoi gian toi di tu Orange County den White Sands la 17 hrs 45’ mot thoi gian va doan duong ky luc ma toi chua tung lai xe tu mot diem den diem thu 2 xa va lau nhu vay. Toi den noi thi tour khoi hanh luc 4PM da khoi hanh. Nen toi phai tu dong di
White Sands la vung co cat trang. Cat nay duoc tao nen tu 250 trieu nam truoc ma noi day la vung bien duoc ngan chan boi 2 day nui Sacramento va San Andre. Sau nhieu nam vung bien nay nuoc tu tu rut xuong va nuoc con dong lai trong thung lung ma khong thoat di dau duoc. Sau nhieu nam nuoc trong thung lung boc hoi con lai la cat va muoi trang. Gypsum trong limestone ben 2 xuong nui tu tu bi bao mon boi mua nang va nuoc mua de tao thanh cat trang. Cat nay se phan chieu lai anh nang mat troi thay vi hap thu nhu loai cat thuong nen khong bao gioi nong neu buoc chan len giua troi nang khong nhu cat o bien. Gio giua long nui mang cat tu basin len tren tao thanh sand dune.
Vung White Sands rong 3.1 Sq ml.
Toi di den White Sand tre nen khi di duoc tour khoi janh luc 4Pm nen toi tu dong lai xe vao White Sands mot minh. Vi troi ve chieu va mat troi bat dau xuong nen
toi voi va chup nhung tam hinh mat troi lang . Nhung sand dune voi mat troi lang rat dep. Toi khong thay noi nao dep nhu vay. Sand dune o Namibia ma toi den vao thang 11-2017 cung nhu vay. Cach tao thanh sand dunes o do cung giong nhu o day chi co mot dieu khach la o Namibia cat do song mang den con o day la Gypsum tan ra thanh sand. White sand la vung co nhieu Gypsum nhat the gioi.
Troi bat dau toi, toi chup hinh voi va roi len xe di ra khoi Monement de di den Carlsbad la tram dung thu 2 trong chuyen di nay. Tren duong di den Carlsbad toi di ngang qua El Paso, Texas roi tu day toi di den Carlsbad. Vi troi toi va lanh nen di duong hoi kho khan. Da so duong o cac tieu bang nay chi co 2 lanes nho hep va it nguoi qua lai. Toi den Carlsbad khoang 11:30Pm.
1-28-2017 Carlsbad Cavern.
Toi thuc day som va di den Carlsbad khoang 9AM.
Carlsbad Cavern duoc Unesco cong nhan nam 1995 la tai san thien nhien the gioi.
Carvern nay nam trong rang Guadalupe Mountain. De xuong cavern du khach co the di bang 2 duong, 1 la natural entrance hay di bang thang may. Day la cave duy nhat tren the gioi di bang thang may vi rat sau bang 80 tang lau. Sau hon 1000ft. The big room trong Cave nay rong nhat trong tat ca cave o Hoa Ky. Dai 1.2km va rong 181m va 255ft cao. Rong thu 28 the gioi. Phong rong nhat the gioi la Miao room o China rong 380 ft3, rong hon room o Deer park 10%.
Ngay xua 250 nam cach day vung nay la coastline va Inland sea. Dan dan linestone bi soi mon thang cave. Trong cave nay co hang doi. Vao mua dong doi bay ra khoi hang dong va doi den thang 3 am tro lai doi se bay ve cave. Sau do moi chieu toi doi bay ra ngoai de kiem an.
Toi den cave nay khoang 9Am va di xuong cave bang duong di bo thay vi thang may. Phai di xuong qua nhieu vut da de den day cave. Duoi day cave co nhieu phong va Big Room la phong
lon nhat. Toi khong thay cave nao co room lon nhu vay ngoai tru Big Room o Deer cave , Malaysia.
Sau do toi di thang may len de ra khoi cave.
Toi ra khoi cave khoang 1Pm va toi lai ve Albuquerque ngu.
Sang hom sau toi len duong di Taos Pueblo.
12-29-2017 Taos Pueblo.
Tao Pueblo la ngoi lang dau tien cua dan da do duoc xay dung cach day hon 1000 nam va duoc coi nhu la ngoi lang dau tien cua nuoc My. Taos Pueblo nam o Taos County thuoc tieu bang New Mexico, Hoa Ky. Ngoi lang nay duoc cai quan boi dan da do nhung neu co viec quan trong nhu tu toi thi do luat tieu bang New Mexico xet xu. Ngoi lang nay duoc Unesco cong nhan la tai san the gioi nam 1992. Taos Pueblo thuoc 8 Northern Pueblo. Ho noi tieng Tanoan va tieng anh cung nhu tieng Spanish. Lang Taos rong 95,000 acres va co 4,500 dan da do song.
Vao the ky 13 dan da do dinh cu doc theo song Rio Grande. Den 1540 nguoi Spanish den tim vang roi lap
nha tho tai day. Sau do ho chong lai su xac nhap va My. Roi thi My tan chiem duoi thoi Tomg Thong Roosevelt dau the ky 20. Den doi Tong Thong Nixon ong trao tra lai vung nay cho Pueblo nam 1966.
Nha trong lang nay duoc xay bang dat va truong ton den hom nay sau hon 1000 nam.
Toi den day khoang 11 gio. Phai mua ve vao xem khu lang nay. Trong lang co giong song nho chay qua va nuoc uong duoc. Song nay noi lien voi Rio Grande. Trong lang dan da do buon ban do ky niem va thuc an cua ho lam ra.
Den 1Pm toi roi lang nay va di den Vietnam Veterans Monement duoc xay gan Taos.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial :
Luc dau toi khong biet o New Mexico co Vietnam Veterans Memorial cho den khi toi di den bien gioi Arizona va New Mexico ngung lai tourist Information thi moi biet va toi thich thu muon den noi day.
Vietnam veterans memorial hien tai la State Park cua new Mexico.
Khoi dau Vietnam Veterans Memorial duoc xay boi cha me cua Thieu
Uy Thuy Quan Luc Chien My ten la David Westphall va cha me la Victor va Jeanne Westphall. Thieu Uy David tu tran ngay 22-5-1968 tai Con Thien, Tinh Quang Tri Vietnam.
Cha cua Thieu Uy David Westphall la Victor Westphall la giao su dai hoc tai thanh pho Albuquerque thuoc tieu bang New Mexico, Hoa Ky. Ong cung la nha kinh doanh dia oc. Nam 1964 Ong ban dat dai o Albuquerque va mua 800 mau dat tai tinh Angel Fire, thuoc tieu bang New Mexico de song tai day voi y ding dung 800 mau dat nay de xay resort co san golf. Trong khi xay cat san golf cuoi thang 5 , 1968 thi ong gap 2 nguoi linh Thuy Quan Luc Chien den bao cho ong biet la thieu Uy David con ong bi tu tran o xa Con Thien tinh QUang Tri, Vietnam ngay 22-5-1968. Tu khi nghe tin nay tat ca dieu thay doi. Ong ngung viec xay Resort va dung tien co va tien bao hiem nhan tho cua con ong de xay tuong dai de tuong nho dua con xau so David Westphall cung 15 anh hung Thuy Quan Luc Chien
Thieu Uy David Westphall duoc dua vao chien truong Vietnam 3-1967. Trong tran chien ngay 22-5-1968 Thieu uy David tu tran tai Con Thien, tinh Quang tri gan vi tuyen 17.
Vi dau buon con bi tu tran ong Victor Westphall da dung tien bao hiem cua con minh cung so tien ban 800 ma ong du dinh xay Resort de xay Tuong dai Vietnam Veterans memorial bat dau xay 9-1968. Tuong dai nay tuong doi hoan tat ngay 5-22-1971, 3 nam sau khi con ong David Westphall tu tran.
Nam 1994 Victor Westphall luc bay gio da 80 tuoi, dung gay de den Vietnam tim ra noi con trai ong bi giet o Con Thien. Ong Victor mang dat tu tuong dai ky niem cua con o New Mexico ong mang den Con Thien, Quang tri Vietnam noi con ong bi giet va rai dat tu tuong dai cua con ong tren vung dat ma con ong bi giet. Sau do ong mang dat tu Co Thien ve lai My va rai dat cua Con Thien tren tuong dai ky niem cua con ong.
Victor Westphall cha cua Thieu Uy David Westphall mat nam 2003 tho 90 tuoi. Mo cua ong duoc chon trong tuong dai gan mo cua con ong David Westphall.
Toi rat xuc dong khi vieng tham Vietnam Veterans Memorial va nhat la biet ve cau chuyen cua tuong dai nay,
Tren duong ve tu tuong dai tinh co toi co tu tuong la se yeu cau Vietnam Veterans Memorial cho khac ten Ba toi da tu tran nam 1960 vaon dau cuoc chien, cung voi cac quan nhan My tu tran cung nhu con song o tuong dai nay. Voi tu tuong nay toi du dinh se tro lai tuong dai ky niem ngay hom sau de co gang thuyet phuc ho. Neu duoc thi coi nhu su tinh co nhiem mau. Hom sau toi tro lai va loi yeu cau cua toi duoc chap thuan. Toi vui mung vo bien vi uoc mo thanh su that. Mot su tinh co huyen dieu va co duyen da giup toi lam duoc gi cho Ba toi. Va coi nhu la mot hinh thuc bao hieu cho Ba toi.
Poeblo den Mesa Verde va toi ngu tai Durango cach Mesa Verde 40km. Khi den Dunrango toi thay ban de Pogosa Deepest hotspring in the world. Toi thay doi chuong trinh la se di Pogosa Hot Spring sang nay de xem hot Spring nay co gi dac biet. Toi den Hot Spring khoang 10Am. Noi day co nhieu nguoi tram minh xuong ho nuoc nong de tam mac dau troi dang lang buot. Hot Spring o day sau 1002ft, sau nhat the gioi. Tuy nhien hot Spring o day khong nhieu nhu o New Zealand.
Den 1Pm toi len duong di Mesa Verde nhu da du dinh truoc. Toi den Mesa Verde khoang 2:30PM va 5Pm ho se dong cua nen toi di voi va vao park de xem. Mesa Verde rong lon va day la duoc cong nhan la tai san the gioi boi Unesco nam 1978. Day cung la noi chua cac di tich cua nguoi da do. Park nay nam o gan tu diem cua 4 tieu bang: Colorado, Arizona, Utah va New Mexico, four Corners va chi co noi day la noi gap duy nhat cua 4 tieu bang Hoa Ky. Hom nay la ngay
cuoi nam nen ranger dong cua gan het cac noi de du khach xem nen chi duoc nhinh tu xa ma khong co the hiking down to see the trail va kien truc cua dan da do nhu ngay xua. Mac dau noi day la noi chanh trong chuyen di nay nhung den tre va khong co nhieu thi gioi nen toi xem qua voi va. Tuy nhien rat hung vi. Den 5Pm la toi di den Four Corners de xem. Toi den noi thi troi da toi va dai ky niem noi ma 4 tieu bang gap nhau da dong cua nen toi phai di tiep den Chaco National Memorial park o New Mexico. Tuy nhien vi troi toi nen toi ngu dem tai Navajo country. Nho dip nay toi moi biet them ve Navajo Nation nam trong long nuoc My.
Navajo Nation la lanh tho cua nguoi dan da do rong 17,544,500 Acres bao gom mot phan cua North Arizona, Utah, va New Mexico , co 340,000 dan da do song va chi co dan da do ma thoi. Luat le dia Phuong do nguoi da do hanh xu con di xa hon nua thi vao luat
Toi co hoi nhan vien khach san ve su tai tro cua chanh phu Hoa ky cho nguoi da do. Ho noi la khong co gi ca ngoai tru nguoi gia va tan tat duoc tro giup nhu nhung dan Hoa ky khac. Toi research trong Internet thi cung thay nhu vay.
Vao giua the ky 19 dan da do bi duoi ra khoi vung dat cua ho boi quan doi My. Roi treaty 1868 thanh lap Navajo Indian Reservation voi lang ranh gioi ro rang.Tuy nhien nhieu dan da do khong tuan luat le da tro ve noi sinh song truoc kia nhu gan song Colorado. Chanh quyen dia Phuong duoc to chuc nhu la cach to chuc cua dan da do trong bo lac cua ho. Tuy nhien duoc che ngu boi luat phap Hoa Ky. Luat phap Hoa Ky doi hoi bo lac da do phai nap du an luat le dia Phuong cua ho den bo noi vu Hoa Ky va o duoi su bao ve boi luat le Hoa Ky. Navajo Nation cung co cac nganh tu phap va hanh phap va constitution nhu Hoa Ky. Ve constitution co Navajo
constitution. Vet u phap ho co Navajo tribal court Of Appeal Navajo Nation Supreme Court. Ve hanh phap ho cung co presidency. Co law enforcement gom 300 tribal police officers va 3 non-native officers. Ho cung to chuc bau cu Tong Thong.
ANh huong cua Uranium vao suc khoe va binh tieu duong la 2 van de chinh cua Dan da do. Kinh te cua dan da do dua vao nuoi sheep va goats. Nhung attractions sau day thuoc ve cai quan cua Navajo nation: Chaco canyon, Antelope Canyon, Lake powell, Four Cirner Minement…
Toi dem nay la dem giao thua nen toi den du count down voi dan da do tai casino cua nguoi da do. Ho khieu vu va ca hat de chao don giao thua.
1-1-2018 Chaco National Memorial Park
Toi len duong di den Chaco national Memorial park. Duong di rat kho vi la duong dat. Toi nghe radio thi duoc biet hom nay ho dong cua. Tuy nhien toi cung den de biet noi day mac dau cac trail deu dong cua.
Chaco Culture National Historic Park la United States National Historic Park va duoc Unesco cong nhan
la tai san the gioi nam 1966. La vung dat ma dan da do song ngay xua.
Vi dong cua ngay New Year nen toi khong vao ben trong xem duoc ma chi lai xe vong quang ben ngoai.
Toi roi Chaco khoang 11am de ve Las vegas va den las vegas khoang 9PM. !0 tieng lai xe lein tuc . Toi chua lan nao lai xe lau lein tiep nhu vay.
1-2-2018 Valley Of Fire
Sang hom nay toi di tham Valley of Fire. Valley of Fire cach Las vegas khoang 1 hr lai xe, 50km tu Las Vegas..
Valley Of Fire la State Park cua Nevada. Rong 46,000 Acres. La vung red stone nen toan mau do. Aztec Sanstone duoc tao thanh do sand dune cach day 150 trieu nam. Dan da do ngay xua sinh song tai day.
Toi rat thich noi day vi canh tri rat dep voi nhung mo da do ong anh duoi anh sang nat troi. Vi khong co nhieu thi gioi de hiking vao sau ben trong nen toi chi di ben ngoai va hen se tro lai day de hiking lan sau.
ve California voi chuyen di noi dia rat thu vi. Toi lai xe khoang 4,000 mile trong 8 ngay di. Toi chua lan nau di voi so miles nhu vay. Toi da di qua 4 Unesco sites cua Hoa Ky.
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