The River: was in der Nähe ist, wie man hinkommt und wann man fährt · 2026

АХАлина Хазееваalina1546 · 15.12.2017Lesen

I knew almost nothing about Texas before this trip. Time passed, and little by little, I got used to my new life. From my personal diary: "I've gotten used to the fact that my weight here is over 100, my height is a little over 5, that calories aren't per 100 grams but per serving size, and gas isn't in liters but in gallons. It's usually about 100 degrees outside, and our car speed is about 50. And all these miles, pounds, yards, and Fahrenheit don't drive me crazy like they did at first. I calmly count coins at the checkout now, even though in the first few days I would panic, dumping out bills and praying that no one would ask me for change. Non-standard paper sizes seem standard now, and scales showing over 100 don't scare me as much. When a new acquaintance says they live 30 miles away, I have a pretty clear idea of how far that is, and if a river is about 2 yards deep, I understand that I can reach the bottom if I try. You get used to everything. And it's insanely cool and interesting." And in August, I confessed my love for this state by writing this post for Instagram: "It's impossible not to fall in love with Texas. It probably sounds strange to many, but it's true. When I found out that out of all the states in America, I got Texas, and I would spend my summer with cowboys in the desert among cacti, I burst into tears. I was seriously sobbing. But that was just my ignorance and a bunch of stereotypes in my head. Now I just thank fate that I am exactly here. Texas is the best thing that could have happened to me. Simply because it's amazing. It's the only state that truly has a history. A huge and great one (in the photo, by the way, is the Alamo - a Catholic mission that served as a fortress during the Texas Revolution. Now it is the most famous historical landmark in San Antonio, and perhaps the entire state). Texas is a leader in the country not only in area but also in population. In area, it is second only to Alaska (Texas is larger than many states, including any country in Europe), and in population - to California (the state of New York, for example, is in third place). There is incredible nature here, it's warm and sunny (not so much in the last few days, but in principle, it's good) and insanely beautiful. Sometimes I look at the passing landscapes and can't believe I'm in Texas. And the people here - you can't even imagine. Truly kind, open, and friendly. And freedom-loving, of course. I can't tell you everything, but this is an incredible place. Everyone dreams of coming to America and visiting New York and California, but few dream of Texas. And that's a shame. The Lone Star State. The state over which six flags will always fly. I'll leave a coin here just in case. Who knows, as they say." What did Texas give us? We walked around San Antonio, rode a boat, and explored the River Walk up and down, stopping in various shops and restaurants. We went to Mexican markets and wondered why everyone spoke Spanish. We visited the Bullock Texas State History Museum and the Capitol in Austin. We got up at 5:30 to spend a day off in huge Houston, and ended up spending the whole day at the incredibly interesting NASA museum and saw the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston. We walked around Austin at night, where there was madness in every bar and musicians were playing. We jumped off a cliff into a well that initially seemed like some kind of abyss. We went to the coolest restaurants, constantly tried new dishes, and once had dinner in sombreros. Musicians sang specifically for us, and we closed our eyes in delight. We rode the coolest roller coasters at Six Flags, went tubing down the river, walked through antique shops, and even visited a real university. I swam with two retrievers in the river and received dozens of marriage proposals. We fed zebras by hand and saw giraffes, played golf and bowling, went to the movies and museums, rode bikes, swam, sunbathed, watched fireworks on July 4th, went to a Baptist church, visited re

ККириллstriklend · 16.11.2009Lesen

Can trees be interesting enough to spend a whole priceless day on them in the USA? "Depends on which ones, but generally - no," you might say. That's what we said too, as we rolled up to Sequoia National Park. Turns out they can, if you do everything according to an ancient Indian-Spanish-Russian recipe.) The recipe was traded to us by a mage (who was also a security guard) who protected the local holy spirits from the corrupting influence of civilization.) Take: - high mountains - about 20-25 - a winding road with the best views, climbing high-high and leading far-far away - 1 piece, with bonus spurs - forest trails - about 8-10 - the clearest and warmest mountain rivers with waterfalls - about 3 (the waterfalls are way more) - the biggest trees in the world - lots of them, all labeled - the biggest tree in the world - 1 piece, also the most labeled one) - California weather - 1 piece Mix thoroughly in an area no bigger than an hour's drive, season with sun, sea breeze, the scent and sound of the most coniferous forest in the world, garnish with Indian myths, huge pinecones, and places where the gold rush virus grew and multiplied, and serve in the beautiful packaging of Sequoia National Park. The first thing we saw when we drove in was an awesome little river to the right of the road. It was called Death River, but in reality, it was more alive than anything.) We pulled over to the shoulder and got out. The river flowed below in a small valley, so we had to climb down about 5-7 meters. And now, picture this - you are on the biggest rock among many scattered around, right below you is a spot where sparkling water gathers before falling from a low waterfall. The little pool is quite deep, but so clear that it takes your breath away! And it's very hot. Question: what would you do? JUMP, OF COURSE!!!! And we, stripping off our clothes, flew into that pool, splashing into the water and whooping in the spray. AAA, it's so cool here!!!!!!! When you swim up to the waterfall, the water starts to suck you in and slowly drags you along, you pull yourself to the very edge - and there it is, churning downwards. You can lie on a rock and have the waterfall water flowing under you. That was definitely the first time in my life!!! A bunch of sun blinding your eyes, the river flowing down from the mountain, everything shimmering, mmmm))) We definitely liked this park=) After sunbathing right by the waterfall on a rock for about 15 minutes, we headed further (stupid lack of time, spending an hour there - you wouldn't even notice). We drove and drove, and then suddenly, bam, we realized a cruel joke had been played on us. Seen the movie "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"? Same story. We drove into a thicket where the trees were 4 times bigger than the ones before. The smell of pine needles was 4 times stronger. And we were just as we were.) And you would feel uncomfortable here if it wasn't so interesting what was next. And next - more. Trees, I mean)) It's cool here that you can "walk" along a sequoia - the length equal to the tree's height is laid out on the ground. And you walk and walk, walk and walk, wondering when it will end, and it turns out you've only reached the lowest branch))) Same thing in Rome, by the way. St. Peter's Basilica is built in such a way that you never see how huge it is. The letters inside near the ceiling seem the size of a hand, but in reality, they are taller than a human. Michelangelo (its architect) said that the cathedral is a model of the Universe - "You are in it, but you will never understand how huge it is." It's the same story with the sequoias)) And likewise, you hardly realize how old they are. Because it's hard to understand that you are seeing someone who was growing peacefully when there was no Pushkin in Russia, no Napoleon in France, no William the Conqueror in England, and no Charlemagne in Germany, and not only no Muscovy, outskirts of Paris, Londinium, and Cologne, but no Russia, France, Germany, or Eng

ККириллstriklend · 16.11.2009Lesen

Can trees be interesting enough to spend an entire precious day on them in the USA? "Depends on which ones, but generally — no," you'll say. That's what we said too as we drove up to Sequoia National Park. It turns out they can, if you do everything according to an old Native American–Spanish–Russian recipe) The recipe was traded to us by a certain mage (a guard by trade), who protected the local sacred spirits from the corrupting influence of civilization.) We take: -high mountains — about 20–25 -a winding road with the best views, climbing high-high and leading far-far — 1, with bonus branches -forest trails — about 8–10 -the clearest and warmest mountain rivers with waterfalls — about 3 (oh, there are more waterfalls) -the world's biggest trees — many of them, all labeled -the biggest tree in the world — 1, also the most signposted) -California weather — 1 Thoroughly mix over an area no larger than an hour's drive, season with sun, sea breeze, the smell and noise of the most coniferous forest on earth, pile on Indian myths, giant cones and places where the golden fever virus reproduced, and serve wrapped in the beautiful package of Sequoia National Park. The first thing we saw when we drove in was an awesome little river on the right side of the road. It was called Death River, but in reality it was livelier than life itself.) Pulling over to the shoulder, we got out. The river flowed below in a small valley, so you had to go down about 5–7 meters. And now the picture — you are on the biggest rock among the many scattered here, right below you is the place where sparkling water gathers before falling from a small waterfall. The pool is fairly deep, but so clear it takes your breath away! And it's very hot. Question: what will you do? WELL, JUMP, OF COURSE!!!! And we, stripping off our clothes, flew into that pool, plunging into the water and whooping in the spray. AAA, how awesome it was!!!! When you swim up to the waterfall, the water starts to suck you in and lazily pull you along; you haul yourself to the very edge — and there it churns down. You can lie on the rock and waterfall water will flow under you. That was definitely the first time in my life!!! Tons of sun blind your eyes, the river runs down from the mountain, everything shimmers, mmm))) We definitely liked this park =) After sunbathing right by the waterfall on the rock for about 15 minutes, we went on (stupid lack of time, you won't even notice an hour there) We drove and drove, and then suddenly, bam, we realized we'd been played a nasty trick. Seen the movie "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"? Same story. We drove into a thicket where the trees were about four times bigger than the ones before. The pine smell was about four times stronger. And we were exactly as we had been) And you'd feel uneasy here if it weren't so interesting to see what's next. And next — even more. Trees, I mean)) Here, like in any other park, deer run around, squirrels rush by the dozens and all sorts of wildlife scurry here and there. You gradually get used to the sequoias; they no longer seem so enormous. Because there are trees like them all around, the sense of scale disappears. Actually, they're kind of funny. Imagine a huge wooden barrel with tiny twigs at the very invisible top. That's a sequoia. Well, at least most of them)) The younger ones (around 1000 years) still have branches and look like giant pines. One cool thing here is that you can "walk" the length of a sequoia — on the ground there's a mark equal to the height of the tree. So you walk and walk and walk, when will it end, and it turns out you've only reached the lowest branch))) The same trick is in Rome, by the way. St. Peter's Basilica is built so that you'll never see how huge it is. The letters inside near the ceiling look the size of a hand, but in fact they're taller than a person. Michelangelo (its architect) said the cathedral is a model of the Universe — "You are in it, but you'll never understand how vast it is