6 Iindawo zokumisa Ngexesha lakho kwiDrayivu ukusuka kwiDenver ukuya kwiDurango

Ukusuka entabeni ye-sledding ukuya emithonjeni eshushu, yilapho ukuya khona

Uyazi indlela oku kuhamba ngayo: Akusiyo indawo, luhambo.

Ukuba uceba ukuphunyuka kwi-Durango kwintshona-ntshona yeColorado, i-GPS yakho iya kukukhokela kwiidolophu ezimbini zeembali, ezibonakalayo ezibonakalayo zifanelekile ukuyeka kunye nemithombo yamanzi ekhethileyo, ngokuqinisekileyo uya kuba novumba njengoko wenza yakho indlela. (Ukungahambisani nendawo, imithombo eshushu iyisipholi esinamandla sulfure).

Ngaphambi kokumangaliswa amanxuwa ase-Anasazi kwi-National Park yaseMesa Verde, uhlasele phantsi kwiintlambo kwiRhafu yePuratory okanye uhlawule emva kweHlabathi leSizwe laseSan Juan, ezi ndawo kufuneka ziyeke indawo eDurango, kwaye iza kukunceda uqhekeke Uhambo lwendlela. Ngamnye unento encinci eyahlukileyo ukunikezela, ukusuka kwiinduli ezinqabileyo ezinqabileyo ukuya kwiibhiya ezigqityiweyo kwiintaba zeColorado ukuya kwiimpawu zokuzimela.

Hamba phambili, welula elo li-6-yure drive uze uyibuyisele ekubeni uhambo olukhunjulwayo lwendlela.

• 01 ngo-06

  Yeka 1: Yibambe isidlo kunye nam ngegolide kwigolide

  Ngaphambi kokuba uqhube kwendlela, unokufumana uphethiloli, kunene? Nangona i-Golden iphela nje imizuzu engama-20 okanye ukusuka kwidolophu, kulungile kwiziseko zeentaba, eziqingqiweyo kwi-Clear Creek Valley, kwaye ziya kukubeka kwindawo efanelekileyo yokuphunyuka kwentaba. (Ngaphezulu, eli li thuba lokuvumela ukuthutha i-traffic kwi-I-70 ngaphambi kokuba wenze uhambo lwakho).

  Ukuba isimo sezulu sisebenzisana, sifuna indawo kwipatio kwiBridgewater Grill. Kulapho, unokwenza umnandi kunye ne-s'mores waffles okanye ulunge nge-angus yenkomo yenkomo. (Okanye, misela i-Colorado yangokuhlwa kwasekuseni: I-Colorado british breakfast egqoke izilwanyana eziluhlaza, i-chorizo, amaqanda ahlambulukileyo, ushizi uze utyunye kunye nesiginitsha esilungileyo esiluhlaza). Ukusuka kwipatio yokutyela, ungabukela i-kayakers paddle ngekhosi ewakhiwe emanzini. Ngelixa ulinde ukutya kwakho, thabatha abantwana bakho ukuya kwiCreek Creek kunye ne-pan yegolide. (Hayi, abahlali bokuqala ngexesha leGold Rush babethintele batyebile kulo mlambo, ngoko kuyafaneleka!)

  Ukuba unayo ixesha, yenza indlela yakho kwi-campus yaseColor School of Mines apho unokutyelela i-Geology Museum. Izindlu ezingaphezu kwama-60,000 amatye, iimpawu kunye neemaminerali, kuquka ezinye zegolide ezidumileyo zegolide.

  Ibanga elihlanganisiweyo: malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-12 phakathi kweDenver kunye neGold

• 02 we-06

  Yeka 2: Dlala kwiFrisco

  Gudla uze udlale ngaphambi kokuba abantwana bakho babe nexesha lokubuza "Ngaba silapha, kunjalo?" Ngaphandle kweBreckenridge, iDolophu yaseFrisco inezinto ezikhangayo. Ngeentlobo zobugcisa, ungathatha inguqu e-2,000-degree yeglasi ecikiweyo ibe ngumsebenzi wobugcisa oya kuwathatha ekhaya. Okanye, welula imilenze uze udlale kwi-Frisco Adventure Park, eneendlela ezili-1,200 ezinamaqabunga ezinqamlezo zekhefu kunye nenkonzo yokuphakamisa ukufumana wena kunye nezigubhu zakho ezinkulu. Kwiinyanga ezifudumalayo, unokrazula iinqanawa, i-kayaks okanye i-stand-up paddleboards kwaye ufumane umsebenzi omncinci kwi-Frisco Marina ngaphambi kokuba ukhuphuke emotweni.

  Ibanga elihlanganisiweyo: malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-65 phakathi kweDenver noFrisco. Nangona, ukuba uqhuba ngempelasonto, ungathandabuzeki nje ukuba u-busy-I-70 unokuxakeka kangakanani!

• 03 we-06

  Yeka 2: Yeka ubhiya eBuena Vista

  Kubahlali bendawo, i-Buena Vista yinkampu enkulu yokwenza i-rafting kunye noMlambo wase-Arkansas, kwaye ufumana imbonakalo enamandla kwiintaba ezivela kuloo ndawo. Kodwa ukuba uhlala nje, u-Eddyline Brewery uyisitorelo esilungeleyo sokunceda ibhiya. Ewe, unako!

  Inokwenza ibuyisela kwi-Colorado ye-bregey scene. Izizathu? Ulwaphulo olunomhlaza lunempembelelo encinci kwimeko apho i-75 pesenti yazo zonke i-aluminium isasetyenziswa. Brewers nazo ziyakunceda ngenxa yokuba yenza umsebenzi olungcono ukugcina ukukhanya kunye neoksijini ngaphandle kweebhotile. Ngaphezulu kwayo yonke into, into yokusela ibhiya kulula ukuyifaka kwi-backpack yakho ukuze ukwazi ukuyivula xa ufika kwisibingelelo okanye njengoko ubeka i-kayak emigodini yamanzi.

  I-brewery yeentaba inezinto ezininzi ezongezelelweyo, kwakhona, kubandakanywa ibha yangaphandle kunye nesigaba sokufumana amakhonsathi. Ngayiphi na imini enikeziweyo, unokukhubeka kwizenzakalo zokubambisa ubhiya okanye iikonkethi kwintsimi yeebhiya.

  Ibanga elihlanganisiweyo: malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-65 phakathi koFrisco kunye noBuena Vista.

• 04 we-06

  Yeka 3: Gweba ezinye iifoto kwi-Ouray

  Sithembele kuthi, kukufanelekile ukutshintsha.

  I-Ouray ibizwe ngegama "iSwitzerland yaseMelika," ngenxa yeentyantyambo zayo ezizaliswe ngeentyantyambo, eziyi-photo enkulu. I-chocolates emihle kwiCrocolate yeKomfesi kunye neKafesi yinto efanelekileyo ye-Euro-touch, nayo. Sekunjalo, ukuphunyuka kweentaba kuyingqayizivele kwiColorado.

  Ukuba unayo ixesha, kukufanele uhlolisise kwelinye lembhedi kunye nesidlo sokuhlwaya kwaye uguqule le ndawo kwindawo yokuma. Iintlobo ezinesibindi ziya kuvuyiswa ngokuqhankqalaza kweqhwa e-Ouray Ice Park. Kwiinyanga ezifudumalayo, abahamba ngeengqungquthela bangakwazi ukuhamba ngeeflefishing kunye nenani leemilambo eziseduze ne-Ouray. Phakathi kwabo? Umlambo weCimarron, ozele umlambo kunye nenqabileyo ye-cutthroat, kodwa iyancipha kuluntu. Indawo yokufikelela efanelekileyo isondele kwintlambo yoMlambo waseGunnison. Umlambo waseSan Miguel awunakaliswa kulo mmandla, kwaye ukuloba kuyahluka kuye kuxhomekeke kwi-snowpack kunye ne-runoff, kodwa ixesha elifanelekileyo lokubeka umgca wakho liphakathi kwehlobo.

  Kunyaka wokugqibela, iidolophithi ezishisayo zaseColorado zakha idolophu yembali yabakhenkethi ukuphonononga izinto ezimangalisayo. Kuzo zonke iindawo ezi-5 kwiNtshona yeNtshona Koloni, kuquka i-Ouray. Kodwa yintoni eyenza i-Ouray ibonakale yimithombo yamanzi ashushu, ayinanto.

  Umgama oqhotyoshelweyo: malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-185 phakathi kweBuena Vista ne-Ouray

• 05 ka 06

  Yeka 4: Thatha uhambo lokuhamba ngesitimela eSiltonton

  Le dolophu yasekudala imayini idityaniswe phakathi kweRed Mountain neMolas, ezimbini zidlula iSan Juan Mounta. Umsebenzi omnandi kuyo yonke intsapho? I-Hop kwinqanawa yomlando, ekhutshwe ngamalahle ehamba ngeendlela ezifana nabavukuzi, i-cowboys kunye nabahlali abafika kwiWild West kwiminyaka engama-100 edlulileyo. Umzila wesitimela udibanisa i-Silverton ne-Durango, kwaye unokwenza isihlalo esihlalweni semoto yangasese, eyaziwa ngokuthi "iklasi likamongameli," inqanaba elingentla ngaphezulu kweklasi lokuqala.

  Umgama ofihliweyo: malunga neekhilomitha ezili-25 phakathi kwe-Ouray ne-Silverton.

• 06 we-06

  Misa 5: Thatha i-soak kwi-Pagosa Hot Springs

  Uphantse! Kodwa i-swing ngePagosa Hot Springs (okanye uhambo lwentambama ngelixa uhlala eHurango) lifanelekile. Ukuba awuzange uqaphele okwamanje, idolophu nganye yeentaba inobuntu obuhlukile. I-Pagosa Springs imalunga nemizuzu eyi-15 empuma yeDurango. Kulapho, ungangena kwihlabathi elinyukayo elitshisayo, elithe lalinganiselwa kwi-1,002 inyawo elingaphantsi, elondla amanzi amaminerali ukuya kuma-23 e-The Springs Resort & Spa ephantsi komlambo waseSan Juan. Idibansi ibeka umntu

  Ibanga elihlanganisiweyo: malunga neekhilomitha ezili-120 phakathi kweSilickton kunye nePagosa Springs. Uneminyaka engama-20 ukusuka kude naseDurango, ngoku.