I-Durango yakho, i-Colorado Winter Getaway

Jabulela i-ski, u-dogledding, u-snowshoeing, kunye nokunye kule dolophu yase-mining yangaphambili.

I-Durango, iColorado iyamangalisa kwaye inento yonke ukusuka kwi-skiing ukuya kwi-breftery ukuya kwi-hiking. I dolophu ihlala kwicala le-ntshona yeColorado kwaye lihamba ngeeyure ezintathu ukusuka e-Albuquerque, ukuhamba ngeeyure ezintandathu ukusuka kwiDenver, kunye neeyure ezisixhenxe zokuhamba ukusuka ePhoenix. I dolophu inesibhobhoya esincinci esivumela ukuba ubaleke kwiidolophu ezifana neDenver nePhoenix ngeyure nje.

I-Durango yasungulwa ngowe-1879 ukuba isebenzise isiseko sabasebenzi basechishini abasasazeka kulo lonke elikufutshane, kwaye litshintshile elincinci ukususela emva koko, kugcina ukubukeka kwayo kwe-boomtown.

Into eye yatshintshile kukuba iimarike kunye nezixhobo zokugcina izitrato ezakuba zifakwe kwisitalato esikhulu ziye zatshintshwa ngamagqabha obugcisa kunye neefama zokutya kwiindawo zokutyela.

Kubathandi bemidlalo yasebusika

Ukuba ukuqaqa kunye neminye yemidlalo yebusika yinto yakho, indawo efanelekileyo yokuya kuyo i-Resort ye-Purgatory, elineekhilomitha ezingama-26 ngaphandle kweedolophu. Ngelixa igama le-resort libonakala litshitshisa, ngokuqinisekileyo yindawo yokuzola, yindawo yokunyamezela enento ebantwini bonke-kunesizathu sokuba ngokuphindaphindiweyo ibizwa ngokuba yiNorth America's Best Ski Value ngo-TripAdvisor.

I-resort ihlala emaphandleni angu-99 kunye neepaki ezithandathu zeendawo ze-snowboarders. Zilungelelaniswe ngokupheleleyo kuzo zonke iimfuno zakho, ukunikezela ngokuqeshisa, ukulungiswa, kunye nezifundo kuzo zonke izigaba kunye namanqanaba. Kukho into eninzi enokuyithandayo ngabantu abangenaye i-skier, njengoko indawo yokutyelela inika i-snow tubing, ii-snowshoe tours, i-dog sledding, i-rideigh, i-skiing, kunye ne-snowmobile tours.

Ukuba ufuna ukusondela kuwo onke amanyathelo, cinga ukufaka kwi-resort. Kukho inani leepropati, ukusuka kwii-studios ze-slopeside ukuya kwiindawo zokulala zasemazini, ezizimeleyo kwaye ziqashiwe. Ukuhlala kuyo nayiphi na iipropati kukunika ukufikelela okulula kwiindawo zokudlela ezilisithoba, iivenkile ezisibhozo kunye ne-spa.

Yintoni oyenzayo yokucima i-Slopes

Khangela umthendeleko wendawo okanye iziganeko ukuba awukho kwi-skiing okanye ufuna ikhefu. I-Purgatory Resort idla phantse ibe nesiganeko esikhethekileyo okanye enye iyaqhubeka. Unokuqiniseka ukuba ufumane i-yoga, iiklasi, ukuqhuba umculo, ukutyelela ngeenja zokuhlangula, okanye enye into eyenzeka ngexesha lokutyelela. Unokucwangcisa kwakhona ukuhlala kwiindawo ezizodwa ezizodwa zonyaka, ezifana neDebhodi yeDebhodi, apho abantu abadityaniswe khona ngokuklama amakhadi abenziwe kwikhadibhodi, okanye iIngels neDemons Party, ebonisa umkhosi kunye neqela leqonga elisezantsi entabeni. .

Okanye uye e-dolophu ukuya kwidolophini kwaye u tyelele iMyuziyam yeMyuziyam, ebonisa imiboniso kwimbali yendawo kunye neklasi yokufundela e-1904.

Intaba enye indlela enkulu edolophini, ekubeni iDurango ikhonjwe entliziyweni yeentaba zaseSan Juan. Enye yeendwendwe ezithandekayo zendawo yi-Animas Mountain Trail, ekhuphukela entabeni ngaphandle kweedolophu kwaye inike izimvo ezimangalisayo. Kulula lula ngokwenyuka ukuba ufanele ukwazi ukukwenza unyaka wonke. Ukuba ufuna i-trail efanelwe bonke abantu kunye neentlobo zemozulu, zama i-Trail ye-Animas River, umzila ovulekileyo ngokupheleleyo ojikelezayo kunye noMlambo u-Animas kwaye udlula edolophini.

Phuma Kwindlela

I-Durango isengabonakali, kodwa iyakhenketha ngamanye amaxesha. Ukuba ufuna ukubuyela emva ngexesha kunye namava oko kwakunjani kwiminyaka emashumi edlulileyo, hamba ihora ukuya eSiliverton, owayekade esekuhlaleni kweemigodi ephakamileyo ezintabeni ezisekhaya kuphela abantu abangama-600 kwaye zakhiwa ngaphaya kweDurango.

Enye yezindlela ezithandwa kakhulu ukuya eSiltonton kukuthatha i-Durango ne-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, i-locomotive eyayiqala ukukhangela igolide kunye nesiliva phakathi kwezi dolophu ezimbini kwaye ngoku ihamba nabantu ngeyona ndlela ehamba phambili kwilizwe. Isitimela sinokufumana ixabiso, nangona kunjalo, ukuba ukhangele ukugcina imali ungabamba imbonakalo efanayo kwiHlabathi leSizwe laseSan Juan ngokuya e-Silverton kwiSan Juan Skyway.

Emva kokuba ulapho, hamba ngaphaya kweedolophu uze uthathe izakhiwo ezinamabala angaphambili kunye nezitolo zesipho eclectic.

Ekupheleni kwesitalato esikhulu, uya kufikelela kwiSan Juan County Historical Society, ekunika i-intsebenziswano ekhangelekileyo kwimbali yendawo. Unokucinga ukuba imyuziyam njengawe nawuphi na de de uhamba ukuya kwiimpawu zeemigodi kunye neemava ezixakekayo kwaye zihlala ziyikrakra abavukuzi baseSiltonton bafanele banyamezele.

I-skiers (eziphambili kakhulu, okoku) ziya kuvuya kunye noko iSiltonton kufuneka inikezele, njengoko nje ngaphandle kwedolophu yiSiliverton Intaba, i-ski ephezulu kunye neyona ndawo ephezulu eMntla Melika enokuphakama kwama-13 487. Abasebenzi benza umsebenzi wokunciphisa i-avalanche kodwa ngenye indlela bayishiya intaba kwimeko yaso yendalo, nto leyo ithetha ukuba ayikho i-run cut. Kuqiniseke kuphela ngokukhuselekileyo kwizinto ezilungileyo, kodwa ukuba uyazi ukuba wenza ntoni uya kuba namava okuphila.

Ukuba usenayo ixesha elisele emva kokugcoba ezi dolophu ezintle, kuyafaneleka ukuhambela iPaki yeSizwe iMesa Verde, eyiyure ukusuka kwiDurango kunye neeyure ezimbini ukusuka eSiliverton. IPaki lihlala kwikhaya apho amaMerika aseMelika ayenye aqoshwe ngokukodwa ngaphandle kweentaba ezichaze indawo. Njengoko uhamba ngezakhiwo zelitye ezinqabileyo, uya kubona ukuba kutheni ngokuqhelekileyo kuthiwa nguyena wemimangaliso yehlabathi.