Akukho mfihlo yokuba iHouston ishushu kwaye iyancipha - kwaye akukho mfihlelo yokuba amanzi yenye yeendlela ezilungileyo zokubetha ubushushu. Esikhundleni sokungena kwiqula , zama ukubamba i-paddle uze ungene kwi-kayak. I-Houston kunye neendawo zayo ezikude zihamba ngeekhilomitha kunye neekhilomitha zendlela zamanzi, kwaye kunye neninzi yendawo yeentaka, imithi nempilo yamanzi, kuyafaneleka ukuba umzamo. Yaye ungakhathazeki - ii-kayaks zizinzileyo kunokuba zikhangele. Kunzima ukuphuma.
Ingaba unesikebhe sakho okanye ufuna ukurenta enye, unomntu onamava okanye ungazi apho uya kuqala khona, uya kufumana indawo ezininzi kunye nezibonelelo zokuchitha usuku emanzini nase-Houston. Nazi ziindawo ezinamathandathu ezithandwayo ukuze uqalise ukuhamba kweso sixeko, kodwa qiniseka ukujonga i-Texas Parks kunye neSebe le-Wildlife laseTexas laseTexas.
01 ngo 05
Buffalo Bayou
JP kwi-TX / Flickr Oku kufana neHouston njengoko ithola. Umzila ongama-26-i-mile elula ukusuka ecaleni lasentshonalanga kweso sixeko ukuya kwindawo yedolophu, i- Buffalo Bayou Paddling Trail ineendawo zokufikelela ezi-10 zokungena emanzini kwaye ziza kubakho abahambahambayo entliziyweni ye-H.
Ukuba awunayo eyakho, i-kayak zokuqasha ziyafumaneka kwi-Bayou City Adventures ukusuka kwi-30-45 / iyure. Ukuvalwa kuvaliwe ngoMvulo.
Ngenxa yokuba le yindawo ehambayo kwaye engenawo umgwaqo wamanzi, cinga ukuba uhambo olulodwa, olunokufuna ukucwangciswa kwezinto ezithile. Kukho iinkonzo zokufuduka ezinika ukukhwela kunye nokupaka kunye nomgwaqo wamanzi, kodwa imeko yokupaka ihle kakhulu, ngakumbi ekufuphi ukuya edolophini.
Unyaka ngamnye, i-bayou inceda ukusingatha i-Regatta yonyaka ye-Buffalo Bayou Partnership. Amakhulu abantu abahamba ngempahla, ukusuka kubaqalayo ukuya kwiingcali, bathatha inxaxheba kulo mkhosi othandwayo wendawo. Nangona ungayibhalisi kwi-paddle, ilungele umlindi.
02 we 05
The Woodlands
Ukufumana i-paddle enezinto ezininzi ezikufutshane, i-Woodlands yinto efanelekileyo. Kunenzuzo yokuba kwindawo yedolophana ngelixa livakalelwa ngenye imithi phakathi kwemithi. Unokungena emithini ukuya kwindawo edibeneyo kwindawo yokudlala, okanye ngeendlela zokudlela kunye nokuthenga ngeenxa zonke. Abanye abagqithisileyo bavele ngokuhlwa ukuze bafike emanzini ngexesha leemakhonsathi kwiCynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - akukho mbono kwinqanaba, kodwa isandi siphume kwi-amphitheatre evulekile.
Kukho ininzi yamashishini ukuze ungene okanye uphume emanzini kunye neyakho kayak, okanye unako ukuqesha kwiindawo ezikufutshane kwi-Woodlands. I-Lakes Edge Boat House kunye nePaki, kwakunye neRiva Row Boat House, zombini irente kunye ne-stand-up paddleboards. Iindawo zokuqasha ii-kayak ezi-$ 15, kunye ne-$ 5 ngeyure nganye eyongezelelweyo. Zombini izakhiwo ziqeshisa i-kayaks kunye neepadbhobhodi ze-$ 20, kunye ne-$ 5 nganye kwiyure nganye. Iifayile zokuphila zifakwe kubantu, kunye neenja.
03 we 05
IGalveston Island State Park
Ukufumana umthamo wamanzi anetyuwa kunye nembono yeGulf Coast, intloko yesempuma-mpuma ukuya kwiGalveston Island. I-park yelizwe ineendlela ezintathu ezisemthethweni ezihamba ngeendlela ezisemthethweni eziphakathi kwee-2.6 kunye neekhilomitha ezili-4 ubude. Le mizila isecaleni lecala le siqithi, phakathi kwesi siqithi kunye nomhlaba, kunokuba kuselwandle oluvulekile. Oku kwenza amanzi amancinci afumaneke kuwo onke amanqanaba abadada.
Kukho ininzi yokupaka kwipaki yaseburhulumenteni, ngaphandle kwehlobo xa i-beachgoers ihlwele. Ukungena kwi-park ye-state ngu-5 wemali ngamnye ngomntu oneminyaka eli-12 nangaphezulu.
Akukho zakhiwo zokuqeshisa kwi-park yelizwe, kodwa apho loo nto ingenako, ukunyamekela kubambele. I-park yelizwe, kunye nabahlobo baseGalveston Island State Park, banomdla ngokuqhelekileyo kwiinkwenkwezi zeengwenya ezifana neeklasi zokuqala kunye ne-paddles zokushona kwelanga.
I-pro-tip: Ukuba ngu-RSVP uze uye kwenye yeziganeko - ezikhululekile ngaphandle kwemali yokungenisa ipaki - ziya kunika ii-kayaks kunye nejelo ukuze usebenzise.
04 we 05
UMartin Dies Jr. State Park
Ukuhamba ukusuka entlabathi ukuya kwi-swamp, le ipaki ye-state iyi-120 iekhilomitha ezili-northeast yaseHouston eJasper, eTexas. Nangona iindawo ezininzi ezikufutshane neHoston zibukeka zifana, le paki ineembono ezahlukeneyo zendalo. Ngokungafani namabala amaninzi eengonyama, eziyiindawo ezinkulu ezivulekileyo, iingqungquthela zilapha zikhupha i-sloughs kunye neNeches River. Uza kuhamba ngesikebhe sakho ngemigodi ye-Cypress, i-lily pads kunye ne-spy moss. I-alligator okanye ababini banokudada-kodwa ungakhathazeki; abayena onobudlova.
Iikampu ngokufanelekileyo emanzini zifumaneka, kunye ne-Texas Parks kunye ne-Wildlife zinikeza indawo yokuqeshisa ngaphakathi kwipaki eya kukuhlawula imali engaphantsi kwama-20 / ngosuku.
05 we 05
River San Marcos
Ukuya kwelinye icala, uMlambo waseSan Marcos uhamba phambili, iikhilomitha ezili-145 ukuya ngasentshonalanga yeHouston ngaseLuling, eTexas - ngasezantsi kweAustin. Kwakhona kwaziwa ngeemeko ezifanelekileyo zokubheja, le ndawo yindawo yokufuna amanzi ahlanzekileyo. Yenza i-kayak yakho kwaye upake ikhululekile, okanye uqeshise edolophini kwaye usebenzise inkonzo ye-shuttle. Uninzi lwamabala alufumanekayo ukwenzela ukungena ngaphakathi, kodwa abo bafuna i-paddle edibeneyo banokujonga i-Luling Zedler Mill Paddling Trail.
Le ndlela yamanzi engama-6 aya kukuthabatha amanzi acacileyo kunye nemithi ye-pecan. Into enye ukugcina engqondweni malunga nale ndawo kukuba kukho idama elingaphantsi kwilitye, ngoko umgangatho wamanzi unokuhluka. Oku kubonelela nje ingxaki xa amazinga aphantsi kwaye kukho umngcipheko wokukrazula i-kayak kunye namasebe afakwe phantsi.