Iindwendwe ezona ziNtle zaseColorado

Nasi imfihlo malunga neColorado abantu abaninzi abaqapheliyo: Ewe, sinokwakheka kweqaqa phambili kwehlabathi. Kodwa nangona umhlaba uphaqwe ngekhephu, imozulu apha ngokumangalisayo imnene. Unako ukufumana onke amaxesha eenkontsi ezine emva kwemini. Kwaye isibhakabhaka sisoloko siluhlaza.

Yingakho i-Coloradans ingagqithiseli imisebenzi yabo yangaphandle ukusulela entwasahlobo nasehlobo. Siphuma lonke unyaka. Izintaba ngumsebenzi wonyaka.

Ayikho yonke imizila efanelekileyo kwiimeko zasebusika, nangona kunjalo. Iindlela eziphakamileyo ezisemgangathweni zingagqitywa ngenxa yengozi ye-avalanche kwaye abanye bafumana udaka, njengokuba iqhwa liwela kwaye litshatya. Ezinye iindlela zigqutywa ngekhephu, ngoko kulula ukulahleka xa uhlala kwiintambo ze-snowsho kwaye ungaqapheli.

Ngenxa yoko, sihlala sincomele ukuma ngesiteshi sebalawuli ngaphambi kokuba siphume kuyo nayiphi na ukunyuka kwebusika. Iirangers ziyazi ukuba zeziphi iindlela ezihamba phambili kuloo suku kunye nesikhathi. Kwakhona kukulungele ukuba ubazise ukuba uphume khona, xa kwenzeka into ethile.

Ungavumeli ukuba oko kukuvimbele ekubeni ungene kwikhefu elihle lobusika, nangona kunjalo. Ukunyuka kwama-Snowy kubonakala kuninzi kakhulu kunokuba kusehlotyeni kwaye iimbono zifana nje ngendlela ephawulekayo, ngendlela eyahlukileyo.

Iindawo ezihamba phambili zebusika zilula ukufika kwaye zikhuselwe emoyeni, ezinokubangela ukuba umoya onobuhlungu ungabandezeleka. Ukunyuka okulungileyo kakhulu akukude kakhulu (iiyure ezintathu). Kwaye ngaphezu kwazo zonke, zonke zihle kakhulu.

Nazi iindawo ezi-13 ezifanelekileyo zokuhamba e Colorado kwibusika.

• 01 ngo 13

  Elula: ILily Lake, iPaki yeNtaba yeSizwe e-Rocky

  I-Parky yeNtaba yeSizwe enye yeepaki ezizithandayo zesizwe ( iColorado inezine ) kuba kulula ukuyifumana, ifumaneka kubakhenkethi kuwo onke amanqanaba kunye neminyaka kwaye isondele kwidolophu ekhangayo yase-Estes Park. Kukho imizila emininzi kakhulu, emigqabeni yonyaka epakini ukuya kuluhlu, kodwa enye yemigangatho yabaqalayo yiLily Lake.

  ILily Lake ayikho into efihlakeleyo, kodwa kwiimeko ezinobungozi xa ukhangela ukunyuka okulula, akufuneki ukuba ufuna ukuhamba kude. ILily Lake yifutshane kwaye isicaba. Ngaphantsi kohambo olujikelezayo lwamamayela. Uya kungena kwaye uphume ngaphambi kokuba ufune ukufudumala kwesandla.

  Umzila uqobo ubonakala ubonakala ebusika; akukho zihlwele ezifunekayo. Ngaphantsi, ingca. Kunokuba kufumaneka nokukhubazeka. Oku kuthetha ukuba kulungile nakwiintsapho kunye nabantu bonke ubudala.

• 02 ngo 13

  Elula: I-Red Rocks Park, Morrison

  I-Red Rocks I-Amphitheatre inomdla omnye kwiindawo zomculo ezintle kakhulu emhlabeni, ekutsala abadlali beklasi behlabathi ukuya kwinqanaba layo. Kodwa yindawo ebalaseleyo yokufumana umsebenzi omhle. Ngokukodwa ebusika, xa amakhonsathi aqhelekanga. Amatye obomvu amaninzi ahlala, nangona kunjalo, kwaye isiteji esiphezulu nesigxina sinokuzonwabisa ngaphezu kweS Stairmas kwi-gym. Hlola le ndawo enomdla ngezinyawo, kubandakanywa iindlela ezihlukahlukeneyo ezikuphephelela emadwaleni nangaphezulu, kwiinqonga kunye neendwendwe.

• 03 ngo 13

  Kulula: I-Bear Lake, iPaki yeNtaba yeSizwe

  Kwakhona, le ndlela iyaziwa kakuhle ukuba phantse i-cliche, ubuncinci kubahlali. Kodwa iindwendwe ziyakuthanda kuba kulula ukuyifumana kwiSizwe seNtaba yeRoyy kunye nendawo yokuxuba kunye nomdlalo, ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo ongakhetha kuzo.

  Ufuna into elula? Khetha umzila ongaphantsi kweyure elide. Okanye cwangcisa ukunyuka kwelanga lonke kwiintaba kwiGlacier Gorge. Ngokuqhelekileyo, ukunyuka kwexesha elide kunzima. Cwangcisa ngokufanelekileyo.

• 04 we-13

  Kulula: iGlacier kaMoya oNgcwele, iIdaho Springs

  Ukuba uqhubela i-Interstate 70 ukuya edolophini yedolophu kwaye unamathele kwi-traffic jam ye-traffic jam (ii-zillion izimoto ezibhekiselele kwiindawo zokungcebeleka kwe-ski), amathuba awona mzila ogqithiseleyo kunendawo ejikeleze iIdaho Springs. Endaweni yokulwa nesithuthi, yeqa uze ufike kwiIdaho Springs, apho uya kufumana khona indawo ye-Glacier yaseSanta Saint-Forest e-Arapahoe.

  Umzila ngokwawo ulula ukuba ulungele kwaye ube nezicathulo eziqinileyo, ngokukhethekileyo ngeepikhi, kwaye zihlala zidume kakhulu. Enye yezona zinto zibalaseleyo kule mzila yimboba yabantu abaye bahamba ngeempahla zabo zebhola zebhola zebhola baze bahle phantsi ngaphesheya kwentaba.

• 05 we-13

  Elula: I-Three Sisters Park, Evergreen

  INtloko ku-Evergreen kwi-Three Sisters Park kunye ne-Alderfer, ene-ton yendlela eyahlukileyo ukukhetha nokukhetha phakathi. Fumana imephu kwinqanaba lomqolo kwaye wenze isicwangciso, ngokusekelwe kwithuba elide ofuna ukunyuka kunye nendlela enzima ukuyifaka ngayo. Kuyakwazi ukunandipha ukunyuka okulula, okulula, okufutshane apha okulungileyo kwiintsapho.

• 06 we-13

  Kulula: iNtaba ye-Falcon's Castle Trail, eMorrison

  Olu hambo e-Castle Trail lucacile, lulula kwaye lude ngokwaneleyo ukuzonwabisa (kodwa kungekude kakhulu-ngaphezu kweeyure ezimbini). Kodwa yintoni eyenza impela iindawo zokubhujiswa kunye nenqaba yokubukela endleleni. Oku kwenza kube lula kwiintsapho. Ukunyuka akunalo inzuzo enkulu yokuphakama, okulungileyo kubantu abavakatyelayo ukusuka kulwandle elithandayo ukuba bangene ezintabeni kodwa bafuna, uyazi, uphefumle umoya.

  Olu hambo luya kuthatha malunga neyure nesiqingatha kwaye unikele imibono yeRock Rocks kunye neDenver. Akukude neDenver, ngoko kulula ukuyifumana.

• 07 we-13

  Kulula: I-Alberta Falls, iPaki yeNtaba yeSizwe e-Rocky

  I-Alberta Falls enye intaba eyaziwayo e-Rocky Mountain National Park, kwaye le nto iphelela ngempompo. Ukuba awuzange ubone impompo yamanzi, yongeza le uluhlu lwakho lwebhakethi, kuba lidlulileyo. Olu hambo luyathandwa, ngakumbi ehlobo, kwaye lifutshane. Yiya kuyo ukusuka kwi-Bear Lake. Ukunyuka kumalunga neekhilomitha kunye nehafu kwisiqingatha samanzi nasemva.

• 08 ka 13

  I-Moderate: Intaba yeSanit, iBoulder

  I-Boulder ibonakalisa ngokukhethekileyo ebusika. I-Pearl Street Mall igubungela iikhanyiso zeeholide kwaye uza kubona inkwenkwezi enkulu ekhanyayo ecaleni kwentaba. Khangela isixeko esivela phezulu xa usuka kwiNtaba yaseSanitas, ngokusentshonalanga kweso sixeko. Lo mzila unemibuzo eyahlukeneyo ongayikhetha phakathi, kodwa eyona ethandwa kakhulu yiNtaba yaseSanitas Loop, enesigxina esincinci kodwa umbono owufanele umsebenzi.

  Ingqungquthela ingaphezu kweekhilomitha ezintathu ubude kwaye iquka amanyathelo omlo kunye namatye anika ngokubanzi umsebenzi. Akulungele, ngakumbi kwiimeko ezihamba phambili zezulu okanye ngeqhwa kunye neqhwa emhlabathini. Ukuba unamandla kunye nemiphunga yakho inokusingatha ukuphakama, akukho mbono ongcono kwiBoulder esondele kakhulu kwidolophu.

• 09 we-13

  I-Modem: I-Gem Ichibi, iNtaba yeNtaba yeRoyy

  I-Gem Ichibi lihamba ngokukhawuleza kakhulu kwiPaki yeSizwe yeRoyy. Akukude-i-mile kunye nesiqingatha kwindlela nganye (malunga neekhilomitha ezintathu ukuhamba)-kodwa apho lo mzila ufumana khona uhamba. I-pack packing gain 1,000-foot gain gain in a short distance. Yongeza kweso sithuba esiphezulu se-Gem Lake (malunga ne-8,800 ngaphezulu kwezinga elwandle), kunye neenguqu zokutshintshela endleleni kwaye uyaqiniseka ukuba uphumele kwi-sweat. (Qinisekisa ukuba ugqoke kwiziqendu xa ufuna ukupholisa.)

  Njengoko ungalindela ngokuphakama okunjalo, iimbono apha ziyamangalisa. Gcina amehlo akho ahlasele i-Continental Divide.

• 10 we-13

  I-Moderate: Umva kaMtyholi, uLoveland

  Umhlane kaMtyholi unokuba lula xa uhlola nje ukuqala kwendlela. Kodwa ingaba nzima njengokuba ufuna ukuba. Eli xesha, kungekhona ngenxa yokufumana inzuzo kodwa ngenxa yobude.

  Umhlane kaMtyholi (isakhiwo esingaqhelekanga somlambo esiphumela emhlabeni, njengaye, njengomkhuhlane ovela ephasini) ineemitha ezili-12 kunye neendlela ezidibanisa iindawo ezivulekileyo ezahlukeneyo. Yongeza amamayela angaphezulu, ukuba unokukwazi ukujongana nomngeni.

  Njengobhonasi, oku kulula kakhulu ukufikelela. Kunene kumda osentshonalanga weLoveland kwaye akunakwenzeka ukuphosakela. Kukho kwenyuka kwe-canyon ukuya kwi-Parky Mountain National Park, okwenza kube yinto elula yokuhamba. Ukuba uziva unzima, unokwenyuka yonke indlela eya kwi-Horsetooth Park e-Fort Collins.

• 11 we-13

  Unzima: ILwandle lwaseChmm, iPaki yeSizwe seRoyy

  Nanku umngeni wangempela kwiSizwe seNtaba yeRoyy. I-Lake ye-Chasm ixakeke kwiintaba, kwaye iza kukuthatha i-8.5 miles miles roundtrip ukuyijonga, kunye nemigudu eyimingeni. Akumangalisi ukuba le ndlela ihamba kufuphi ne-Longs Peak, enye yezona zilishumi elinesinekayo (ezintabeni eziphakamileyo kunezigidi ezili-14 000 ekuphakameni) kwi-Front Range yaseColorado.

• 12 we-13

  Unzima: I-Manitou Incline, iManitou Springs

  Nanku ukunyuka okungavamile ukuzama ukunqoba, ukuba unzima ngokwaneleyo. Hamba, uhambe okanye uzame ukuyisebenzisa.

  Intaba ye-Manitou ye-3.7-mile inzima kakhulu njengoko ithola, iphosa ngaphezu kwe-2,000 iinyawo zokufumana inzuzo kwimitha enye. Kwinqanaba elithile, uya kufumana ibanga elingama-70 ekhulwini. Ekugqibeleni, uya kuphelisa ngaphantsi kwee-9,000 iinyawo ngaphezulu kwinqanaba lolwandle.

  Oku kungenxa ye-hardcore kuphela.

  Lo mzila empeleni wawusetyenziselwa ukuba ngumzila wesitimela. Namhlanje, ii-Olympians, abantu abasemkhosini kunye nabagijimi obugqithiseleyo basebenzise indlela yokuqhayisa umceli kunye nokuqeqesha. Le nxalenye yaseColorado yikhaya kwiziko loqeqesho loOlimpiki kunye nesiseko somkhosi.

  Ngaphandle kwamalungelo okuqhayisa, ekupheleni kwalo mzila, uya kufumana imibono evuzayo yeColor Springs kunye neManitou Springs.

• 13 we-13

  Inzima: Intaba yeDeer, iPaki yeNtaba yeSizwe e-Rocky

  I-Deer Intaba inzima, ixutywe ngamashishini okutshintsha kunye nenzuzo yokuphakamisa inzima engaphezu kwamawaka angamawaka. Kwakude kakhulu, kwiikhilomitha ezili-6 ukujikeleza. I-Deer Intaba ikulethela phezulu kwinqanaba elingaphezu kwamawaka angama-10 000 ngaphezulu kwezinga elwandle, elinokuba ngumngeni nakulo.

  Ukuphakama kwakho phezulu, ikhephu elingalindela ukuyifumana. Qaphela ukuba ungalahleki xa iqhwa lihlanganisa umzila. Ebusika, ungeke ukwazi ukwenza yonke indlela ngaphandle kwamaqhwa.