Iingcebiso ezili-10 zohambo lwe-California Lost Coast Trail

I-Lost Coast Trail yaseCalifornia yinto efihlakeleyo kwimeko enesabelo esilungileyo seendawo zokudlala zangaphandle. Kodwa, ngelixa bonke abantu bebaleka ukuya kuYosemite okanye kuJoshuwa Tree, abahambi bafuna ixesha elide lokuzimela kunye nokuzimelela kufuneka bacinge ukuba bachithe iintsuku ezimbalwa kule ndawo ekhohliweyo yonxweme yaseCalifornia. Lihle kakhulu, lihanjiswe ngokukhawuleza, kwaye lilungelelaniswa nezinye iindawo ezihambileyo.

Ukuba uthatha isigqibo sokuya, zikho iingcebiso ezilishumi zokuqwalasela ngaphambi kokuphuma.

• 01 ngo-10

  Uphi iLwandle olulahlekileyo?

  Kutholakala kuMntla Kalifornia, iNxweme Elahlekileyo iqhuba malunga neekhilomitha ezi-25 ngeNdlela yoLondolozo lweSizwe yeSizwe e-Shelter Cove ngasezantsi kwaye iphelela kuMlambo iMtole ngasentla. Yayifumene negama layo kwinto yokuba eli candelo lommandla wonxweme lilukhuni kwaye lukude, ukuba i-Highway 1 eyaziwayo yelizwe kufuneka ichithwe ngaphakathi, kude neLwandle lwasePacific. Awuyi kufumana iidolophu, ukuphuhliswa kwezindlu, okanye izindlu zodwa kwinduli. Kunoko uya kufumana ulwaphulo lonxweme oluye lwahlala lungafunyanwa iminyaka emininzi.

• 02 ngo 10

  Nini ukuya?

  Ixesha elihle lokunyuka kweRead Coast Coast livela ngoMeyi ukuya kuOktobha. Ngelo xesha iinyanga zitshisa ukufudumala kwaye zikhululekile emini, kwaye zipholile-kodwa zingabanda kakhulu - ngokuhlwa. Ngelo xesha lonyaka i-Ocean Ocean isePacific isebenza njengendawo yentlobo yeentlobo, ukuthintela umswakama ukuba unxweme. Oku kwenza imvula yamanzi ibe yinto engaphantsi kakhulu, ijika ukunyuka kube yinto elula kwaye ikhululekile.

  Ukuba uhamba ngomzila kwezinye iimeko zonyaka, imvula ininzi kakhulu, enokwenza iintsuku ezilide kwindlela esele ibe nzima. Ukongezelela, iinkampu ze-soggy ziba nzima kakhulu, ezinokuthi zihlale zimile kwaye zikhululekile kunzima. Ixesha elingekho-ntle lithetha ukuba abantu abambalwa baya kuba sebala, nangona kunjalo, ukudala ingqiqo.

  Kungakhathaliseki ukuba uhamba nini, qiniseka ukuba uhlolisise ukubikezela ngaphambi kokuphuma.

• 03 ngo 10

  Ingaba ithatha ixesha elingakanani?

  Ukuba uceba ukuhamba ngomzila wonke ukuphela-ukuphela, lindele ukuba uthathe malunga neentsuku eziyi-3-4 ukugqiba. Indlela iphela ngamamayela angama-25 kuphela ubude, kodwa iwela ngaphaya kweendawo ezinokuqhaqhazelayo ezinika inzuzo eninzi kunye nokulahleka kwindlela. Mhlawumbi kunzima kunabo bonke kodwa ziindawo ezinxweme ezinxweme kunye namatye, ezinokuthi zinciphise ngisho nokuhamba ngokukhawuleza. Ukuhamba emanzini amanzi kunokuba ngumsebenzi omangalisayo, ngokukodwa ngepakethe epheleleyo ehlanjelwe kumqolo wakho.

• 04 we-10

  Kunzima kangakanani ukunyuka?

  Buza nabani na owake wakhwela umzila weNxweme eLahlekileyo, kwaye banokukuxelela ukuba uhambo olunzima ngokulinganayo, ngenxa yezilwandle oza kuhlangana nazo endleleni. Ngokungafani nomzila omsungulwe kwaye ophawulweyo owela entlango ejikelezileyo, iibhendi zihlala zimanzi, zingalingani, kwaye zibandakanya amatye amakhulu ukuba ahlasele, angakhankanyi ininzi yesihlabathi esitshintshayo ukuze ahambe. Oku kunokwenzela uhambo olulukhuni noludinayo, lugqithise amandla kumaphi na emilenzeni ye-backpacker.

  Ama-hikers abanamava akanakunqunyulwa yile mingeni, nangona kulungile ukuwaqonda ngaphambili kwexesha. Xa uhamba elunxwemeni kukulungele ukuthatha ixesha lakho uhambe ngezinga elilinganayo. Emva kokuba ubuyele kumzila wangempela uqobo, imilenze yakho iya kwamkela umhlaba oqinileyo.

• 05 we-10

  Yiyiphi i-Direction okufanele Ndiyifake?

  Abaxhasi bemali bangakhetha ukunyuka umzila weRhafu weMali eLahlekileyo kuyo nayiphi na indlela kwaye unokufumana abahambahambayo abahamba ngezantsi ukuya ngasentla, njengoko uya kuhamba kwelinye icala. Uthe ke ke, abanye abaqeqeshi be-LCT bacebisa ukuba baqale emantla eMatlele Beach, njengoko oko kubeka umoya ophezulu emqolo wakho ngenxa yolu hlobo luhambo. Ngomoya ophuma kuwe uya kubakho ukuziva ukhululekile kwaye akaze akhathazeke ukuba ube nomoya omncinci ukuncedisa.

  Kungakhathaliseki ukuba yiyiphi inqununu ohamba ngayo nangona kunjalo, ungayibhalela i-shuttle ukuya kwinqanaba le-trail ngokusebenzisa iLost Coast Adventure Tours.

• 06 ngo 10

  Fumana iMvume

  Kwixesha elidlulileyo, abagijimi nabagibeli beempahla babengavumelekile ukuba bavumele iimvume xa behamba ngeRead Coast Trail, kodwa batshintshe ngo-2017. Ngoku, ukuba unenjongo yokuhlala ubusuku bendlela, kuya kufuneka urejistre kwi-Recreation.gov ngaphambili kwexesha, kwaye ube nemvume yakho nawe ngelixa uhamba endleleni. Le mvume ixabiso elincinci kwi-6.

  Kwakhona, qaphela ukuba inkqubo entsha yokuvumela ibeka inani labantu kwi-trail ukuya kuma-60 kuphela ngosuku ngelixesha eliphambili (ngoMeyi 15-Septemba 15) kunye nabantu abangama-30 ngosuku ngamanye amaxesha omnyaka. Ukuqinisekisa ukuba unokufumana imvume kwimini ofuna ukunyuka kuyo, qi niseka ukuba ufumane ukubhuka kwakho ekuqaleni.

• 07 ngo 10

  Letha iLuhlu lweTide

  Ukongeza kuzo zonke izixhobo eziqhelekileyo ozisa ngazo uhambo lokubuyisela emuva, xa ubeka kwi-Lost Coast Trail uya kufuneka kwakhona ukupakisha itafile yamanzi. Kungenxa yokuba kumaphuzu amathathu ahlukileyo kwindlela, umzila uhamba unxweme, unyanzele abantu ukuba bahambe ecaleni lolwandle ukuze bathathe inxalenye yendlela. Enyanisweni, ezimbini zezo ndawo ziphantse malunga neekhilomitha ezili-4 ubude, ezenza ukuba zibe yingxenye enkulu kwindlela yonke.

  Xa kufika umda, kwaye amanzi aphakama, amanye alawo mabhankini ahlanganiswe ulwandle, okwenza ukuba angapheli ngokupheleleyo. Ukukwazi ukunyakaza kwale mijelo kuya kunceda ukuba uqonde ukuba ufuna ukukhawuleza kangakanani ukunyuka ukuze uhlasele amanzi aphakama. Ukuba kwenzeka ukungahambi kakuhle ngantoni, unokuzifumana kwicala elingalunganga lolwandle okanye ngakumbi nakakhulu, phakathi kwinqanaba lokuwela xa i-maride ingena. Oku kunokuba yingozi kumntu ongakulungele.

  Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba ungazami ukuwela ezi zibubuko ezivulekileyo xa iifayile zikhuphuka njengoko zinokukhawuleza zingakhuselekanga. Unyaka ngamnye, abahambahambayo bambalwa baphuthunyiswa ukuze babone ngamaza angalindelekanga, ngoko-ke nidlale ngokukhuselekileyo, xubusha itafile yamanzi, kwaye hamba kuphela la macandelo xa ulwandle lucacile.

• 08 ngo 10

  Phatha amanzi akho okusela

  Kukho imifula emininzi, imilambo kunye nemilambo emincinane eqhutyana neLost Coast Trail, ngoko ke ukufumana amanzi amanzi atywalayo akunakwenzeka ukuba yingxaki. Oko kuthetha ukuba akuyi kuba nako ukuphatha amanzi amaninzi kunye nawe ukuhamba kwe-3-4 ngosuku, nangona kuya kufuneka uphathe amanzi owafumanayo endleleni. Imifudlana ibonakala ibonakala ngokucacileyo, kodwa awukwazi ukuba kukho i-microbes, izidumbu, okanye izifo ezikulo ngaphakathi. Njengamaxesha onke xa uhamba, kungcono ukukhuseleka kunokuba uxolo.

• 09 we-10

  Ukubukela kwezilwanyana zasendle

  Umzila weNxweme olahlekileyo ngumakhaya kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zezilwanyana zasendle kunye nabahambahambayo baya kufuna ukugcina amehlo abo aphethwe kulo lonke uhambo. Kungenzeka ukuba bahlangane ne-elk, iindumbu, iingonyama zeentaba, i-rattlesnakes, kunye neebhere kuhamba. Ngokuqhelekileyo, ezo zidalwa ziza kunqumla entlango njengabantu abahamba ngeendlela zokuhamba, kodwa kubalulekile ukuba uhlale unolwazi lokukwazi ukuhlangabezana nazo zonke izihlandlo.

  Kwaye ngenxa yokuba kukho iibhere kule ndawo, nabani na iinkampu ngobusuku bobubini kufuneka bazise i-bear beer kunye nokugcina ukutya kwabo kufikeleleke. Iibhere ezilambileyo aziyi kucinga kabini malunga nokujikeleza ekampini ukuba kuthetha ukuba banokufumana isidlo samahhala.

• 10 kwi-10

  Tyelela i-Punta Gorda Lighthouse

  Mhlawumbi inqaku elidumileyo kulo lonke ulandelelwano lufunyenwe alukude ukusuka ekupheleni ekuntla kweNxweme elahlekileyo. Yilapho abahambahambayo beza kuvela kwiPunta Gorda Lighthouse, eyakhiwa ngo-1912 kwaye yasebenza njengobhonkco ukuxwayisa iinqanawa ukusuka kumanxweme angamachweba aseCalifornia ngamashumi eminyaka ngaphambi kokuba ekugqibeleni igcinwe kakuhle ngo-1951.

  Namhlanje, i-lighthouse yindawo ephumayo yokuphumla kwabakhweli nabagibeli, abangakwazi ukuhamba ngamanyathelo ayo ukuba bajonge kakuhle kwindawo ejikelezile. Kwakhona kwenzelwa indawo efanelekileyo yokuphuma kunye nokubuya kwabahlali bemihla.