Ukuchitha Umva emva kweNtsundu eDini
I-Rocky Mountains i-Colorado iindawo zokubonisa. (Kwaye, ke, iindawo eziphambili zeNtshonalanga yeDenver zisoloko zityhaphaza). Kodwa, iColorado inezinye izimbobo ezinkulu kunye ne-ice-cold-off-off from the mountains 'inqaba yekhephu yindlela efanelekileyo yokupholisa ehlotyeni, ingakumbi xa ixesha lihlala lidlalana ngamanqaku angama-90.
Sifumene nezinye zezona ndawo zibalaseleyo ukuze uzenzele eli lihlobo.
Kwimfuno yethu yokufumana umlambo ogqibeleleyo we-tubing, sithatha ingqalelo into embalwa. Phakathi kweempawu? Ekufuphi kwiDenver, indawo ekhohlakeleyo ukuba ungene kuyo xa uhamba, uhamba ngokukhenketha kwemigodi, kwaye, ngokuqinisekileyo, uhambo olumnandi.
Kuzo zonke izinto ezicatshangelwayo, yile ndlela esifikile ngayo kwi-Golden Creek Clear, enika izibilini ezinobunzima kunye nomlambo ongeyena-lazy. I-Cozied up to the base-Rocky Mountains, iGolide ingaphantsi kwemizuzu engama-30 ukusuka kwiDenver kunye nommandla wesidolophu esikuloo dolophu unesidlo sokutya esiphundu se-apres-tubing. Esi sixeko simangele ngabantu abathandwayo bangaphandle, nokuba unomntu onokumamela omele i-paddleboardser ofuna ukuthengisa uthungelwano lwamanzi okugcina amanzi okanye i-biker yentaba efuna ukunyuka kwezinto eziphazamisayo.
Ukuqhubela phambili umlambo, unako ukuhamba emanzini amhlophe, kunye neendlela ezifanelekileyo kubaqalayo kulabo abaphambili.
Kweminye yezohambo ezihamba phambili, iinkampani zokurhweba umlambo zikhenkceza ubuchule bakho bezemidlalo kunye nezakhono zokuhamba phambi kokuba ungathatha uhambo ngenxa yokuba, ewe, i-rapids yinto enjalo.
Uluhlu oluphantsi lweCray Creek oluphefumula ngegolide kwaye lufakwe yimithi emihle luphelelekile kwindlela yokuphumla yosuku olulodwa, kwaye unokwenza izilungiso ezithile kwizithuthi zakho zokuhamba ngosuku, kunye nepiknikishi kwipaki elikufutshane okanye kwiindawo zokuhamba ngebhayisikili. ukuphonononga le dolophu yedolophu yeembali (eyayikhaya kwikhampani yeCoors Brewing kunye neColor School of Mines, yunivesithi yobunjineli).
Ngaphambi kokuba ungene ngaphakathi, nakhu izibatho ezimbalwa zokubhakabhaka:
Oku akukona nje ukuthambisa kumlambo onobuhle. Uza kuhlangana nezinye izinto. Ezi ntambo zamanzi zamanzi ezimhlophe zibukeka njengezibhabhu ezingabonakaliyo emfuleni ovela endleleni yokuhamba. Baziva baninzi kakhulu xa uhlangana ubuso nobuso nabo ngaphakathi kwiphubhu yangaphakathi, nangona unako ukukhishwa kwiphubhu yakho kwaye ungadinga ukubhukuda emncinci.
Gqoka izicathulo zamanzi. Umlambo ocacileyo oMlambo uqhube uphelele i-flip-flops. Gqoka ezinye izicathulo ezikhuselekile ezinyaweni zakho ukuze zingagudluli ngezinye zezinto zayo, i-rapids ejikelezayo. Iinyawo zakho ziya kukubulela: Xa ungena kwaye uphuma emfuleni, amatye angaba yintlonelo kwiingxaki zakho, ingakumbi ukuba iinyawo zakho zivalelekile. Ngaphezulu, uya kwenza ezininzi zokuhamba phakathi kwamaphuzu akho wokungena kwaye uphuma kwikhonkrithi, ngoko ke izicathulo zenza amava amaninzi ngakumbi.
Phakamisa umsila wakho: Sithembele kule nto. Xa usondela kumatye okanye i-rapids, yenza uphakamiso oluncinane ukuze ungavuki usuku olulandelayo luphazamiseke ngaphezu kwebhanana elungiselelwe isonka sebhanana. Zama ukuphepha iingingqi ezingenanto apho ungabona khona amatye, ngokunjalo. Ukuba unamathele kwindawo epholileyo, izilwanyana zakho zinobubele kwaye ziya kukunika i-budge.
Fumana ithubhu elungileyo: Enye yale mibala emnyama ephuma kwisiteshini segesi iya kwenza okulungileyo, kodwa iibhubhu ezikhudlwana kunye nezisigxina ezinamabhobho adibeneyo ziya kwenza uhambo olumnandi ngakumbi. Kulula ukuhamba kwaye ukuzinza okunye kwenza ukuba kunokwenzeka ukuba uya kuwela emlanjeni.
Khangela ukuba umlambo usebenza ngokukhawuleza: I-United States Geological Survey (okanye i-USGS) ilinda umlambo. Uyakwazi ukujonga iimeko zokuhamba kwamanzi rhoqo apha. Xa umlambo uqhuba ii-cfs ezingama-40 ukuya kuma-cfs ayi-100, unokulindela ukuba unomdla wokuba uhlalutye amava okuhlamba, ngokutsho kwe-Whitewater Tubing. Phakathi kwama-100 kunye nama-500, uhamba ngokukhawuleza kwaye ulungele ukushiya umlambo ukuya kuma-kayaker kunye neenqanawa xa umlambo ufumana phakathi kwama-500 ne-1,000. Ukuvalwa kwemibandela ngokuqhelekileyo kuya kwenzeka xa umlambo ungaphezu kwe-1000 cfs.
Yazi ukuba uza kuhamba nini: Ngeqhwa elitsha lithe qhakazile ngo-Meyi noJuni, umlambo uhle kakhulu. NgoJulayi, umlambo uvuselela ixesha elithile kunye nelokuqala lokugubha i-tubing kwenzeka ngo-Agasti noSeptemba. (Nangona kunjalo ngeentsuku ezinobumnyama ngo-Oktobha, i-Clear Clear Creek ingaba ngumsebenzi ogqithiseleyo we-autumnal activity kwaye ngokuqinisekileyo iyindlela ekhethekileyo yokukhupha amaqabunga ashintsho).
Nantsi indlela yokucwangcisa usuku lwama-tubing:
I-Fuel nge-brunch efanelekileyo: Yenza okokuqala ubeke i-Bridgewater Grill, kwi-800 11th St. e-Golden kunye nephakathi kwe-Hotel ye-Golden, kwaye ucele ukuba uhlale epatio, apho uza kufumana umbono obalaseleyo weCray Creek. I-fuel omelette ene-omelette ehlambulukileyo enezixhobo ze-chorizo kunye ne-chilis eluhlaza okanye i-steel cut oatmeal brulee, eyenziwe ngamajikijolo kunye ne-ukhilimu. Bakhonza kunye noMary Mary (kunye noMary Mary's, owenziwe nge-tequila) ehlotshiswe kakuhle, unokubaphendulela ekudleni.
Thenga ityhubhu: Ukuba ungowasekhaya, utshale imali kwibhulophu ukubiza lakho kwaye oko kuya kukuthatha kwii-rafting. Ibhonasi? Baye bahle kakhulu ngokukhwabanisa phantsi kweenduli ezinqabileyo zeqhwa ziza ebusika. Impahla yeGolide, 1201 Washington Ave. kwi-Golden, ikufuphi umlambo kwaye uthengisa ezinye iibhubhu eziphezulu eziphantsi kweedola ezingama-40. Gcina abasebenzi baya kutyumbela ityhubhu ukuze ukwazi ukuyisebenzisa ngokukhawuleza.
Okanye uqeshe enye: Ukundwendwela nje? Unokurenta ityhubhu kufuphi kufuphi ne-Golden River Sports, 806 Washington Ave. kwi-Golden kwaye idlala yonke imini emfuleni kunye nabemi. I-Tube yokuqashisa isuka kwi-$ 23 ukuya kwii-40 zama-40 ngosuku, kuxhomekeke kwi-tube. Kukho amancinci angama-45 intshi aqala kwi $ 23 ngosuku; ityhubhu ebanzi e-54 intshi ebiza i-$ 27 ngosuku; kunye ne-tandem, ityhubhu ephindwe kabini ehlawulwa ngama-40 engama-40 ngosuku. (Unokuqeshisa i-alligator nge-alligator i-$ 30 ngosuku). Unokufumana ulwazi malunga neengeniso kwikhasi le-Golden River Sports 'le-Facebook.
Yenza uhambo lwenkwenkwekazi yakho: Umlambo weCold Clear River u-stand out for the lovers of water kuba isixeko sakhiwe i-Whitewater Park ekhethekileyo, eyi-800 ubude ubude kwaye yakhiwa ngamatye kwaye yahlula ibe ngamacandelo athetha uluhlu lwamaconsi kunye namachibi. Ama-tubers aya kufumana amaza angenawo ama-surf angenangqondo, ama-fastdies, kunye namaconsi kunye namachibi. Ikhosi ikhululekile kwaye ayinakugcinwa. Ukufikelela kwikhosi, unako ukupaka kwiLions Park (indawo ephambili yepikiniki, nayo). Kukho ukupaka kwamahhala okuqhubekayo ngaphantsi kwe-Vanover Park ukuba ufuna ukuqhubeka nokuhamba ngebhasi.
Indlela ehambayo ihamba ngokuhambelana noMlambo oyiCray Creek, ngeendawo ezininzi zokungena. I-pro-tip: Paka imoto kufuphi nalapho uceba ukuphuma ukuze uzinqamle ukuya kwindawo yokuqala. (Iibhubhe zihamba kakuhle kwiSUV kunye namaloli).
Yenza unyango oluhle: Njengomvuzo kumgca wokugqibela, ulula olukhulu lwe-Golden lube neendawo ezininzi apho ungabamba khona i-ice cream cone. Hlola i-Sweets ye-Golden, i-1299 Washington Avenue kwi-Golden. I-ice cream shop kunye ne-candy store nayo inomthombo wesoda. I-Pretzel Fluffer Nutter iya kugubungela iinyopho zakho ezinomsoco kunye ne-salty snack cravings kunye ne-peaches kunye ne-cream order.
Qhubeka udlala ngegolide:
Iipikiniki okanye uphumule kwiipaki: Ngasenyakatho yeCray Creek, iLions Park yinto ehlala kuyo, igcwaliswe ngophobho lwamahashe, inkundla yebhola ye-volleyball kunye nebala lokudlala elitsha. Phansi komlambo, ukhulula kwi-Vanover Park kunye nokuhamba kwemlambo kwimvelaphi ekusetyenzisweni i-soundtrack ephumayo. Icala lasempumalanga yepaki liquka isakhiwo sokunyuka kunye nezinto zokudlala zemvelo kubantwana ukuba zikhwelise.
Qeshisa ibhayisikili: Qhubela i-adventure yakho kumavili amabini ngokuqeshisa ibhayisikili kwiLayibrari ye-Bike yaseNew ye-Golden, e-1010 10th St. Iibhayisikili zikhululekile ukuba uhamba ngeeyure ezingaphantsi kwama-2. Ngaphandle koko, i-$ 10 ngemali yokuqashisa ngosuku. Ngokungafani namashishini ebhayisikili, iilayibhile yebhayisikili ineentlobo ezahlukeneyo zeebhayisikili ezifumanekayo kwirenti, kubandakanywa ibhayisikili, iibhasi zeentaba, abantwana beebhasiki kunye nama-bike-weighted bicycle ajongene nokulungelelanisa kwiinduli zegolide.
Yidla e-Abejas: E njoy izithako ezifanelekileyo zexesha e-Abejas, 807 13th St. egolide. Indawo yokutyela iyisandulwana esivumelanayo nesiganeko seCalin. Ugxininiso? Izidlo zonyaka zilungiselelwe izithako zendawo, ezenza imenyu eguqukayo. Ukutya okudliwayo kunikwa ukususela ngo-5: 00 ukuya ku-9: 30 ntambama ngeLwesibini. Kufuneka ube nayo kwimenyu yasehlobo: I-Leaf Lebiya igqatshelwe iHarbutbut, kunye ne-turnips yomntwana, iinqamlezo ezigwityiweyo, imbewu yemasininzi kunye ne-aioli.