5 Izintaba Ezinkulu Zokusondela Chicago

Njengoba i-cityscape yayo ehamba phambili, abantu abaningi, nezintelezi ezinkulu, i-Chicago akuyona indawo ongacabanga ukuthi iyindawo enhle yabakhansela. Kodwa, njengoba kubonakala, iChi Chi ngempela ihlala eduze nemigwaqo emnandi, eminingi yayo enikeza abahlala emadolobheni ithuba lokubalekela impilo ephazamisekile e-Windy City njalo. Eqinisweni, kunezindlela ezingaphezu kwengu-100 zobude obuhlukahlukene nezibunzima phakathi nokuhamba okulula kokushayela kwedolobha, okuvame ukwenza kube nzima ukukhetha ukuthi ubani ozohamba ngempela.

Ngalokho engqondweni, siphumelele ezinye zezinketho futhi sikhulume ngezintandokazi zethu eziyisihlanu, okunye okukhona okuyingqayizivele futhi okukhethekile ukunikela.

• 01 ka 05

  Umgwaqo ongaphambili

  Labo abahlala, noma bavakashele, Chicago abafuna umzila ohamba phambili ohamba phambili emangceleni wedolobha kufanele bahlole i-Lakefront Trail. Emakhilomitha angu-18 ubude, inika ibanga elide ukumboza, lihamba ngasogwini lolwandle lwaseMichigan nasezikhungweni ezihle zasemadolobheni endleleni. I-cityscape enomdlandla yenza indawo yangemuva emangalisayo, nakuba ngezinye izikhathi kulula ukukhohlwa ukuthi usesekudolobheni nhlobo.

  Umzila udwetshiwe futhi kulula kakhulu ukulandela, okwenza kube lula ukufinyeleleka kwabagibeli bezinsuku zonke namazinga okuhlangenwe nakho. Lokhu kuyindlela ehlanganisiwe yokusebenzisa, okusho ukuthi uzokwabelana nabo nabagijimi nabagibeli. Ngenkathi umzila ungabanjwanga njengabanye abanye kulolu hlu, kulula ukuyifinyelela, unikeza izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zezindawo zokuhamba, futhi kuyindlela enhle yokuhlola indawo yedolobha elikhulu.

• 02 ka 05

  I-Illinois Canyon Trail: I-starved Rock State Park

  Kutholakale cishe ngehora nengxenye ngaphandle komuzi, i-Starve Rock State Park yase-Illinois iyindawo okumele ikwazi ukushayela ngayo. Njengoba kunemikhumbi engaphezu kwamamitha angu-13 ukuhamba, ukuvakashelwa kuzothola ukuzulazula ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwezigwedla ezingu-18 zamajuba, eziningi zazo zihlanganisa nemifula emangalisayo. I-landscape epaki ayilindelekile ngokuphelele futhi iyindawo enhle kakhulu yabahambi abafuna i-adventure yangaphandle. Ukuze uthole inselelo yokuhamba yangempela, hlola ku-9.4 miles e-Illinois Canyon Trail. Umzila uhlanganisa ezinye zezinyathelo ezimfushane zepaki ukuhlinzeka ngohambo olukhulu endaweni. Kodwa bexwayiswe, akubandakanyi noma yiziphi izikwabhe ezinomuntu noma izitebhisi ukukusiza ukuthi ufunde umhlaba.

• 03 ka 05

  I-Cowles Bog Trail: i-Indiana Dunes i-Lakeshore kaZwelonke

  I-Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore itholakala nje ihora ukusuka eChicago, ehlanganisa amamitha angaba ngu-15 ogu lolwandle oluvikelwe nolungakahlelwa eduze kweLake Michigan. Ipaki ibonisa umzila wokuhamba ngezinyawo wamamitha angu-4.7 obizwa ngokuthi i-Cowles Bog Trail, ehamba ngamachibi adlule, emasontweni omnyama ama-oak, emaphethelweni omfula, nasegwini, enikeza izivakashi ithuba lokubona ezinye zezilwane nezitshalo zendawo lapho zihamba khona .

  Ezinye izingxenye ze-Indiana Dunes zihlanganisa imizila yokuhamba ngezinyawo, kanye nomzila ongaphezu kwamamitha angu-50 ukuhlola inani. Lokhu kufanele kube ngokwanele ukugcina izivakashi zimatasa okwesikhashana.

• 04 ka 05

  I-Trail System (Imvula yamanzi eGlen Forest Preserve)

  I-Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, esesifundazwe esiseduze saseDuPage, inamakhilomitha angu-11 wemigwaqo ehamba ngamapulangwe futhi imakwe, ngamamayela amaningi emigwaqo engabonakali ukuze ihlolwe futhi. Lezo zindlela zidabula emahlathini amahlathi kanye namahlathi avulekile nama-limestone outcroppings anikezela umhlaba. Amagquma namagquma aqhamuka yi-glacial kusukela esikhathini sokugcina seqhwa ahlinzeka ngebalazwe eliyingqayizivele ukunyuka.

  Ipaki ihlala ezinhlobonhlobo ezingu-300 zezilwane ezincelisayo, izilwane ezinwabuzelayo, ama-amphibians nezinye izidalwa, okwenza kube indawo ethandwayo nalabo abajabulela ukuhlakulela izilwane zasendle. Kukhona ngisho nenkambo engenazo zonke abantu abafuna ukuxubha ngamakhono abo okuzulazula.

• 05 ka 05

  Uhlelo lweMoto: iKankakee River State Park

  Uhlelo lokuhamba endleleni e-Kankakee River State Park lunikeza iningi lokukhethwa kwabakwa-hikers (ukungasho ngamabhayisikili, abagijimi abagijima, abagibeli bezwe abahamba phambili, nokuningi). Imigwaqo ihamba ngamamayela emaceleni omabili eMfuleni iKankakee nomngcele indawo yokuphathwa kwezilwane zasendle lapho zihamba khona. Lokhu kunikeza abagibeli ithuba lokubona izinyamazane, ama-raccoon, ama-turkeys zasendle, ezinye izilwane ezihlukahlukene endleleni.

  Enye yezinto eziqakathekileko ze-hike idlula emanzini amakhulu omlambo kanye namanzi emvula asendleleni. Ukuhamba akuyona into eqinile, kepha ukusondela kwayo emfuleni nasezindaweni ezihamba phambili kwenza kube indawo enhle yokubalekela edolobheni okwesikhashana. Futhi njengoba nje ihora elilodwa nje, leli paki kulula kakhulu ukufika nayo.