Amathiphu angu-10 okuhamba ngezintaba ze-Lost Coast Trail yaseCalifornia

I-Lost Coast Trail yaseCalifornia iyigugu elifihliwe esesimweni esingaphezu kwesabelo sayo esihle semidlalo yokudlala yangaphandle. Kodwa, ngenkathi wonke umuntu egijimela kuJosemite noma kuJoshua Tree, abahambi abafuna ukuhlala bodwa kanye nokuzihlukanisa kufanele bacabange ukuthi basebenzise izinsuku ezimbalwa kule ndawo ekhohliwe yohlu lwaseCalifornia esikhundleni salokho. Kuyinto enhle kakhulu, evakashelwa kancane, futhi okunye okufanelekile kulawo amanye ama-trodden.

Uma ukhetha ukuhamba, nasi amathiphu ayishumi okufanele ucatshangelwe ngaphambi kokuphuma.

• 01 kwezingu-10

  Uphi iLwandle Olulahlekile?

  Kutholakala eNyakatho California, iNxweme Elahlekile ihamba cishe ngamamayela angaba ngu-25 ngokusebenzisa i-King Range National Conservation Area kusukela eShelter Cove eningizimu futhi iphele eMattole River eNyakatho. Ithola igama layo kusukela ukuthi lesi sigaba somgogodla siqinile futhi siqhelile, ukuthi uMgwaqo omkhulu owaziwa kakhulu wesifundazwe kufanele uhanjiswe ngaphakathi ezweni, kude ne-Pacific Ocean. Ngeke uthole amadolobhana, ukuthuthukiswa kwezindlu, noma izindlu zodwa ezigodini. Esikhundleni salokho uzothola ukwelulwa kolwandle oluye lwahlala lungakaze lufinyelelwe amashumi eminyaka.

• 02 kwezingu-10

  Nini Ukuya?

  Isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokunyuka umzila we-Lost Coast Trail kusukela ngoMeyi kuya ku-Okthoba. Phakathi nalezo zinyanga izinga lokushisa lifudumala futhi likhululekile emini, futhi lipholile - kodwa lingabanda kakhulu - kusihlwa. Ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka iPacific Ocean isebenza njengendawo yezinhlobonhlobo zezinhlobonhlobo, okuvimbela umswakama ukuba ungabulali ogwini. Lokhu kwenza izimbulunga zemvula zivame kakhulu, ziphendukele ngendlela elula futhi ekhululekile.

  Uma uhamba ngomzila kwezinye izikhathi zonyaka, imvula ingcono kakhulu, engenza izinsuku ezithile ezindala kumzila osevele usinselele. Ukwengeza, imakhamera yokudoba ihamba kahle kakhulu, engenza ukuthi uhlale unomile futhi ukhululekile inselelo enkulu. Isikhathi esingaphandle sisho ukuthi ngisho nabantu abayingcosana bazobe besesendleleni kodwa, ukudala umqondo ojulile wokuhlala wodwa.

  Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhamba nini, qiniseka ukuthi uhlola isibikezelo ngaphambi kokuphuma.

• 03 ka-10

  Kuthatha isikhathi eside kangakanani?

  Uma uhlela ukuhamba wonke umzila wokuphela kokuphela, lindele ukuthi kuthathe cishe izinsuku ezingu-3-4 ukuqedela. Umzila uhamba ngamamayela angu-25 kuphela ubude, kodwa uwela endaweni ethile enobuningi obunzima obanikeza inzuzo yokulahlekelwa nokulahleka okuhamba phambili endleleni. Mhlawumbe kunzima kakhulu kunoma yikuphi kodwa kukhona amabhishi anesihlabathi namadwala, anganciphisa ngisho nomgibeli ohamba ngokushesha. Ukuhamba emhlabathini owomile kungaba ngumsebenzi omkhulu, ikakhulukazi ngephakethe eligcwele elihlelwe emuva.

• 04 kwezingu-10

  I-Hike ilukhuni kangakanani?

  Buza noma ngubani owake wahamba umzila we-Lost Coast Trail, futhi kungenzeka ukuthi akutshele ukuthi uhambo olunzima ngokulinganayo, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yamabhishi ozohlangana nawo endleleni. Ngokungafani nomzila osungulwe kahle futhi ophawulekayo owela ehlane elizungezile, amabhishi avame ukumanzi, angalingani, futhi afaka amadwala amakhulu ukuze ahlasele, angakhulumi ngenhlabathi eningi edlulayo ukuze aqhubeke. Lokhu kungenza kube nokuhamba okunzima nokukhathala, okwehlisa amandla kusuka kunoma yimaphi imilenze yomhlane we-backpacker.

  Abagibeli abahlangenwe nakho abanakunqotshwa yizinselelo, nakuba kuhle ukuzazi ngaphambili kwesikhathi. Uma uhamba ogwini kungcono ukuthatha isikhathi sakho uhambe ngesivinini esilinganiselwe. Uma usubuyela emgwaqeni wangempela uqobo, imilenze yakho iyokwamukela umhlabathi oqinile.

• 05 ka-10

  Yikuphi Ukuqondisa Okufanele Ngifinyelele?

  Abakwa-backpackers bangakhetha ukunyuka umzila wezindleko ezilahlekile kunoma yikuphi ukuqondisa futhi kungenzeka nje ukuthi uthole abagibeli abahambahamba eningizimu kuya enyakatho, njengoba uzoya kwenye indlela. Lokhu kusho ukuthi abanye abaqeqeshiwe beLCT batusa ukuqala enyakatho eMattole Beach, njengoba lokho kubeka imimoya ekhona emhlane ngenxa yocingo olukhulu. Ngomoya ophuma kuwe uzobhekana nokuzizwa ukhululekile futhi ungalokothi uzwake ubuhlungu ukuze ube nomoya omncane okusiza ukukuqhuma.

  Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhamba ngandlelaphi, kodwa ungakwazi ukubhuka i-shuttle uye kusukela enhlokweni ye-trail ngokusebenzisa i-Lost Coast Adventure Tours.

• 06 kwangu-10

  Thola imvume

  Esikhathini esedlule, abagibeli nabakwa-backpackers kwakungadingeki ukuba babe nezimvume ngenkathi beya eMgwaqweni Olahlekile, kodwa lokho kwashintsha ngo-2017. Manje, uma uhlose ukuhlala ubusuku bonke endleleni, kuzodingeka ubhalise ku-Recreation Recreation ngaphambi isikhathi, futhi ube nemvume yakho kuwe ngenkathi usendleleni. Iphemithi libiza ngentengo encane ku-$ 6.

  Futhi, qaphela ukuthi isimiso esisha sokuvumela sikhawulela inani labantu abantu emgwaqeni ukuya ku-60 kuphela ngosuku ngesikhathi sonyaka ophakeme (May 15 - Septemba 15) nabantu abangu-30 ngosuku ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka. Ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ungathola imvume yezinsuku ofuna ukuya kuzo, qiniseka ukuthola ukubhuka kwakho ekuqaleni.

• 07 kwangu-10

  Letha iThebula leTide

  Ngokungeziwe kuwo wonke amareya avamile owakwenzayo ohambweni lokubuyisela emuva, lapho uhlela e-Lost Coast Trail uzodinga futhi ukupakisha itafula le-tide. Kungenxa yokuthi ngamaphuzu amathathu ahlukene eceleni komzila, umzila usuke ungena ogwini, uphoqelela abagibeli ukuba bahambe ogwini ukuze bahambe ngengxenye yendlela. Eqinisweni, ezimbili zalezo zindawo ziyi-4 miles ubude, okwenza zibe yingxenye enkulu yomzila wonke.

  Lapho kufika amanzi, futhi amanzi ephakama, amanye alawo mabhishi ahlanganiswa ulwandle, okwenza aphelelwe amandla ngokuphelele. Ukwazi ukunyakaza kwalawo mafutha kuzokusiza ukuba uqonde nokuthi udinga kangakanani ukugijima ukuze uphonse amanzi aphakama. Uma kwenzeka ukungaqondanga kahle ijubane, ungathola ohlangothini olungalungile ogwini noma okubi nakakhulu, phakathi nendawo ukuwela lapho umfula ungena. Lokhu kungase kube yingozi kumuntu ongakulungele.

  Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba ungazami ukuwela amabhishi avulekile lapho amaqhuzu ekhuphuka njengoba angakwazi ngokushesha ukuba angaphephile. Unyaka ngamunye, abagibeli abambalwa baxoshwa ukuze babone amagagasi angalindelekile, ngakho-ke uyidlale ephephile, thintana netafula lamanzi, bese uhamba kuphela lezi zigaba lapho ulwandle lucacile.

• 08 kwezingu-10

  Phatha amanzi akho okuphuza

  Kunemifudlana eminingi, ama-creeks, nemifula emincane egijima eduze kweLost Coast Trail, ngakho-ke ukutholakala kwamanzi amasha okuphuza ngokuvamile akuyona inkinga. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ngeke kudingeke uphathe amanzi amaningi kanye nawe ukuze uhambe ngezinsuku ezingu-3-4, nakuba uzodingeka uphathe amanzi owathola endleleni. Imifudlana ingahle ibukeke icacile, kodwa awukwazi ukuthi kunezinambuzane ezincane, izimpungushe noma izifo ezikuyo ngaphakathi. Njengoba njalo lapho uhamba, kungcono ukuba uphephe kunokudabuka.

• 09 kwezingu-10

  Buka i-Wildlife

  I-Lost Coast Trail iyinhlangano yezinhlobo eziningi zezilwane zasendle kanye nabahamba ngezinyawo bazofuna ukugcina amehlo abo ehlanjululwa kulo lonke uhambo. Kungenzeka ukuthi bangabhekana ne-elk, izinyamazane, izintabeni zezintaba, ama-rattlesnake, ngisho namahabhere endleleni. Ngokuvamile, lezo zidalwa zizokwehlisela ehlane njengabantu abahamba ngezinyawo, kodwa kusadingeka ukuba uhlale wazi ukuthi kungenzeka kanjani ukuhlangana ngaso sonke isikhathi.

  Futhi ngenxa yokuthi kunezinyosi kule ndawo, noma ubani okanise ubusuku bonke kufanele futhi alethe i-beer canister ndawonye ukuze agcine ukudla kwabo kungafinyeleleki. Izintshebe ezilambile ngeke zicabange ngokuphindaphindiwe ekamu uma kusho ukuthi bangathola ukudla okukhululekile.

• 10 kwangu-10

  Vakashela i-Punta Gorda Lighthouse

  Mhlawumbe iphuzu elidume kakhulu kulo lonke umzila litholakala kude nomngcele osenyakatho we-Lost Coast. Yilapho abashayeli bezokuvakasha bezohlangana khona nePunta Gorda Lighthouse, eyakhiwa emuva ngo-1912 futhi yasebenza njengomkhonto wokuxwayisa imikhumbi kude nogu lolwandle lwaseCalifornia amashumi eminyaka ngaphambi kokugcina igcinwe kahle ngo-1951.

  Namuhla, i-lighthouse iyindawo yokuphumula ethandwayo yabagibeli nabagibeli, abangakwazi ukuhamba ngezinyathelo zabo ukuze babuke kahle indawo ezungezile. Kubuye kwenzeke indawo enhle yangaphandle nangemuva yabalandeli bezinsuku futhi.