Amathiphu wezinsuku zezintaba zezintaba ezihamba phambili ezizweni eziphezulu
Izintaba ezihamba ngezintaba ziyakusondeza ngemvelo, kusukela emibonweni ekhudlwana yamaphuzu anezintambo ezinamapayipi namadwala angama-rock angaphezu kwelayini lomuthi kuya ebusweni bombala wezimbali ezincane ezinyaweni zakho. Kodwa ukuhamba ngezintaba kuthatha ucabange futhi uhlele, ngisho noma nje uhamba ngezinyawo amahoreni ambalwa noma usuku emigwaqeni emakwe eduze ne-Rocky Mountain resort.
Njengoba ngangihamba emgwaqweni we-Ridge eTelluride, imisindo yodwa kwakuyi-clacking yama-cicadas, ama-tweets aqabulayo ezinyoni ezingaziwa nokuthuthumela kwamaqabunga ase-aspen njengoba umoya uhamba nawo.
Ukukhanya kokukhanya phakathi kwamapayipi aminyene kwaqokomisa izimbali ezincane ezibomvu ezinyaweni zami kanye nezikhawu eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka emigodini ewile. Ukubuka okude kakhulu kwezihlahla ezazithela phezu kwamamitha angu-50 kuya kwangu-60 kwaveza ukuthi ama-cliff aphethwe yizingqimba ngo-July.
Ngathola elinye iqembu elilodwa labahamba ngezinyawo kule ndlela evame ukuthandwa kakhulu, ngakho-ke ngenkathi ngihamba ngezinye izincomo zokuhamba ngezinyawo ngaqala ukugxila engqondweni yami.
Amathiphu ezintaba zezintaba ngisho nasemigwaqweni ehambelana namahhotela
- Ngaphambi kokuqala, thola ulwazi mayelana nomzila ofuna ukuwathatha ehhovisi lezokwazisa izivakashi noma esiteshini, esiteshini se-Forest Ranger noma esitolo sendawo esithengisa ukuhamba ngezinyawo nokuhamba ngebhayisikili. Thatha izeluleko zendawo zendawo eziphuthumayo ngokucophelela - uma ethi umzila ulula, kungase kube kubo hhayi nge-folk-ancured city folk.
- Khetha izinyathelo ngokucophelela, ngakho izingane ezincane azikwazi ukungena enkingeni, ngokuhamba ezihlathini noma ezihlahleni.
- Hlela kusengaphambili uma ufuna ukusebenzisa isikhathi sakho esiningi ukugibela ekukhuphukeni, ukwehla, noma kokubili. Umsindo ubala, yebo? Kodwa, thatha umzila we-Ridge njengesibonelo salokho okungabonakali kalula. Igama nebalazwe kusikisela ukuthi uhamba emgqeni wesigcawu. Ngenkathi lokho kuyiqiniso, ngikhetha umzila (engazi ukuthi ngiyavuma kepha ngenjabulo kamuva ngaqaphela), lokho kwakusondela ngokuphelele ekukhuphukeni. Ngafunda lokhu eqenjini engangihlangana nalo, owayelokhu ekhuphuka kancane kusukela eqala komunye umkhawulo we-Ridge umzila. Ngisho nenja yabo yayikhathazekile kakhulu.
- Hlola njalo umbiko wemozulu wendawo ukuze ubone ukuthi ukuduma kwezulu kubikezelwe. (Bavame ukuqala ntambama.) Thatha uhambo lwakho ekuseni. Uma iqala ukuduma nokukhanya, yehla emuva.
- Amanye amabalazwe ahamba phambili, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni zokubhuka, akhombise ukuthi ngabe umzila ungowokugibela abantu, kuphela ngezintaba zebhayisikili, noma kokubili. Uma ukhetha ukuthula futhi ungakhathazeki ngokuhamba njalo izinyathelo ezimbalwa ezivela emgwaqweni ukuze amabhayisikili angene, khetha indlela efanele.
- Sonke sitshelwe ukuthi akufanele nanini sihambe sisodwa. Lokhu kuyiqiniso ngempela ekulandeleni. Emigwaqweni yokuhamba, noma kunjalo, ngibone abantu abaningi behamba ngezinyawo bodwa (futhi ngangihamba ngedwa ngalolo suku). Kunoma yikuphi, ngaso sonke isikhathi ake umuntu othile ekhaya noma umngane azi kahle ukuthi iyiphi indlela ohlela ukuyithatha. Uma uzilimaza futhi ungeke ubuyele ekhanda lomzila, abantu bazokwazi ukuthi bazoqala kuphi ukukufuna. Ukuhlala emaRockies, phakathi namahora wezindaba zeTV sivame ukuzwa ngokuphumelela ekutholeni abantu abalahlekile noma abahlukumezayo, ngezinye izikhathi ngoba akekho owaziyo ukuthi angaseshaphi.
Okufanele uthathe eNtabeni Izintaba Zosuku Izinsuku
- Njalo ulethe izembatho eziningana zokugqoka. Uma kusezintwini ezingama-80 phansi kwentaba izinga lokushisa phezulu, lapho liyizinkulungwane eziningana eziphakeme khona, lizobe liphansi. Ngezikhathi ezingavamile, kungaba ngisho iqhwa emaRockies futhi ngokuvamile uhla ngaphansi kwezingu-50 degrees ebusuku. (Ngezinye izikhathi, ngisho nangama-30s.) Uma uqala e-t-shirt, uphonsa ishidi elide elingenamikhono, uboya obukhulu futhi obhekene nesikhwama somshini noma iphakethe le-hip. Amamaki emvula alula kakhulu aqala ukuthulula.
Gqoka izicathulo ngokubamba kahle, ngoba imigwaqo eminingi ingumxube nodokodo. Emagqabeleni okuhamba ngezinyawo angakusiza ukukusindisa emaqenjini asontekile emigwaqweni emifula, lapho u-shale noma ugwaza ugwaze udoti ukuze kugcinwe izindlela.
- Abantu abaningi engibaziyo abanezinkinga zamadolo basebenzisa izinti zokuhamba. Ungathola okulula kakhulu ezindaweni eziningi zezemidlalo. Ngizisebenzisile ekugijimeni lapho kufanele usebenze indlela yakho phezulu, phansi noma ezungeze amadwala amakhulu nezinyathelo zokungcola, futhi zenza kube lula kakhulu.
- Letha ithuluzi elincane lokuqala lokusiza, i-flashlight, ikhampasi kanye nebalazwe. Ilalela ubuchwepheshe obuphansi, kodwa kunezindawo ehlane lapho ungakwazi khona ukuthola isignali futhi i-GPS noma ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza ku-smartphone yakho ngeke zitholakale kuwe.
Letha Ukudla Namanzi
Uthola amanzi ngokushesha endaweni ephakeme, ngakho uletha amanzi amaningi. Ungakhohlwa imigoqo yamandla noma okunye okukunika amandla okugcina ukuhamba.
Qaphela izilwane zasendle
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