Zibekelele ukuze uphumelele ngamathiphu amahle kakhulu okubuyisela emuva kwabaqalayo
Indawo enhle kakhulu yaseColorado ingatholakala cishe noma yikuphi esifundazweni, kusukela emigwaqweni yaseDenver kuya esitolo sokupaka esitolo.
Kodwa abanye bangaphikisana ngokuthi isipiliyoni se-Rocky Mountain sifihliwe ezindaweni ezilukhuni phakathi kwezintaba.
I-Colorado State Reganger u-Amy Hoppes uthe uma ubumnyama bemvelo oyifunayo, ukuphindwa kabusha kuyindlela yokuhamba.
"Kuyafaneleka ukuzama ukuzama," kusho uHoppes, oholele ukuhamba kwamantombazane iminyaka engaphezu kweyishumi.
"Kukhona okuthile ngokungahambi nabo bonke abantu, ukuphuma ngaphandle ngezimoto zakho kanye nemvelo."
Kodwa ukuvakashela amasayithi angaphansi okufundwayo kahulumeni kungaba nzima, kunselele futhi kusatshele ama-novices. Uma ungakwazi ngisho ukuthola ukuthi ungaphi. Kunezinkulungwane zemigwaqo e-Colorado ukukhetha kusuka, ngobubanzi obude obubanzi, ukulinganisa ubunzima, izinzuzo nezinselele.
Zibeke uphumelele ekubuyiseleni kwe-Colorado ngalezi zeluleko zokubuyisela iziqalo zabaqalayo.
Khetha iPaki
I gear efanele ibalulekile, kuqala ngepakethe.
Khuluma nochwepheshe be-REI noma isitolo sakho sangaphandle sendawo ukuze uthole amathiphu ekutholeni iphakethe elisezingeni elifanele, isitayela nokulingana. Zama ezinhlobonhlobo zemikhiqizo nezitayela ngaphambi kokwenza utshalomali.
Amaphakheji e-backpacks angabiza, kepha akudingeki uphonsa inhlanhla ukuze uthole okulungile. Ngemuva kokuqhathanisa amaphakethe esitolo, thenga okusetshenzisiwe kwesinye sezithandani eziningi zombuso ezingaphandle zifuna ukulayisha ama gear.
Ungathola iziteshi zokugibela ezisetshenzisiwe ezitolo zezemidlalo zokuthumela, endaweni yokuthengisa emakethe (njenge-Craigslist noma i-Facebook's market) noma ngisho nokudayiswa kwedidi.
Okusha akusiyo njalo kangcono. Induduzo iyihluthulelo kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ingakanani ubudala, isetshenzisiwe noma iyithengeka. Ngezinye izikhathi iphakethe elisetshenzisiwe lingakwazi ukulingana kangcono ngoba liphuliwe. Qinisekisa ukuthi usemweni omuhle, ngezintambo zokusebenza kanye nezimbobo.
"I-backpack yakho iyindlela yokuqala yokuzivikela ukuze uvumelane kahle futhi ukhululeke," kusho uHoppes. "Ubudala, uhlobo kanye nenani lepakethe alinandaba. Vele uqinisekise ukuthi uthola iphakethe elihle kuwe. "
Ngaphandle kwesikhwama, cabanga ngobukhulu nesisindo sezinto ezinkulu, njengesikhwama sokulala nesigqoko sokulala, ukuze ukwandise isikhala sokugcina esitholakalayo futhi unciphise umthwalo.
Ukukhanya kwePakethe
Ngisho negesi elisha elincane, iphakethe eligcwele kakhulu lingaphazamisa isipiliyoni sakho se-backpacking.
Hlela ukugqoka izingubo ezifanayo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Gwema izingubo ezingadingekile ukuze uthole indawo yokubaluleka, njengemvula yamanzi ukulwa nemvula yamanzi ntambama, futhi ugqoke emigqeni ukuze uhlale ufudumele njengoba izinga lokushisa liwela phezulu.
Uma ukhuphuka endaweni ephakeme, phakamisa amanzi amaningi nokudla okulula okulayishwe ama-electrolyte ukulwa nokugula okuphakeme.
Yiba nengqondo ngalokho okulethayo, kodwa ungakhohlwa ukuphuma egumbini ukuze uthole ukwelapha. I-can yebhiya, ibha ye-candy noma ipaki yamakhadi ngeke athathe isikhala esikhulu futhi enze imivuzo emikhulu uma ulala ubusuku.
Hlanganisa izintaba
I-Colorado igcwele izinto ezimangazayo, kusukela ekubukeni okumangalisa kwesimo sezulu esingalindelekile. Nciphisa izinkumanga ezingavumelekile futhi wakhe ukuzethemba ngaphambi kohambo lwakho olulandelayo lokubuyela emuva ngokugijima kokuhlolwa noma ezimbili.
Zenza ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngepakethe yakho.
Ukuhamba ngezinsuku kuyindlela enhle yokuthola izinyawo zakho ngaphansi kwakho, ukuvivinya amagiya wakho futhi ukhululeke ngaphambi kokuba usule kakhulu ehlane ukuze uphume.
Thola umzila ezintabeni noma ukuhamba ngokuzenzekelayo epaki ukuze uqale ukuhlolwa. I-Deer Creek Canyon loop eJefferson County iyi-hike elula, eyi-2.7-mile yokugijima isikhathi eside, ukuhlolwa kwehora lamahora wegeyimu yakho.
Thatha isikhathi sakho. Sebenzisa isikhathi sokwenza izinguquko kwiphakethe lakho negiya ukuze uthole ukufaneleka okukhululekile.
Ungaguquki ekuqaleni kwesibonakaliso sezulu esibi. Phonsa imvula yakho yamanzi noma ezinye izendlalelo ezingaphezulu futhi uqhubeke uhamba. Kungumkhuba omuhle wokwenza kwangempela. Yiqiniso, yiba smart. Ikakhulukazi uma uhamba ngezinyawo eziphakeme, lapho umbani ungaba yingozi.
Khetha Indawo Yakho
Izindlela ze-Colorado ezihamba phambili zinikeza izindawo ezingapheli zokugubha kusukela kokuqala ukuya emigwaqeni yezinga lobuchwepheshe.
Amapaki kaHulumeni kanye kazwelonke yindawo enhle yokuqala i-adventure yakho ye-backpacking, lapho izingozi zinikela ngezeluleko ezijulile ngobunzima bemigwaqo, imithombo yamanzi kanye nezindawo zamakhamera ezingakusiza ukuthi ubone indlela engcono kakhulu.
Hlola imigwaqo e-Golden Gate Canyon State Park cishe ngamamayela angu-14 enyakatho-ntshonalanga ye-Golden. Imigwaqo elula, ejwayelekile futhi enzima kuyo yonke ipaki iholele emaqenjini aqokiwe okumele agcinwe futhi akhokhwe esikhungweni sevakashele ngaphambili.
Umzila weHorseshoe uthatha abantu abahamba ngezinyawo 1.8 amamitha alinganiselayo endaweni yokukhosela ngemuva kokukhulula ngokwanele ukuze afane netende lokubuyisela emuva, elinikeza ukuvikelwa kwamaceleni amathathu kusuka esimweni esingalindelekile sezulu.
Izintaba eziningana eduze neBayley, cishe ngamamayela angu-45 eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeDenver, zinikeza amathrekhi amancane ahamba ngezinyawo mahhala, ahlakazekile ekamu.
Ungabi Nengqondo
I-backpacking iwukuba wonke umuntu, kusho iHoppes. Ungavumeli ukunqoba kwabanye abathandekayo bangaphandle kukuvimbele. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukhetha iphakethe noma indawo yohambo lwakho, hlala ugxile kulokho okukusebenzelayo.
Letha umngane onolwazi olusizo ukuthi ubani ongakusiza ekuqondiseni noma yikuphi ukuqhuma endleleni, i-Hoppes ikhuthaza. Futhi ungakhohlwa ukuthatha konke, kusho.
"Kukhona okunye mayelana nokwanele, ukuphila kulokho okulethele nawe okukunika umqondo wokufeza," kusho uHoppes. "Yilokho okuyingxenye engcono kakhulu."