Jabulela ukushushuluza, ukushayela izinja, ukukhwabanisa, nokuningi kule dolobha yase-quirky yangaphambili.
I-Durango, iColorado iyamangalisa kakhulu futhi inokuthile kusuka ekudumeni kuya emakhakheni okuhweba ukuya emanzini. Idolobha liseningizimu-ntshonalanga yeColorado futhi lihamba ngehora lesithathu ukusuka e-Albuquerque, ihora eliyi-6 ukusuka kuDenver, nehora eliyisikhombisa ukuhamba ukusuka e-Phoenix. Idolobhana libuye libe nesibhulogi esincane esivumela ukuthi ubaleke emadolobheni afana neDenver nePhoenix ngehora elilodwa.
I-Durango yasungulwa ngo-1879 ukuze ibe yindawo eyisisekelo sabamayini abasakazekile endaweni yonke eyayizungezile, futhi ishintshile kancane kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, igcina ukubukeka kwayo kwe-boomtown.
Into eye yashintsha yukuthi izimakethe kanye nethuluzi lezitolo ezake zakhiwe emgwaqweni omkhulu ziye zathathwa indawo yezitolo zobuciko kanye ne-gourmet epulazini ekudleni zokudlela.
Ngabathandi be-Winter Sports
Uma ukuphumula nokunye kwezemidlalo yasebusika kuyinto yakho, indawo engcono kakhulu ongayifinyelela i-Purgatory Resort, elitholakala ngamamayela angu-26 ngaphandle kwedolobha. Ngenkathi igama le-resort lingase lizwakale lisongela, empeleni liyindawo ezolile, enomusa enomuntu wonke-kunesizathu esibizwa ngokuphindaphindiwe ngokuthi iNorthern America's Best Ski Value nge-TripAdvisor.
Indawo yokubhuka inezintaba ezingu-99 zezindiza kanye namapaki ayisithupha e-snowboarders. Zihlelwe ngokugcwele kuzo zonke izidingo zakho, zihlinzeka ngokuqasha, ukulungiswa, nezifundo kuzo zonke ubudala namazinga. Kunokuningi okuningi okukujabulelayo kwabangewona ama-skier, njengoba indawo yokubhuka inikeza ne-tubing ye-snow, izinkambo ze-snowshoe, i-dog sledding, ukugibela kwe-sleigh, ukuhamba kwe-cross-country, nezinkambo ze-snowmobile.
Uma ufuna ukusondelana nayo yonke isenzo, cabanga ukufaka e-resort. Kukhona izinto eziningana, kusuka kuma-studios ase-slopeside ukuze zifinyelele ezitokisini zezindiza, eziyimfihlo futhi ziqashiwe. Ukuhlala kunoma iyiphi yezindawo futhi kukunikeza ukufinyelela okulula ezindaweni zokudlela eziyisishiyagalolunye, ezitolo eziyisishiyagalombili, kanye ne-spa.
Yini okumelwe uyenze ngaphandle kwe-Slopes
Hlola umkhosi wendawo noma imicimbi uma ungangeni esikhwameni noma udinga ikhefu. I-Purgatory Resort cishe inomcimbi owodwa okhethekile noma okunye okuqhubekayo. Ungacishe uqiniseke ukuthi uthole i-yoga, amakilasi, ukusebenza komculo okubukhoma, ukuvakashelwa nezinja zokulondoloza, noma omunye umsebenzi okwenzeka ngesikhathi uvakashele. Ungase futhi uhlele ukuhlala kwakho ezungeze imicimbi ekhethekile eyayiqhutshwa kanye ngonyaka, njengeKhadibhodi Derby, lapho abantu abahlelwa khona ukuhlelwa kwemiklamo eyenziwe ngekhadibhodi, noma i-Angels & Demons Party, ephethe imikhosi kanye neqembu eliseqa phansi entabeni. .
Noma yiya etafuleni bese uvakashela i-Animas Museum, efaka umbukiso emlandweni wendawo kanye nango-1904 wokufundela ekilasini.
Ukuhamba ngezintaba kungenye indlela enkulu edolobheni, kusukela i-Durango isenhliziyweni yezintaba zaseSan Juan. Enye yezintaba ezithandeka kakhulu zendawo yi-Animas Mountain Trail, evukela intaba ngaphandle kwedolobha futhi inikeza imibono emangalisayo. Kuyinto elula ngokwanele ukukhuphuka ukuthi kufanele ukwazi ukukwenza unyaka wonke. Uma ufuna umzila ofanelwe bonke abantu nezinhlobo zezulu, zama umzila we-Animas River, indlela evuliwe ngokugcwele ehamba emfuleni oyiPopas ovelele futhi udlula edolobheni.
Phuma Endleleni
I-Durango isengakabonakali, kepha ingathola izivakashi ngezinye izikhathi. Uma ufuna ukubuyela emuva ngesikhathi futhi wazi ukuthi kwakunjani emashumini eminyaka edlule, hamba ihora ku-Silverton, owayekade ehlala emigodini ephakeme ezintabeni ezihlala kubantu abangu-600 nje kuphela futhi engakhiwa kakhulu kuneDurango.
Enye yezindlela ezithandwa kakhulu ukufika eSiltonton kuzothatha i-Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, isakhiwo se-steam esaziqala ukudonsa igolide nesiliva phakathi kwamadolobha amabili futhi manje sithatha abantu ngendlela evelele kakhulu ezweni. Isitimela singathola imali, kodwa-ke, uma ubheka ukulondoloza imali ungabamba imibono efanayo yeHlathi leSizwe laseSan Juan ngokushayela eSiltonton eSan Juan Skyway.
Uma usukhona lapho, hamba eduze kwedolobha bese ungena ezakhiweni zamanga ezingamanga nezitolo zesipho se-eclectic.
Ekupheleni komgwaqo omkhulu, uzongena eSan Juan County Historical Society, okukunika ukubuka okuhlangene emlandweni wendawo. Ungase ucabange ukuthi kuyimyuziyamu njenganoma yiyiphi enye uze uhambe ungene emigodini yezimayini ezenzakalelayo futhi uhlangabezane nezimo ezingenakukhathazeka futhi ezivame ukwesabeka lapho abavukuzi baseSilton bafanele bakhuthazele khona.
I-skiers (abaphambili kakhulu, okungukuthi) bayothokozisa ngalokho uSiltonton okuzokwenza, njengoba nje ngaphandle kwedolobha i-Silverton Mountain, indawo ephakeme kunazo zonke yezindiza eNyakatho Melika enamamitha angu-13 487. Abasebenzi benza umsebenzi wokunciphisa i-avalanche kodwa ngaphandle kokushiya intaba embusweni wayo wemvelo, okusho ukuthi awuqukethe ukugijima. Ngokuqinisekile kuphephile nje kuphela ngenxa yezinzuzo, kodwa uma wazi ukuthi wenzani uzoba nesipiliyoni sokuphila kwakho konke.
Uma usenesikhathi esisele ngemuva kokudla le mizi engakahle, kufanelekile ukuvakashela i-Mesa Verde National Park, okuyihora lokuhamba ukusuka eDurango namahora amabili ukusuka e-Silverton. Ipaki yindawo yokuhlala abantu baseMelika baseMelika abaye baqopha ngokuqondile emaphandleni afaka indawo. Njengoba uhamba ngezindawo ezinkulu zamatshe, uzobona ukuthi kungani ubizwa ngezinye zezimangaliso zomhlaba.