Nakhu konke okudingayo ukwazi ukuhlela idrayivu kulokhu okumangalisayo
Uma ufuna imibono, phakamisa up, up, up. Izintaba zaseColorado zinikeza ezinye ze-panorama ezithandekayo kakhulu emhlabeni - futhi ezinye ezingakujabulela ngaphandle kokuphuka.
I-Colorado inezindawo ezingu-26 ezisemthethweni ze-Scenic ne-Historic Byways, okuyinto imigwaqo ethakazelisayo kangangokuthi iyindawo, yona nayo. Enye yezindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokuhlola ukuthi yi-Colorado's Guanella Pass.
Le migwaqo imane nje ilinde ngokwanele ukuba ihambe phakathi nohambo lokuhamba.
Kungaba ngamamitha angu-22 ubude futhi kuthatha cishe ihora ukushayela, nakuba ungase ufune ukuvimba isikhathi esengeziwe sokuma, thatha izithombe bese uhlola isifunda esidlulayo.
I-Guanella Pass inikeza imibono yeNtaba iBierstadt, enye yezinkanyezi ezine ezidumile zaseColorado (izintaba ezingamamitha angu-14 000 ngaphezu kwezilwandle noma ezide kakhulu), futhi idlula edolobheni elidumile laseGeorgetown, omunye wemiphakathi yase-Victorian egcinwe kahle kakhulu esifundazweni. Lo mgwaqo uhlanganisa ukubukwa okubukeka kahle kokubili imvelo kanye nezakhiwo; futhi ikudlulisela endaweni enokuthula yemvelo, kanye nokubukeka ngemuva kwesikhathi.
Nakhu ukubuka ngokucophelela i-Guanella Pass Scenic Byway nakho konke okudingeka ukwazi ukufaka kukho eholidini lakho elizayo le-Colorado.
I-Guanella Pass: Imininingwane
Ukuphakama : izinyawo ezingu-11,670 ngaphezu kolwandle lolwandle.
Kuphi? Ngaphandle kwe-US Route 285 ku-Clear Creek County, entshonalanga ye-Denver. Kuyinto encane yokuqeda umgwaqo omkhulu kodwa kuwufanele.
Iphinde ihlobanise i-Interstate 70 ethandwayo ne-Highway 285, engenzi nje ukugibela okuhle kodwa ewusizo.
Izimo zomgwaqo: Umgwaqo uvotshwe futhi awudingi ukushayela ngamagundane amane. Ukudlula akugcinwa ebusika, kodwa, ngemuva kweqhwa elikhulu, lingavalwa. Qiniseka ukuthi uhlola izimo zomgwaqo ngaphambi kokuphuma.
Ukubukwa unyaka wonke kunhle ngezizathu ezahlukene.
Ngekuwa, ungabona imibala eguqukayo yamaqabunga. Ngesikhathi sasehlobo, izimbali zasendle ezimibalabala ziyamangalisa. Ehlobo, izihlahla eziluhlaza kanye notshani zidlala emkhathini omkhulu weBrooklyn. Ebusika, i-blanket serene yeqhwa elimhlophe ihlanganisa umhlaba.
Ubude bokuhamba : amamayela angu-22, cishe ihora elilodwa (noma ngaphezulu, kuye ngokuthi bangaki ama-stop you take).
Uhambo : Idlule likuletha phakathi kwamanzi amabili: iSouth Platte neCray Creek. Uzohamba nge-spruce nama-aspen grove, eceleni kwamakhiwane kuze kube yilapho ushaya ama-timberline (yilapho izihlahla ziyeka khona ngenxa yokuphakama). Lapha, uzokwazi ukubona i-tundra eyigugu. (Ungalokothi uhambe ku-tundra. Kuthatha isikhathi eside ukukhula futhi kudinga ukuvikelwa.)
Isimo sezulu sizokhula sikhuphuka njengoba usukhuphuka, ngakho-ke ngisho nasehlobo, gqoka ngezigcawu uma ufuna ukuphuma emotweni ukuhlola. Phezulu, uzothola amadokhumenti, izindawo zakudala zezimayini kanye nemizi emangalisayo yaseVietnam yaseGeorgetown neSiliva Plume. Kulezi zindawo, ungathola amasayithi amaningi omlando nezikhangayo, kanye nawo wonke amazinga emigwaqo emikhulu yokuhamba ngezinyawo, kusukela ekhululekile kuya enhle.
Amaphuzu Avelele Ngendlela
Izilwane zasendle: Lindela ukubona ezinye zezilwane zasendle kule drive.
Izilwane ezihlala kule ndawo zifaka kodwa azikhawulelanga kuma-beavers, izimvu ezinkulu (iGeorgetown enkulu yezimvu zezimvu zaseGeorgetown ingenye yezinkomo ezinkulu zeColorado), ama-bobcats, falcons, ama-wings, ama-pikas, amabhere amnyama, i-elk, i-chipmunks, izimpungushe, izingonyama zezintaba, izimpukane, izinambuzane, ama-raccoons, izimbuzi zezintaba, izimpisi, ama-marmot aphuzi kanye nokuningi. Awusoze wazi ukuthi ubani ongase ubone ukukhahlela, ngakho gcina ikhamera yakho ilungile.
Qaphela: Yiqiniso, yiba nokuhlakanipha emhlabeni jikelele. Uma ugijimela ibhere elimnyama, ingonyama yezintaba noma i-elk, ungabi yisiwula bese uzama ukuthatha inyama yezilwane zasendle noma ukuphuma emotweni ukuze uthole ukubuka okuseduze. Hlala emotweni yakho bese ushiya izilwane zodwa, hhayi kuphela ngenxa yakho kodwa nangenxa yazo. Izilwane zasendle zingenakulinganiswa, futhi akufanelekile ingozi.
I-Georgetown : I- Historic Georgetown (ehlanganiswe ngo-1868) yidolobha elincane elishiya impembelelo enkulu.
Leli dolobha lase-mining lenze umsebenzi omkhulu ekulondolozeni umlando wayo kanye nezakhiwo. Sincoma ukuyeka idrayivu yakho ukuhamba edolobheni laseGeorgetown. Ngokulingana nokuhle kakhulu: Hamba kunenye yezindlela zikaGeorgetown ezijule ngaphakathi kwezemvelo bese uhamba ukuze uhambe imilenze yakho ngemva kokushayela.
Lapho usendaweni edolobheni, bheka izenzakalo ezikhethekile, njengeGeorgetown Home & Garden Tour ehlobo (ngoJulayi osekupheleni kwesikhathi), lapho imizi yangasese ivula iminyango yabo emphakathini ukwabelana ngemakhaya abo emangalisa. Ungakwazi ukuhamba ngezindlu zangempela, iminyuziyamu namasonto bese uzenza sengathi uhlala ezikhathini zamaVictor.
Enye into ejabulisayo eGeorgetown ukuhamba ngomgwaqo eGeorgetown Loop Railroad, ngenye indawo ekhanda kakhulu ehamba ngamamitha angu-93 ngaphezulu kweCray Creek. Funda ngomlando wezimayini kulolu hambo olujabulisayo futhi uma ufuna, ungahlola ngisho nemayini yami endala yesiliva - nge-guide kanye nekhati elinzima, kunjalo.
I-Historic Hamill House Museum : Ngokuqinisekile lokhu kuyakhanga kakhulu esifundeni esidala saseGeorgetown. Ihle kakhulu futhi igcinwe ngokuphelele, kuze kube umhlobiso kanye nefenisha ngisho namasu okulima. Emadongeni, ungathola iphepha lodonga langempela nakulo lonke isakhiwo, ifenisha yangempela. Ngenye yehlobo.
Ihhotela De Paris : Uma unquma ukuyeka futhi uhlale ubusuku ngenkathi uhambo lwakho lomgwaqo, yilapho ukubhuka khona ubusuku bakho. Le hotele ibuyela emuva ngasekupheleni kwe-1800 futhi hhayi nje enhle kuphela; nakho kunendaba emnandi. Emuva emini, izakhamizi zaseGeorgetown zibophe ndawonye ukuze zisize umvukuzi aqale ihhotela ngemuva kokulimala ukusindisa umngane wakhe emotweni. Liye lahlala liyisisekelo esikhulu saseGeorgetown - nomoya walo womphakathi - kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
I-Georgetown Energy Museum: Kulungile, umqondo weminyuziyamu yamandla kungenzeka ukuthi ungayitholi inhliziyo yakho ngokushesha - kodwa lokhu kuhle kakhulu. Kuyinto endala kunazo zonke esebenza nge-AC emzimbeni we-hydrolectric eColorado, esebenza kusukela ngo-1900. Ingxenye eyodwa yegenerator kagesi, ingxenye eyodwa yeminyuziyamu yomlando. Misa nge; uqinisekile ukuthi ufunda okuthile.
Mount Bierstadt: Akukho ukuhambela eColorado kuqedile ngaphandle kokubuka, ukudubula izithombe noma, uma kunokwenzeka, uvakashele phezulu okungenani oyedwa. Leli liyizinyawo ezingu-14,065. Ukunyuka phezulu kuyacatshangwa okuphakathi, ngenzuzo ephelele yokuphakama kwamamitha angu-2,850 ngaphezu kwamamayela angu-7. Abantu abaningi bacabanga ukuthi lokhu kuyisimiso esihle sokuqala se-timer ngoba kulula kakhulu-kahle, ngokuba ngumuntu wesine. I-trail ngempela ifika nje ekugcineni kanzima. Qinisekisa ukuthi ulungele ukuzama nokuphakama. Phuza amanzi amaningi bese ulungiselela nge-backpack egcwele kahle ngaphambi kokuphuma.
Ungathola inhloko ye-trail ephuma ku-Guanella Pass Scenic Byway, amamayela angu-12 kuya phezulu kwedlule. Uzothola izinqola zokupaka eziningana kanye ne-trailhead esiseduze. Le ndlela ithandwa kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ehlobo, ngakho-ke uma ungayenza lapha ngaphambilini ngosuku, ungase uphelelwe ukugijima. (Ungakwazi ngisho nokuletha inja yakho ye-on-leash.) I-Mount Bierstadt Trail ibukeka kahle kakhulu kusimo sezulu esishisayo, ngoJuni kuya kuSeptemba.
I-Plume yesiliva: Enye idolobha elifanele ukuvakashela endaweni e-Clear Creek i-Silver Plume. Hamba phansi edolobheni elimnandi lase-Victorian, uthenge ama-antiques, uthathe indebe yetiyi, uthole i-bite ukuze udle ebhodini, bheka i-depot ka-1884, uhlole imayini yami yesiliva engu-1870, ufunde ngomlando wesitimela esitimeleni futhi ngisho uthathe isitimela sokuhamba.
Indawo yase- Geneva Basin Ski : Enye iphuzu elijabulisayo yile ndawo yangaphambili ye-ski, emakhilomitha ambalwa eningizimu yeGuanaella Pass. Le ndawo ye-ski yavuleka kusukela ngo-1963 kuya ku-1984. Qha, awukwazi ukuphumula lapho (ayinaso iqhwa), kodwa imibono isamangalisa futhi umlando uyinveli. Akuzona zonke izinsuku ozobona indawo ye-ski-down.