I-Kancamagus Highway: Owesabayo

Idrayivu Enhle kakhulu ye-New England ye-New England, esuka "Emuva Emuva E-New England"

I- National Scenic Byway yaseNew Hampshire enegama elishayela ulimi-i-Kancamagus Highway-iyidrayivu enkulu kakhulu eNew England . Ungabiza ngokuthi "i-Kanc" emfishane, njengabantu bendawo, futhi ungakwazi ukujabulela injabulo ehamba phambili yokuhamba nge-gap, lapho izinkulungwane zezivakashi zenza unyaka ngamunye. Ngosuku oluphakeme, izimoto ezingaphezu kuka-4,000 zihamba kancane okungenani ingxenye yalo mzila.

Izikhombisi-ndlela zokushayela ze-Kancamagus Highway

Landela Umzila 112, iKancamagus Highway, entshonalanga ukusuka kuConway kuya eLincoln.

Ukuhlala Ngaphezulu? Qhathanisa amazinga nokubuyekezwa kwe-Conway noma amahhotela e-Lincoln nge-TripAdvisor.

I-Kancamagus Highway engu-34-kilomitha (ukubiza okulungile ngokuthi "kank-ah-MAU-gus," njengenyanga ka-Agasti) inqamula isiteshi esempumalanga-ntshonalanga nge-Amahlathi ase-White Mountain kazwelonke angu-800 000. Uma izihlahla ezinamahlathi ezinamaqabunga ezinamaqabunga zishintsha imifino yazo ehlobo ukuze ziveze ama-shade ekwindla, zikhanyiswa ngokumelene nesigqila esingaba khona saso sonke isikhathi sezinye izilwane zazo eziqhamukayo, okwenza lokhu kube yindlela ephawulekayo futhi ethandekayo yamagqabi. Abashayeli bamabhayisikili bathokoza ukuguqulwa futhi baphenduke njengoba umgwaqo omkhulu ukhuphukela endaweni engaba ngu-3 000 ezinyaweni zeNtaba iKancamagus. Izindlela zokufinyelela ezifinyeleleka kalula zibiza abantu abahamba ngezinyawo, futhi izimbobo zokubhukuda ezinamadwala, eziqoshwe ukuguguleka komhlabathi, imindeni ehehayo ifuna ukukhululeka kusukela e-summer swelter.

Yize igcina idumela elihle phakathi kwabafuna indawo, i-Kancamagus Highway iyindlela emisha kakhulu, njengoba kuhamba indlela eNew England ehamba phambili.

Ezinye imigwaqo emidala kanye nemigwaqo yedolobhana yafika eNqabeni Yezwe Elinezintambo, eyayibekwa eceleni yokulondolozwa nguhulumeni kahulumeni ngo-1911, kodwa ukuxhumana phakathi kukaConway noLincoln kwakungagcwaliswa kuze kube ngo-1959. Umgwaqo wawuvuliwe ngo-1964, futhi ngo-1968 yahlonywa okokuqala, evumela umgwaqo wonyaka wonke.

I-New Hampshire State Route 112 ibizwa ngokuthi nguKhomagus oyiNtloko, "Owesabayo." UKancamagus wayengumholi wokugcina we-Penacook Confederacy, inyunyana yezinhlanga ezingaphezu kwezingxenye eziyishumi nesikhombisa zaseNew England Indian, owakhiwa kuqala ngumkhulu kaKancamagus, Passaconaway, ngo-1627. UKancamagus wazama ukugcina ukuthula phakathi kwabantu bakhe nokudubula abahlali baseNgilandi, kodwa impi ukuchithwa kwegazi kwaphoqelela izizwe ukuba zihlakazeke, ikakhulukazi zibuyela emuva enyakatho yeNew Hampshire naseCanada.

Esigabeni se-Saco Ranger entshonalanga neConway, ungathatha ibalazwe bese uqala ukuhlela izitebhisi zakho ezinhlobonhlobo ezehlukene ezikhethwe kahle, izindawo zokuhlala, izindawo zepikinikini, imigwaqo yokuhamba ngezinyawo, kanye namasayithi omlando eduze neKanc. Ngaphandle kokuthi uhlele ukushayela ngqo ngaphandle kokuyeka, kuzodingeka futhi uthenge iphapathi yokupaka. Isikhungo sokwazisa isivakashi sisekhona ekupheleni kwesentshonalanga yeKanc eLincoln, uma unquma ukushayela umzila emuva.

Njengoba ufaka i-White Mountain National Forest, uzobona ukuthi umgwaqo omkhulu ulandela indlela yoMfula i-Swift, ogcwele amatshe amakhulu adala inkinga yamanzi. Umfula uhamba njengezintaba zezintaba ziqhakazile entwasahlobo, kodwa ukugeleza kuyashesha kufika ehlobo.

I-stop yokuqala ethandwa kakhulu emgwaqweni i-Covered Bridge Campground, lapho ungahamba khona ngaphesheya kwe-Albany Covered Bridge, eyakhelwe phezu koMfula i-Swift ngo-1858 futhi ubuyiselwa ngo-1970. I-Boulder Loop Trail ye-campground engu-3.1-mile inikeza imibono yokugibela emfuleni futhi 3,575-foot Mount Chocorua eningizimu. Indawo ephansi ye-Falls Falls Scenic iyinhlangano ye-Hangout ephezulu ethandwa kakhulu yabezindaba kulabo abafuna ukushisa ilanga emadwaleni noma ukushayela emachibini angajulile. Yindawo enhle yokubheka abagibeli bamanzi abamhlophe lapho umfula ugijima ne-runoff entwasahlobo.

I-Falls Falls e-Upper Falls e-Rocky Gorge Scenic Area inikeza umsindo ozwakalayo wesimiso sabaningi. Ukubhukuda kule gorge enamapulangwe akuvumelekile. I-Lovequist Loop Trail ejikeleze i-Falls Pond ukuhamba okulula nokujabulisayo emahlathini.

Qhubeka nokushayela ngasentshonalanga kwiRussell-Colbath Historic Site, lapho ukuvakasha kukaRussell Colbath House kungakushiya ushaqa ikhanda lakho. Eyakhelwe umqhubi wezinsika uSussell Russell ngo-1832, ikhaya elincane lazuza ifa ngo-1887 ngumzukulu wakhe uRuth Priscilla nomyeni wakhe, uThomas Alden Colbath. Ngo-1891, uTomas washiya indlu ngelinye ilanga, etshela uRuthe ukuthi uzobuya "isikhashana." Wabeka i-lantern efasiteleni njalo kusihlwa-ngenxa yeminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye-njengoba ekulindele ukubuya kwakhe, kodwa akazange ambone futhi. Eminyakeni emithathu emva kokufa kwakhe, awusoze uqagele ukuthi ubani owaboniswa. Kodwa uThomas Colbath ukhulume ngale ndlu, kodwa waphinde waqala izindlela zakhe zokugembula.

Ukunyuka okuncane okungahambi kahle kakhulu kwezingxenye ezingamamitha amahlanu kuyadingeka ukubuka umcibisholo omncane kanye nochungechunge lwezimpophoma ezithokozisa ezakha iSabbaday Falls, enye yezimiso ezithandwa kakhulu. (Ungaphuthelwa lawa amanye amaNtaba aMhlophe aseMhlophe ngenkathi usendaweni.)

Emuva emgwaqweni omkhulu, izindlebe zakho zingase ziqale ukuphuma uma uqala ukunyuka kwentaba iKancamagus. Buka i-Sugar Hill, i-Pemigewasset, ne-Hancock Overlook, ehlinzeka yonke indawo ukupaka nokuqonda indawo enhle kakhulu enhle. Ekuboneni kokuqala, izintaba eziqongweni zezintaba zibonakala sengathi zidlala imidlalo, kodwa okunye okuzokwenza kubonakale kuzoveza umdwebo wephayinsi ochazwe ngabanye abavame ukuma emasimini. I-Big Rock Campground ihlala kwenye indawo ebhukuda, eyaziwa ngokuthi u-Bath Upper Lady.

I-Kancamagus Highway ihlela eLincoln, ikhaya le-Loon Mountain Ski Area kanye nemikhaya eminingi ekhangayo. Okuphawuleka kakhulu yi-Clark's Trading Post kanye nezinsimbi zakhe eziqeqeshiwe eziqeqeshiwe. Eqinisweni, lezi zimbongolo ziqeqeshwe kahle futhi zidla kahle, ukuthi ngisho noma ngabe zikwazi ukuzulazula "okwesikhashana," ungabheja ukuthi bekungeke kube yiminyaka engamashumi amane nambili ngaphambi kokuba babuyele.

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