I-Ski Town Ukukhangisa: i-Red Lodge, e-Montana

Le ndawo engaphandle kwe-radar inikeza ukushushuluza, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, ukushayela okumangalisayo, nokuningi.

Uma I-Cold Inhle

Akungabazeki ukuthi indaba yesimo sezulu esibikwa njalo kakhulu yenkathi ibe yisimo sezulu esifudumele kakhulu esibusisa iNyakatho-mpumalanga. Ngenkathi iningi le-East Coasters lingaphuthelwa ukushisa kwamazinga okushisa kanye nezinhlobo eziningi zemvula ezithwalayo, abathandi be skiing bajabule kakhulu, njengoba ngaphezulu ukuthi amaphesenti angu-30 azo zonke izikebhe zezindiza zivaliwe kule nkathi ngenxa yokungabi khona kweqhwa.

Izikebhe eziningi ezivame ukuhamba zihambela eNtshonalanga ye-US, lapho i-El NiƱo iphethini yesimo sezulu ibangele ngaphezu kwe-snowfall.

Kodwa-ke, inkinga ukuthi amadolobhana athandwa kakhulu e-Aspen naseTaos agcwele izivakashi eziningi kunokujwayelekile, okwenza imigqa yokuphakama ende, imigwaqo egcwele, nezinye izinkinga okufanele ungadingeki ukubhekana nazo eholidini.

Ngenhlanhla, kunamadolobha amaningi asempumalanga aseNtshonalanga ahlinzeka zonke izici ezifanayo njengezinkulu kodwa aziwa ngabendawo. I-Red Lodge, i-Montana ingenye yezibonelo ezinhle kakhulu, ngoba inamigqa emifushane, amanani aphansi, nabantu ababuyiselwe emuva (ngaphezu kwe-powder enkulu, yebo). I-Red Lodge ihora lokuhamba ukusuka ku- Billings , idolobha elikhulu kunawo wonke lase-Montana.

On the Slopes

Indawo eyinhloko yokudlula e-Red Lodge i-Red Lodge Mountain, umzila ohamba phambili wamaminithi angu-15 ukusuka edolobheni. Intaba, enezingqikithi ezingamamitha angu-9,416, ihlala emigwaqeni engaphansi kuka-71. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunezindawo ezimbili zokupaka lapho abantu beqhwa khona. Ungaqiniseka ukuthi cishe uzokwazi ukuzama yonke imigwaqo, njengoba amaphesenti angu-31 awo ahlanganiswa ngokuphelele ngeqhwa futhi bonke abanye basizwa umshini omkhulu we-snowmaking umthamo emaRockies aseNyakatho.

Intaba ifana nezwe ngokwakho, inikezela konke okudingayo, kusukela kwizifundo kuya ekukhetheni okuhlukahlukene kokudla okuthengiswayo -thi ngisho nesitolo segesi kusayithi. Intaba nayo ibamba imicimbi eminingi yamasonto onke, ehlanganisa izinhlanga, amakhonsathi, namaqembu.

Phindela edolobheni

Ehlezi phakathi kwezintaba ze-Beartooth ne-Custer National Forest, i-Red Lodge ayikho isizwe sendawo enhle.

Indlela enhle yokuzwa ngayo ukuthatha ukuhamba okuningi kwendawo. Uma ungesiyena ohamba ngezinyawo noma uhamba nezingane, zama iLake Fork Trail, indlela ehamba phambili ehamba ngezinyawo ezithinta imifula nemifula ecacile. I-trail egcwele ilula ngamamayela angu-19, kodwa kunamaphuzu amaningi okuzungeza, okuvumela ukuthi wenze ngokwezifiso isipiliyoni sakho. Abagibeli abaningi abanamakhono bayothokozela iBasin Creek Lakes Trail, umzila wamamitha angu-7.8 okhuphuka cishe yonke indlela. Uzothola ukuvivinya umzimba okujulile nokuhlangenwe nakho okungaqondakali.

I-Red Lodge yaziwa ngomlando wayo ngaphezu kobuhle bayo bemvelo. Idolobha lisekhaya leCarbon County Historical Society, elifaka imibukiso eqokomisa umlando wedolobha kanye nendawo ezungezile. I-Red Lodge iye yaziwa ngokuthi uhlobo lwe-oasis yamasiko e-Montana ngengxenye ngenxa yezemibukiso yayo eminingi. Enye yezinhle kakhulu i-Carbon County Arts Guild & i-Depot Gallery, elitholakala ngaphakathi kwedokhumenti yesitimela evuselelwe futhi ifaka imidwebo, izithombe, izithombe kanye nokuhlobisa ngabaculi bendawo.

I-Red Lodge yanezela ngisho nokuthinta kwayo okukhethekile kumabhayisikobho. I-cinema eyodwa ye-dolobha, i-Roman Theater, ibonisa amabhayisikobho afanayo nabanye abaningi, kodwa esikhundleni sokuhlala ezihlalweni ezivamile uzothola ukubukela umbukiso kusuka emabhedeni ahlelekile.

Uzozizwa sengathi ubheka i-movie ekhaya, noma ngabe ku-screen enkulu kakhulu.

Endaweni

Njengoba i-Red Lodge itholakala kwenye yezingxenye ezingenakunyakaziswa zezwe, akumangazi ukuthi lizungezwe ezinye izivakashi ezikhangayo. Okudumile kunazo zonke i-Yellowstone National Park, ikhaya lezindawo ezihle kunazo zonke nezindawo zasendle eziyingqayizivele e-US, ingasaphathwa ngokuthi i-geyser edumile e- Old Faithful . Endleleni eya kusuka e-Red Lodge kuya e-Yellowstone, qiniseka ukuthi uthatha i-Beartooth Highway, umgwaqo wamamayela angu-68 okhuphukela ngamamitha angu-12 ukuphakama bese uhamba ngezintaba ezingu-20. Ngenkathi ushayela akusiyo inhliziyo ephelile, ngeke ulizisole uma ubona imibono evela kumaphuzu amaningi wokubuka.