01 ka-06
Izintaba Zisho Amanzi Amanzi
I-Treasure Falls ingenye yezimpophoma eziningi ze-Colorado. I-Getty Images / www.facebook.com / i-pete.lomchid Izintaba ezinkulu zaseColorado zisho ukuhamba okukhulu nokubukeka okumangalisayo. Zisho nezimvula ezimangalisayo - ezinye zezinto ezinhle kakhulu emhlabeni.
Nakuba iColorado ingenalo olwandle, inayo izinkulungwane zamakhilomitha emifula namachibi amaningi ase-alpine, okuvame ukufaka isandla emithonjeni yamanzi. Ungabona izimpophoma eziningi ezincane ezihlahlela phansi i-canyon njengoba uqhuba ama-canyons, njenge-Big Thompson Canyon eya e-Rocky Mountain National Park. Ukuwa kwezinga elikhulu ngezikhathi ezithile kubonakala emgwaqweni, futhi.
Uma ufuna ukuvuka eduze nemifudlana yaseColorado, ezinye zifihliwe ezijulile ezifihliwe zezintaba, kulandela ukunyuka okunzima, kuyilapho izandla ezimbalwa zihamba kancane futhi zihamba kalula ukusuka enhlokweni yezinyawo.
Ngakho faka ikhono lakho, isikhathi nesikhangiso se-adventure bese ukhetha ukuhamba kwakho kwamanzi okuthandayo.
Nazi izintandokazi zethu ezinhlanu zesikhathi sonke.
02 ka 06
1. Ukulinda uLwandle
Ukulinda iLake ngezimpophoma zalo. I-Getty Images / Rachel Jeffrey / EyeEm Eduze naseGlenwood Springs.
Lesi isici sangokwemvelo se-surreal e-Colorado. I-crystal ecacile i-Hanging Lake, ejikelezwe yimibala, ibonakala icishe ibekwe eceleni kompheme, ngakho-ke igama layo. Amapopho ahlanzekile awela emanzini aye echibini. Akumangalisi ukuthi i-Hanging Lake ingenye yezindawo ezidumile kakhulu zasePolori zasePolori.
Yiqiniso, lokho kusho ukuthi ithrafikhi ingaba nzima. Ngakho gwema amaholide omatasa futhi uvakashele lo mzila ekuseni, lapho izivakashi zimbalwa futhi ukushisa kunzima kakhulu.
Umzila ufushane kodwa ungazizwa ukhululekile. Umvuzo yizimpophoma ezimbili kanye nolwandle. Abagibeli bangakwazi ngisho nokuhamba ngemuva kwe-Sprouting Rock Falls.
Kodwa phuma echibini. Lesi simanga sesimanje yisichibi esingavamile esakhiwe yi-travertine deposition. Kuyinto engokwemvelo yendawo yemvelo futhi iyinkimbinkimbi.
03 ka 06
2. Iziphupho Zapata
I-Zapata Iphosa eduze nezintaba zehlabathi. I-Getty Images / Dieter Schaefer Eduze iPaki Elikhulu Lezintaba Zesihlabathi .
Ukuze ufinyelele e-Zapata Falls, umele uqale ukushayela umgwaqo omude, (kakhulu) ongcolile wezinguquko. Ungase ucabange ukuthi usemgwaqweni ongalungile noma ucabange ukuphenduka (ngemuva kwesigamu sehora noma ngaphezulu ukuhamba kancane), kodwa qhubeka uqhubekela phambili phambili, ulalele imibono endleleni.
Ukuhamba kweZikola zakwaZapata kuyinto enomndeni-enobungane futhi elula. Kungaphansi kohambo oluhamba ngamamayela, olunezingcingo ezibukhali zezintabeni zesihlabathi kanye neSan Luis Valley.
Lokhu kuhamba akupheli emanzini. Ukuze uyifinyelele kuwo, kufanele uhambe ngaphesheya kwe-Zapata Creek - emanzini avame kakhulu. Qaphela; le ngxenye ingase ingaphephile kubantwana, njengoba okwamanje ingahamba ngokusheshisa, ikakhulukazi uma ukugijima kuphakama ekuqaleni kwehlobo. Yiqiniso, yilokho lapho amanzi emvula ejabulisa kakhulu, noma kunjalo.
Imvula yamanzi engamamitha angu-40 iphakeme, futhi ukuze uthole umbono omuhle kakhulu, kufanele ukhuphuke edwaleni le-crevasse. Kodwa kuwufanele, uma ubheka. Lesi yisipiliyoni esingavamile lapho ungathola khona amanzi angaphansi kwawo.
Kungcono ukugwema lokhu kuhambela ebusika ngisho nasentwasahlobo, uma iqhwa lingaba yingozi kokubili emgodini, umzila nangaphansi kwehla.
04 ka 06
3. I-Rifle Falls
I-Rifle Falls eduze neRifle. Thola i-Getty Images / BE Butler Eduzane neRifle.
Lena enye ukuhamba okulula - nje kuphela ngamamayela angu-1.5 nxazonke - kodwa imivuzo iphindwe kathathu, ngokoqobo. I-Rifle Falls iyimvula yamanzi angamamitha angu-70. Lokhu kungcono kunokunamvula ophindwe kabili. Ukwengeza emlenzeni, ngaphansi kwewa, uzothola emaphandleni omlambo ohamba nabo abahamba phambili abangahlola, ngakho balethe i-flashlight.
I-hike ngokwayo ibuye ikwazi ukukhubazeka, eduze nomzila odweba ongawunqoba ngehora lesishiyagalombili. Ngubani othi izinto ezinhle zidinga ukusebenza kanzima?
Ngenxa yokunethezeka nobuhle obuhle, i-Rifle Falls ingathola umatasa kakhulu ehlobo, futhi ukupaka kunomkhawulo. Ukuze uthole okuhlangenwe nakho okuqinisekisiwe, bhukha enye yezinkampani ezingu-13 eziseduze kusengaphambili.
05 ka 06
4. Isidumbu seDeveli sikaDeveli
Ichibi e-Nederland. Umsebenzisi we-Flickr Shadia Naser Nansi ukunyuka kwamanzi ebhonasi okuzokukhipha kude nezixuku ezimatasa.
Leli hambo eligcwele eligcwele elihamba phambili elikude nomuzi ohamba phambili waseBoulder. Ukunyuka kwamayela angu-13 kubhekwa "okulinganayo" ebunzima, ngakho-ke kungcono ukuhudula izingane zakho. Abahambi bezemidlalo bayothola inselelo, ubude kanye nokukhuphuka (ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-2 400). Ngenxa yobude, phakamisa amanzi nokudla.
Kukhona imibono eminingi emangalisa ngaleli hambo, kodwa okuqakathekileko yiJasper Creek Waterfall - kaningi hhayi njengamanye amazwe okunye amanzi, ngenxa yobunzima. IJasper Creek ivula imvula yamanzi enhle, enokuthula endleleni (ngokunciphisa okufutshane emgwaqweni ukuze uthole ukukhanya okuphelele).
Nakuba le mphuzu yamanzi ingeyona iphuzu lokugcina le-hike, kuyisici esishukumisayo sokukucindezela ukuba usenze ku-Jasper Lake nangaphezulu.
06 ka-06
5. Amaphuphu emilenze yomshado
I-Rainbow Veil Falls iyimvula ephakeme kunazo zonke, ewela phansi embusweni. I-Getty Images / uBrad McGinley Photography Eduzane ne-Telluride.
Kunezizathu eziningi zokuvakashela iTelluride, kanti enye yazo i-Bridal Veil Falls, amanzi aphezulu kunazo zonke eColorado, ephonsa ngamamitha angu-365 phansi kwe-canyon.
I-hike ngokwayo ayiyona embi kakhulu, ngamakhilomitha angu-1.8 kuphela ukuya phezulu ngenzuzo yokuphakama yamamitha angu-1,650. Kuthatha abagibeli abaningi cishe ngehora ngandlela-thile. Ungashayela kude kakhulu, kepha ngemuva kwephuzu elithile, akukho izimoto ezingavunyelwe. Abanye abagibeli baveza amabhayisikili abo, kuyilapho abanye behamba noma bagijime. Futhi yindawo ethandwayo eya emine-wheeling.
I-Telluride iyidrayivu ende esuka e-Denver, ngakho ungalindeli ukugodla lokhu ekuhambeni kohambo, uma ukhona edolobheni elikhulu laseColorado.