Umfula we-rafting unomanzi futhi unomsebenzi ongasendle ongaba okuqakathekile kunoma yikuphi ukuvakasha komndeni. Imfihlo yokuphumelela ukhetha i-outfitter enokwethenjelwa nomfula ohlinzeka ngokulingana okulungile.
Uma unezingane ezincane futhi ufuna into enhle kakhulu, qalisa nge-Class I ehambayo noma i-Class II yesikhathi esiseduze. Uhambo lwe-Class II noma lwe-III luzoletha amanzi amhlophe amancane ngokuthakazelisa okuncane, futhi i-Class IV ne-V iyingozi kakhulu. Qaphela ukuthi uhambo lwe-Class V luvame ukudinga isipiliyoni sangaphambilini se-rafting, futhi i-Class VI ingochwepheshe.
Ukuze uthole isingeniso esifushane, bheka i- Whitewater River Rafting Uhambo lweMindeni ngaphambi kokubhuka uhambo oluqondisiwe kwenye yale milambo emikhulu yaseMelika.
01 ngo-07
Umfula u-Utah
I-Class: II-V. Lapho: Ngo-Ephreli-Okthoba. UMfula oMfula ugeleza phakathi kwezwe elihle kunazo zonke lase-Utah eliyi-high-desert canyon, kuhlanganise neDinosaur National Monument neCanyonlands National Park, ngaphambi kokuhlangana noMfula iColorado eningizimu yeMowabi. Ukubheja okuhle: I- OARS uhambo lwezinsuku ezingu-5 ngeDesolation Canyon, equkethe amamayela we-Class II-III whitewater, iphelele emindenini efuna okuthile okuthakazelisayo kunokuhamba kohambo. I-landscape igxile e-Butch Cassidy. Ubuncane ubuneminyaka engama-6.
02 ngo-07
River River yase-Arizona
Iklasi: IV. Ngesikhathi: May-Septemba. Uhlu lwamabhakede amaningi luhambo oluseMelika River River eArizona phakathi kwamadwala amakhulu aseJerstone Canyon. Ukubheja okuhle: I- Western River Expeditions Uhambo lwezinsuku ezingu-4 uhamba ngeGrand Canyon lihlanganisa amakhilomitha angu-100 emfuleni weKlasi I-III futhi linikeza ithuba lokuhlola izinyane lezinkukhu kanye nezimvu ezinkulu. Ubuncane beminyaka engu-9.
03 ka-07
I-Gauley River yaseWest Virginia
I-Class: III-V. Lapho: September-Okthoba. I-Gauley River yaseWest Virginia ingomunye wamanzi omhlophe ase-East Coast lapho idamu likhishwa khona ukuwa ngamunye. Ngenkathi i-Upper Gauley idume ngekhono layo le-Class V eligijima, imindeni enezinambuzane ezincane ezinokuhlangenwe nakho kufanele ihambe emgwaqeni ongamamitha angu-13 e-Lower Gauley, okwamanje unikeza inqwaba ye-Class III ne-IV rapids. Ukubheja okuhle: Ukuhamba ngosuku olugcwele nge-New & Gauley River Adventures kuhlanganisa sonke isigaba esincane. Ubuncane ubuneminyaka eyi-12.
04 ka 07
Salmon River Idaho
I-Class: III-IV. Lapho: June-Agasti. Ukunquma ehlane elikhulu kunazo zonke ezingenqamula emazweni angu-48, i-Idaho's Salmon River inikeza izindawo ezihlukahlukene nezindawo zasendle ezihlukahlukene. Ukubheja okuhle: Ukuqala emfuleni ovuthayo onogwadule nokuphela endaweni ehloniphekile yokugwaba, i-Canyons River Camping yama-6 ephakathi kwe-Fork Fork yohambo lwe-Salmon inikeza injabulo yezintambo ze-Class III-IV kodwa iyatholakala kubantu abaqalayo. Ubuncane beminyaka engu-12 ngoJuni kodwa buncane njengo-6 kamuva ehlobo.
05 ka-07
Umfula wase-Colorado wase-Colorado
I-Class: II-V. Ngesikhathi: May-Septemba. Ama-Rockies e-Colorado ahlinzeka ngokusemuva okwangokwemvelo kumnandi amaningi amhlophe wamanzi eduze nomthombo woMfula i-Arkansas. Amaphuzu avelele emindeni afaka ama-rapids e-Class II-III ngamagama afana ne-Flume Zoom ne-Big Drop. Ukubheja okuhle: Okuphelele kuma-timers wokuqala, i-Arkansas River Tours igijima izinsuku ezimbili zokuhamba ebusuku ezihlanganisa i-Bighorn Sheep Canyon, i-Brown's Canyon, noma iRoyal Gorge enenkampane endaweni yaseNototaxi. Ubuncane beminyaka engu-8.
06 ka-07
Umfula waseKainebec waseMaine
I-Class: II-IV. Ngesikhathi: May-Okthoba. Umfula waseKainebec waseMaine yiyona ndawo ethandwa kakhulu e-New England ngenxa yokuhamba kwamanzi ajwayelekile e-Class II-IV ehlobo lonke futhi ewa. Ukubheja okuhle: I- Northern Outdooors isebenzisa uhambo olugcwele ngosuku oluhamba ngamamitha angu-12 ukusuka emthonjeni walo e-Moosehead Lake ngokusebenzisa umgodla ophethwe ngamadwala e-Upper Kennebec ukuya e-Kennebec elula elula. Ubuncane ubuneminyaka eyi-10 e-Upper Gorge (i-Class III-IV) kanye neminyaka engu-8 kwi-Lower Kennebec (I-Class II-III).
07 ka-07
Umfula we-Youghiogheny wasePennsylvania
I-Class: III-IV. Lapho: Ngo-Ephreli-Okthoba. Ufuna usuku olusheshayo lwe-rafting eMid-Atlantic oluthandekayo okwanele ukuheha izingane? I-Lower Youghiogheny (ebizwa ngokuthi i-YOK-i-gain-y) inikeza amamayela ayisishiyagalombili amnandi wamanzi amhlophe eningizimu-mpumalanga yePennsylvania, cishe amahora amabili eningizimu yePittsburgh. Ukubheja okuhle: I- Wilderness Voyageurs, e-Ohiopyle State Park, ihamba ngezinyawo ezisezingeni le-Class III-IV elihlala phakathi kwamahora amathathu nantathu. Ubuncane ubuneminyaka eyi-12.
- Ehlelwe nguSuzanne Rowan Kelleher