Thatha iqhwa laseColorado ngeqembu labasebenzi
Izinhlanzi zezinja akuzona nje i-Alaska.
I-Colorado inesimo esinezinja eziqinile, futhi.
Uma ufuna indlela enhle neyeveli yokuzwa iqhwa ebhokisini lakho lasebusika e-Colorado, cabanga ukuhweba i-skis yakho ngelinye ilanga ukuze uthole indawo emgqeni wezinja.
I-Dogsledding ikhule "ngokucacile" eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ngokusho kwe-Colorado-based Alpine Adventures, ekhonza amadolobha ase-Vail Valley, kanye neCopper Mountain, Breckenridge, Frisco kanye ne-Keystone.
Ungakaze uhambe ubanjwe ngaphambili? Akuyona inkinga. Nansi umhlahlandlela wakho wokuthola okuningi kulokhu okuhlangenwe nakho: ukuthi yini ongayilindela, ukuthi yini ongayiletha nokugqoka, i-dos kanye ne-don'ts nokuthi ungathola kanjani kakhulu kulokhu okuhlangenwe nakho okukhethekile.
Yiluphi uhlobo lwezinja ezidonsa iziphephelo?
Izinja zivame ukuba ama-Alaska nama-Siberia, aphethwe futhi aqeqeshwe kulo msebenzi. Ungaba nezinja ezifika ku-12 ezidonsa umdwebo.
Ungakhathazeki ngabo ngokubandayo. Bakhetha amakhaza futhi babe nesendwangu esikhethekile soboya kuphela.
Injabulo yokuzijabulisa: i-Alpine Adventures ithi izinja ezifakiwe ziyisilwane esibhakabhakeni esiphezulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni futhi zingasondeza isisindo esingaphezulu, i-pound-for-pound, kunamahhashi asanda okubhaliwe.
Izinja ezikhohlisiwe zingasebenza ngamamitha angaphezu kuka-150 ngosuku, ngokusho kwe-Steamboat-based Grizzle-T Dog ne-Sled Works.
Ngisho noma basebenza, abaningi abaqashile bayakhuthaza abahlanganyeli ukuba bafuze futhi bathathe izithombe nezinja (uma umcengezi ungaphumi, yiqiniso).
Izinja zinobuhlobo futhi zijwayele ukuba zizungeze abantu abaningi abahlukene.
Ubani ogijima lezi zivakashi?
Bheka izinja ezihambela izivakashi eziqhutshwa ngabaqeqeshi abaqeqeshiwe abaneziqondiso eziqeqeshwe abangakwazi kuphela ukuthi baqhube kanjani ukushayela phansi futhi bahlanganyele nezinja, kodwa nokuthi banakekele kanjani abahambayo ekuhambeni kwabo nokuthi bangayisebenzisa kanjani indawo (uma kwenzeka isimo esiphuthumayo, njenge-blizzard).
Kodwa abagibeli bavame ukumangala lapho befunda ukuthi bangacelwa ukuba benze imisebenzi ehlukile kulokhu okuhlangenwe nakho. Ungase "ugijime" izinja, ugibele eshadini (leyo yithuba elingcono kakhulu lokuthatha izithombe, hhayi ngenkathi ugijima izinja), ugibele e-sleigh noma nge-snowmobile nge-guide noma eminye imisebenzi kulo lonke loluhambo.
Ungabhalisela izinketho ezahlukene, kufaka nesifundo sokuthi u-mush kanjani. Ungafunda ukuthi ungalawula kanjani ijubane, vimbela isiliva, ukuphikisana ne-sleigh, ukhuphuke futhi wehla emithambekeni bese uphatha ukujika.
Lindela ukuphuma okukhulu kwe-adrenaline uma uqala kuqala. Kungaba nzima ukuphumula futhi ungesabi ukuwa. Kodwa lokhu, okungaqondakali, kwandisa amathuba okuwa kwakho, ngoba uma umzimba wakho unzima, ungenza kube nzima kakhudlwana ukuba uthathe ngokushelela futhi uguquke.
Izitimela zize kube nini?
I-Good Times Adventures e-Breckenridge isebenzisa izinkambo eziyisithupha zamakhilomitha eceleni kwe-Swan River Valley. Okuhlangenwe nakho kuhlala cishe ihora.
Ukuze uthole okunye okujulile, i-Durango Dog Ranch e-Durango inikeza izinkambo zezinja ezinsukwini ezingamashumi amathathu (9 ekuseni kuya ku-1: 00 ntambama, ukuqala enhlokweni ethile) ezintabeni zaseSan Juan. Abahlanganyeli bathola isifundo se-mushing kanye nethuba lokuba yi-musher. Uhambo luphela ngepikinikini ngenkathi izinja ziphumula.
Noma ngenxa ye-adventure enkulu, i-Durango Dog Ranch ihlobanisa ama-mushes onke ngosuku olujulile ehlathini likazwelonke. Leli hambo eliyisikhombisa lehora livumele kuphela umhlanganyeli ngamunye ngesilwane, nomqondisi wabo, futhi kudingeka ukuba ube nesimweni esihle (futhi ulungele ukugijima nezinja, uma kunesidingo). Lokhu akusihle kubaqalayo abangazange baqambe ngaphambili.
Yini okufanele uyibeke?
Njengoba njalo eColorado, qinisekisa ukuthi uhlola isimo sezulu, kodwa futhi ulungiselele izimanga. Njengawosika, gqoka ngezigcawu uphinde ugqoke lezi zigqoko noma izibuko ezibukwayo kanye neziphuzo ezinhle. Ungakhohlwa amagilavu, isigqoko kanye nesicingo; mhlawumbe upake amaphakethe afudumele ukunamathela ezinqabeni zakho naseglajini.
Uma une-snowsuit, yigqoke. Uma udinga eyodwa, cela isidlo sakho uma unayo ongayikhokha noma ukuqasha.
Njenganoma yikuphi okuhlangenwe nakho kweqhwa, kungcono ukuthi ungagqoki ama jeans nekotini, okuyiwona okubi nakakhulu uma emanzi futhi ebanda.
Kungcono ukuthi ugqoke isambatho esingenawo amanzi kanye nezingubo ezomile masinyane futhi zihluthe umswakama esikhumbeni sakho. Shiya izikhumba zakho zezinkomo zasekhaya.
Akukwaziswa ukugqoka uboya obuyiqiniso noma obunamahloni uma ubanjwa, ngokusho kwe-Alpine Adventures.
O, futhi ungalokothi upake izinja. I-huskies ayikwazi ukuba nayo. Bazitholela ukudla okulula kamuva.
Kungcono ukufika ngokulungele, kunokuba i-Alpine Adventures iyeluleka ukuthi ingakapheli.
Gqoka njalo isikrini selanga ezintabeni, noma nini sonyaka. Ungakhohlwa i-chapstick yezindebe zakho, futhi.
Ngokuqinisekile ulethe ikhamera. Awazi ukuthi yiziphi izilwane zasendle ongazibona endleleni, kusukela ku-coyotes kuya kuzinyamazane.
Futhi, kuzodingeka uhlanganyele isisindo sakho nomuntu ozogqoka, ukusiza ukubambisana nenani elifanele lezinja. Lokhu kungabangela abanye abahambi ukuthi bangalutho ekuqaleni, kodwa kubalulekile ngenja.
Ngabe kukhona umuntu ongahamba ngezinja?
Ngeshwa, cha. Izingane ezincane (ngokuvamile ezingaphansi kwezingu-4, kodwa ezinye iziqondiso zivumela intsha, kuye ngokuthi ingane neyesisindo) nabesifazane abakhulelwe abavunyelwe ukugibela, ngenxa yezizathu zokuphepha.
Uma uphuze utshwala noma ubonakale ngaphansi kwethonya lento ethile, awuyikuqasha.
Ungayenza kuphi lokhu?
Amadolobha amaningi asezindaweni zasemaphandleni nasemadolobheni asezintabeni ezungeze zombuso ayesezinkampani zokuqasha izinja.
Ezinye izinkambo, njenge-Mountain Musher eVail Valley, hamba emigwaqweni yangasese, ngakho akudingeki ukhathazeke ngokukwabelana ngemigwaqo nge-snowmobiles.
Iningi lezinja zokugibela ligijima kusukela maphakathi noNovemba phakathi nango-Ephreli, noma ngokuyinhloko eceleni kwe-ski season, zinike noma zithathe. Konke kuxhomeke eqhweni.
Ingabe kukhona imisebenzi yezinja zasehlobo, futhi?
Yebo. Ama-Huskies athande ukudonsa, futhi ehlobo, ungabeka lezi zinja ezikhohliwe ukusebenza ngebhayisikili yakho. Ama-Cap Caps ayibiza iTug & Tow.
I-Tug & Tow Bike Leash ixhuma ngebhayisikili, i-scooter noma inqola yezinto okuthiwa "i-mushing yasezindaweni zasemadolobheni." Mush edolobheni nasemgwaqweni webhayisikili bese unikeza izinja ukuzivocavoca ngenkathi zinika imilenze yakho ikhefu.
Abanye abahlinzeka ngempahla bayanikeza izinkambo ezingenaqhwa lapho izinja zidonsa amakhukhi ngamagundane, esikhundleni sezingodo.