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01 ka 05

Ukuphumula ePagosa Springs, Colorado

Kutholakala eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeColorado engamakhilomitha angama-35 enyakatho yoMngcele waseNew Mexico futhi eduze kwezinye zehlathi ezinamahlombe nezinhle kunazo zonke esifundazweni, iPagosa Springs ikhona emthambekeni osentshonalanga we-Continental Divide futhi uhlanganisa izigidi zamahektare eSan IJuan National Forest. Nakuba kungekho okufana nezigcawu ezithokozisayo , izigameko zokupaka izimoto ze- Aspen , Vail , ne- Tellurde , i- Pagosa Springs iyindawo enobungane, eyayibuyiselwa emuva, futhi evulekile kakhulu yokushushuluza ebusika, nokuhamba ngezinyawo, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, ukudoba izindiza, nokudoba ngama-rafting ehlobo.

Unyaka wonke, leli dolobha elinobucayi elingaba ngu-1 600 lidume ngokuba ikhaya kwezinye iziphethu ezinamandla ezishisayo zemvelo eNyakatho Melika. Lezi zizungezile ngokuzungezile okuthiwa i-Springs Resort & Spa, okuthi amachibi ayo avulekele kokubili izivakashi zansuku zonke nezivakashi zosuku. Ukuhamba okuncane nje, uzothola i-Pagosa Springs Visitor Centre, indawo enhle yokuthola ulwazi endaweni. I-Pagosa ayiyona indawo eshisayo nabashayeli be-GLBT, futhi le ndawo ingcono kakhulu kune-I-70 ye-Rockies, kodwa lena yingxenye enobungane kakhulu esifundeni kanye nokuma okuthandwa ngabahambi abahamba ngomgwaqo Isifunda se-Corners ezine. Nje ungaze ulindele noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesimo sezenhlalo se-gay esichaziwe. Indawo yakhonzwa yiqembu le-LGBT lezenhlalakahle lezenhlalakahle, i- Four Corners Gay ne-Lesbian Alliance for Diversity .

Ngaphansi komgwaqo oyinhloko yedolobha, i-Main Street - ehamba emfuleni, uzothola izitolo zesipho nezigcawu ezincane. Downtown futhi nezinye iziphethu ezishisayo ezishisayo, kuhlanganise neHealing Waters Resort (ngaphesheya kweSprings Resort) nase-Overlook Mineral Springs Spa. Kuhle ukuchitha ihora noma ezimbili ukuhamba eduze kwedolobha, lapho umgwaqo odweba ugijima eduze komfula iSan Juan - kusukela emabhange, ungabona kahle kumaRockies aphethwe yiqhwa kude.

Njengoba uhamba empumalanga ukusuka edolobheni kuya endaweni ye-Wolf Creek (ngamamayela angu-25 empumalanga), ububanzi be-US 160 buhlanganiswe nezindlu ezimbalwa zama-Victori kanye namaBungalows nobuciko. Ukuze ufinyelele eNew Mexico, vula eningizimu ngemuva kweyelayela e-US 84 - kungamahora amathathu ukuya Santa Fe , nenye ihora ukuya e- Albuquerque . Noma ungahlala ku-US 160 njengoba ushayela empumalanga futhi uqhubeke ngaphesheya kwe-Continental Divide nokudlule kwe-Wolf Creek ukuze ufinyelele ku- Denver . Kungaba yihora eliyisihlanu ukuhamba lapho, ngemva kwe-US 160 empumalanga kuya ku-US 285 enyakatho, okuholela ngqo emzini.

Landela i-US 160 entshonalanga ngamamayela angama-60 ukuze ufike edolobheni elihle elinomdlandla laseDurango , lapho u-US 550 uhamba khona enyakatho eduze ne-"Million Dollar Highway" eya eminye edolobheni elincane elishisayo, e- Ouray . Kusuka lapha ungaphinde uhambe enyakatho uze ufinyelele amanye amadolobhana e-ski emaRockies asentshonalanga, njenge- Telluride ne-Crested Butte.

02 ka 05

I-Wolf Creek Colorado Skiing

Imoto engamakhilomitha angu-30 ukusuka edolobheni lasePagosa Springs kuya endaweni ye-Wolf Creek, futhi leyo ngxenye yokugcina yendlela, phezu kwe-Continental Divide, iyamangalisa kakhulu. Uma ufika uzothola indawo ejabulisayo, ehlelwe emuva ngokupaka ngokushelela eduze kwendawo yokuhlala kanye nabasebenzi abahlala benobungane futhi belula. Khumbula ukuthi iWolf Creek Pass ngezinye izikhathi ivala ngesikhathi seqhwa elinzima, ngakho hlola indawo ye-ski kuqala noma iwebhusayithi ye-Colorado Department of Transportation Road ukuze uthole ukwaziswa kwamuva.

I-Wolf Creek iyintaba ye-skier ene-vibe yendawo, yize izivakashi eziningi zihamba lapha ukusuka ezindaweni ezizungeze iColorado nasenyakatho yeNew Mexico. Eqinisweni, phakathi kwe-Albuquerque neSanta Fe, i-Wolf Creek cishe idume njengeTaos Ski Area, yize ihamba isikhathi eside enyakatho. Umdwebo oyinhloko lapha yiqiniso lokuthi i-Wolf Creek ihlanganisa neqhwa elilodwa isikhathi ngasinye kunanoma iyiphi enye indawo e-Colorado - cishe amasentimitha angu-465 (izindawo eziningi zokuhlala eziphakathi kwesilinganiso sikahulumeni phakathi kuka-300 no-350 amasentimitha).

Intaba ivulekile ukuhamba ngezindiza ngokuvamile kusukela ngeviki lokuqala ngoNovemba kuya ekuqaleni kuka-Ephreli. Kuhlanganisa cishe ukugijimela okungu-80 (okusetshenziselwa ukumboza ama-acres angu-1,600 e-skiable, nokuzilungisa kuyinto encane - yilolu hlobo lendawo lapho uzizwa khona sengathi uphuma ngokweqile emvelweni. Kunokuxuba okuhle kokugijima kwamakhono onke (20 % oqalayo, u-35% ophakathi,% 25 othuthukile, ochwepheshe be-20%), kanye nokuningi kanye nama-multiple moguls kanye nokugijimela okuncane kakhulu, ezinye zazo zilula, okwenza kube indawo enhle ukuzama indawo ehlukahlukene uma ukhona hhayi ngenxa yokuthi i-Wolf Creek ibanga elide ukusuka ku-Denver ne-I-70, futhi ngokujwayelekile ligcwele kakhulu kunezindawo eziningi zokubhuka eziphezulu, futhi amathikithi okuphakamisa abuye angabizi futhi.

I-Wolf Creek inezindawo ezilinganiselwe futhi azikho izindawo zokuhlala ebusuku, nakuba kunezinhlelo ezinkulu zegumbi eligcwele kakhulu elinabantu ababalelwa ku-2 000 ezindaweni zokulala ebusuku. Isihloko esiyinkimbinkimbi, futhi amaphuzu ahlukene okubuka abukwa kahle kulesi sihloko ku-Denver Post. Ngokuqinisekile, uzothola ukuqashwa kwe-ski entabeni, futhi phansi edolobheni, ungaqasha zonke izinhlobo ze-ski nezinye izimoto ePagosa Ski Rentals.

03 ka 05

I-Pagosa Springs I-Restaurant ne-Nightlife Guide

Uma uphuma ePagosa Springs ekuseni ukuhamba ngesondo, cabanga ukuhlaselwa yi-Pagosa Baking Company, eyenza ikhofi enhle kakhulu futhi iphumelele isidlo sasekuseni sakusihlwa. Leli bhotela elimnandi ne-bakery elihlelwe e-bungalow elibuyiselwe i-vintage futhi lilodwa lamabhizinisi aseGGBT kuphela anesifundazwe - umnikazi weKathy Keyes uyisihlalo esedlule se-Four Corners Gay ne-Lesbian Alliance for Diversity. Enye indawo enhle yokuluma okusheshayo yi-Lift Coffeehouse, ukubheja okuhle kwama-pizza asekuseni, i-cocoa eshisayo nama-lattes. Bobabili

Emadolobheni amancane kakhulu, iPagosa Springs inokudla okuthakazelisayo okwanele ukugcina abantu abaqaphelayo bejabule izinsuku ezimbalwa. Inkanyezi yeCulinary edolobheni i-Alley House Grille, ekhonza ngendlela ekhethekile yesikhathi samanje futhi ifakwe endaweni ehlelwe kahle e-1912 engasempumalanga yedolobha. I-hangout yendawo yakini ene-margaritas enamandla kakhulu kanye nokudla okunamnandi kweMexico, i-Kip's Grill ihlotshiswe ngamagesi we-ski ne-hockey futhi isebenza kahle kakhulu. Cela isiphuzo esishisayo esenziwe ngendlu ukushisa izinto kancane. Zama ama-tacos esitayela se-Baja, ikakhulukazi i-Dos Dynamite Diablos (ama-tacos amabili nge-Hatch egosiwe, ama-chiles ahlaza aseNew Mexico, i-mozzarella, ne-top sirloin). Ukuze ujabule, ama-burgers aphezulu futhi ubhiya kanye nengxoxo enhle, zama i-Bear Creek Saloon & Grill yedolobha elisemadolobheni - i-Pagosa Burger (i-bacon, i-chile strips, i-cheddar) izokugcwalisa okwesikhashana futhi idliwe kakhulu nge-oda le-fries elimnandi.

Hamba ngasentshonalanga ukusuka edolobheni cishe ngamamayela angu-4, ukhuphukela e-Durango, futhi uzothola izindawo ezimbalwa zokuthenga zanamuhla kanye nezinye izinketho zokudlela ezinhle. Enye yezindawo ezinhle kunazo zonke kule ndawo yiPagosa Brewing Company, esakhiweni sokugembula esibekwe ngaphansi kwezihlahla zemithi yamapayipi - ehlobo, kukhona insimu ebhiya ejabulisayo ngaphansi kwezihlahla ezifanayo. Le brewpub evumelekile iphuma njengamabhiya anikezela umklomelo njengePowder Day IPA neWolf Creek Wheat, kanti ikhishi likhonza ama-burgers amakhulu, izinhlanzi zasendle ze-salmon zase-Alaska nezinhlanzi, i-bratwurst enenhliziyo, nama-pizza ahlelwe kahle. Okunye okudingekayo ukuhlola ukuthi yi-Nello's Bistro ne-Espresso Bar, esikhungweni sesitolo sesimanje, esinomdlavuza we-Jazz, uhlanga, nezinye izinhlobo zomculo eziningi.

04 ka 05

Iziphepho Indawo yokuzijabulisa ne-Spa, iPagosa Springs, Colorado

Ukukhethwa okudumile kunazo zonke zokuhlala endaweni (ikakhulukazi emva kwe-Oprah Winfrey ehambele iminyaka embalwa emuva), nezindawo ezingu-23 ezihlukahlukene zamachibi ezishisayo, yi-Springs Resort ne-Spa, eye yanda kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva futhi inikeza izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene yezindlu zokuhlala, ngamanani amanani amaningi. Isakhiwo esisha esivela sengathi sinjenge-upscale ski lodge, futhi amakamelo ayo avulekile futhi aphelelwe kahle, amanye amakhishi anamuhla (anezixhobo ezingenasici-nsimbi kanye nokuphela okuphelile). Lezi zindawo zokunethezeka zivulekele ekwakhiweni kwesitayela esibucayi, lapho kubonakala khona ukuzijabulisa okubukhoma kusihlwa. Lesi sakhiwo esihlabayo - ngezinsimbi zalo, amagugu, kanye namatshe amakhulu - usethe izinga elisha lokulala ePagosa Springs. Yenzelwe futhi ngokusho kwemvelo yemvelo. Amakamelo ezakhiweni ezindala aphakathi kwentengo futhi ane amakamelo ngaphezulu kwamanani aphansi futhi ajwayelekile kunalokho ongayilindela ehhotela elijwayelekile.

Zonke izivakashi zithola ukufinyelela kwamahhala angu-24 emithonjeni eshisayo ehambisanayo, ehlelwe ngokuphawulekayo ochungechungeni lwamachibi angaphansi komfula waseSan Juan - amafu we-steam aphuma kuwo wonke usuku nosuku. Ungathatha isihlalo emgodini obheke emithonjeni, bese uhambahamba eduze nedamu elihlelekile. Izivakashi ezingekho ngaphansi kwamabili zingabuye zithenge ukudlula ukuze zifake emachibini ehhotela (ama passes amnandi kusukela ngo-7 ekuseni kuya ku-11 ebusuku ngobusuku obuningi, futhi ngo-1 ekuseni ngoLwesihlanu noMgqibelo ebusuku). Ukuhamba kwelanga kuqala ngo-$ 26, futhi izembatho ze-spa, amathawula, nama-lockers nazo zingaqashwa.

Ngemuva kosuku lokuhamba ngezinyawo noma ukuhamba ngezinyawo, imisebenzi embalwa iphumula kakhulu kunokumane nje ihlasele kwelinye lamachibi asetshenziselwa entwasahlobo, libheke emazulwini ase-Colorado-deep-black-blowed-star. Amachibi abheka ngaphesheya komfula ukuya emgwaqweni omkhulu e-Main Street edolobheni lasePagosa Springs - kungcono kakhulu ukuhlala echwebeni elishisayo lokubhukuda emanzini asebusuku, ebheke emfuleni omanzi, futhi ngaphesheya kweloluhlu lwesitolo sedolobha kanye nezindawo zokudlela ezinezinqamu zeqhwa ubambelele ophahleni. Ibhuloho elihamba ngezinyawo lisuka eduze kwehhotela ngaphesheya komfula, lingene edolobheni.

Indawo yokubhuka nayo ine-spa full day service kanye ne-salon, okutholakala kuzo zonke izindlela zokwelashwa - ukunakekelwa kwesikhumba, ukusikhipha, ukukhenca, izinwele nokunakekelwa kwe-nail, njalonjalo.

05 ka 05

I-Pagosa Springs Ihhotela le-B & B Guide

I-Pagosa Springs inamanye amahhotela amaningi nama-B & Bs. Okukodwa kwalokhu okukhethwa kukho kunakho konke endleleni ye-GLBT elandelayo, ukuthi yi-Red Hawk Haven, enezindawo ezimbili. I-Springs Resort & Spa ikhonjisiwe kakhulu, futhi kulula kakhulu ukukhetha izindawo zokuhlala ezidume kakhulu esifundeni.

Phakathi kwama-B & B, i-Elkwood Manor Luxury B & B ingenye yezindawo zokuhlala ezithandwa kakhulu esifundeni, ezine namakamelo amane aphezulu kanye namazinga afaka ukudla kwasekuseni okuthakazelisayo amathathu.

Uma uvele ufuna indawo ehamba phambili, engabizi nge-motel, zama i-Econo Lodge Pagosa Springs, i-motel ehlanzekile futhi igcinwe kahle e-US 160 ngasentshonalanga kwedolobha, eduze nezindawo eziningi zokuthenga nezitolo zokudlela.