01 ka-14
Hlela usuku olungabalekayo lwe-Autumn Adventures kumaBerkshires
Imibala ewelayo ibonakala e-Woods Pond edolobheni elihle kakhulu laseBerkshires laseLenox, eMassachusetts. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius NgoMgqibelo ngaphambi kukaColumbus Day ngo-2011, mina nomkhaya wami sahamba sisuka enyakatho yeConnecticut ngo-10 ekuseni ngelanga lezintandokazi zasekwindla eBerkshires: indawo enhle yezintaba entshonalanga yeMassachusetts. Kulesi sithombe sokuvakasha, ngizohlanganyela nokuphefumulelwa nolwazi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlele ukuphuma kwakho eBerkshires.
Indawo yethu yokuqala - i-Lenox, eMassachusetts - ihora nje empumalanga ye-Albany, amahora amabili nesigamu entshonalanga yeBoston noma amahora amathathu enyakatho yeNew York City, ngakho-ke uhlele isikhathi sakho sokuhamba ngendlela efanele ukuze ufike eLenox ngaphambi kwesikhashana .
Setha i-GPS yakho ye-10 Willow Creek Road, i-Lenox, i-MA, futhi uma ufika futhi ubeka ipaki, uzobingelelwa ngalombono othakazelisayo wokuwa kwamahlamvu e-Woods Pond.
02 ka-14
Ukukhokha Isikhathi Sokuhamba Kwezitimela
I-Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum iyinhlangano yonke yokuzivocavoca, engeyona inzuzo eyenza ukuhamba kwezitimela eziqhelile kusukela ngoMeyi ngasekupheleni kuka-Okthoba phakathi kwezitimela zamavini. Lezi zikhathi zithandwa ikakhulukazi ekwindla. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius Sekuyisikhathi sokudayisa imoto yakho ngendlela yokuthutha ehlukile. Lapho sifika e-Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum eLenox, sahlatshwa umxhwele isibalo sabavolontiya abasesandleni sokusikhomba eqondisa ihhovisi letikiti, lapho sathengisa khona umgwaqo ekhanda isitimela se-lee elibhekele uLee. Hlola isimiso sokuwa kwamahlamvu kanye nePananuts Great Pumpkin Patch Express ukugibela izitimela ezinikezwa ngenkathi ekwindla.
Sakhetha ukuvakasha kokuhamba kwesikhathi: umzila wokuhamba ojikelezayo wamaminithi angu-45 owashiya ngo-12: 15 ntambama Ngesikhathi silinde ukuba isitimela sifike, sibheke ama-locomotives endala ahlaselwa emathrekhi futhi sibheke embukisweni wemyuziyamu, kuhlanganise nalawo aboniswe ngaphakathi I-Baltimore ne-Ohio Zihlanganisa Iqoqo, kanye nezibonisi ngaphakathi kwe-Lenox Station ka-1903. Indodakazi yami yayithanda ukubuka umbukiso wesitimela osebenzisanayo. Ukwamukelwa kumamyuziyamu kanye nemiboniso kukhululekile.
03 ka-14
Leaf Peeping kusuka eSitimeleni
Hlala esihlalweni sakho esikebheni se-Berkshire Scenic Railway esabuyiselwe izimoto ze-passenger ze-1920s, futhi uhlangabezane neqabunga elibheke ngendlela edala. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius Ngenkathi intshiseko yezisebenzi zokuzithandela ezitimela ezisebenza ngokuzithandela ezithinta lezi zigibeli ezihle kakhulu, sithole okunye okulandelwayo okungeyona eminye. Siziqinisekisile ukuthi uma sesiqala ukubuyela eLenox, sizokwazi ukujabulela ukuhamba okuthula ... kodwa, sasiphutha.
04 ka-14
Usuku lokudla e-Stockbridge
Ifihlekile kancane eceleni komgwaqo oMgwaqo omkhulu, kepha abadli bebehamba ngokuya endaweni yokudlela yase-Alice, lapho u-Arlo Guthrie ahlabelela khona, "Ungathola noma yini oyifunayo." © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius Uma usubuyele ekhulwini lama-21, thinta imoto yakho bese usetha i-GPS yakho ye-30 Main Street, i-Stockbridge, MA. I-Stockbridge idolobha elihle kunabo bonke eBerkshires, futhi i-Main Street ehamba phambili, eyayiphefumulela umdwebi uNorman Rockwell, inikeza izinketho eziningana zokudla kwasemini.
Ukupaka okusemgwaqweni kuyatholakala kepha kudingeke ngezimpelasonto zesekwindla, kodwa uzothola indawo uma unesineke futhi uzimisele ukuhamba kancane. Uma ufika, njengoba senza, cishe ngo-1: 30 ntambama, cishe uzokwazi ukuthola itafula, kodwa ungase ufune ukubhuka kusengaphambili endaweni yokudliwa ethandwa kakhulu: ihloniphekile i-Red Lion Inn. Uma kungekho ndawo endaweni yokulala, phambuka phansi e-Main Street, futhi uzothola ezinye izinketho zokudlela eziningana kuhlanganise Main Street Cafe, lapho sasihlala khona futhi sine-soup esiphundu namas sandwich, noma i-Theresa sika-Stockbridge Cafe, eyayingumndeni we-Alice's kuvezwe ingoma kaArlo Guthrie.
05 ka-14
Apple Picking in the Berkshires
Ama-apula ayenezinhlanzi futhi avuthiwe ekukhethweni kwezinkomo ze-Hilltop eBerkshires ngaphezu kweviki leSonto leholide laseColumbus. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius Uma usujabulela ukudla kwasemini, yenza uhlelo lwakho lwe-GPS ngendawo yakho elandelayo: 508 Kanani Road, Richmond, MA. Emaminithini angaphezu kwengu-15, uzothola ezintabeni ze-Hilltop, enye yezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu yi-Berkshires ekukhethweni kwe-apula. Sasingakathathi i-apula ngenkathi yonyaka ekwindla, ngakho sasikhathazekile ukuletha isikhwama ekhaya.
Izihlahla zase-Hilltop Orchards zazigcwele izithelo, kodwa sithole kunzima kakhulu ukuthola izindawo esizikhethayo: Ayikho imephu enikeziwe, futhi isignesha yayimpofu. Kuyavunywa ukuthi kwakuyimpelasonto enkulu yamaholidi eholide, kodwa abasebenzi babonakala bengenakwanele ukubhekana nesixuku. Qaphela: Ungase ulindele ngempela ngempelasonto ekwindla uma ungathanda ukukhipha isitifiketi se-Furnace Brook Wines noma uma ungakwazi ukumelana nephunga elimnandi le-apple crepes elungiselelwe ngaphandle. Sasiqaphela ukuthi ama-hayrides ensimini isesimweni samahhala futhi ama-apula athengwa ngezinga eliphezulu.
06 ka-14
I-Coolest Pumpkin Hayride Ever
Abantathu bethu bamangala lapho siqala ukuhlola i-hayride yamathambo e-Ioka Valley Farm edolobheni laseBerkshire laseHancock. Yeka ukuhlakanipha !. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius Saphumele endaweni esilandelayo kuyo eBerkshires ngengozi, kodwa uzofuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi i-GPS yakho ikuqondise ku-3475 Route 43, Hancock, MA. Uzowela umgwaqo wombuso waya eNew York ngenxenye yalesi sithombe esihle, uhambo olungamaminithi angu-20 enyakatho ye-Ioka Valley Farm. Ngangingakaze ngizwe ngepulazi, kepha ngenkathi ngikubona ebalazweni lezokuvakasha esasizolibamba, nganquma ukuthi kufanele okungenani senze ume ngokushesha.
Uma uhamba nezingane, nakanjani ngeke ufune ukulahlekelwa izinto zokulima epulazini. Mina nendodakazi yami sasigqoke isikebhe lapho sibheka umbono wethu wokuqala wenqola yezinkuni ezithatha izivakashi ku-patchkin, futhi imifino yethu iyanqamuka. Ngamathanga ayo, i-hayride yayiyiyona epholile kakhulu kunazo zonke esake sabona: Futhi siye saqoqa ama-hayride amaningi ngaphezulu kunomndeni ovamile.
07 ka-14
I-Pumpkin Patch Ephawulekayo
Ngempelasonto yeColumbus Day, i-punch punch e-Ioka Valley Farm eBerkshires yayisetshenziselwa i-neon orange. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius 08 ka-14
Khetha Ummbila Wakho WamaNdiya
Hamba endaweni yamagumbi e-Ioka Valley Farm ukuzitholela izindlebe zakho ezimibalabala. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius 09 ka-14
Moonrise Kusho Isikhathi Sokuqhubekela phambili
© 2011 Kim Knox Beckius Kwakukhona okuningi kakhulu ukubona nokukwenza e-Ioka Valley Farm, kodwa lapho ngibona inyanga ekhuphuka emagqumeni aseBerkshire agqamile ekwindla, ngabona ukuthi kuzohamba kangcono uma sizokwenza ukuhamba kwethu kokugcina ngaphambi kokushona kwelanga. Sikhokhele ithanga esasizoyithatha futhi i- ithanga elimhlophe elandulela ngaphambili eliyilona elikhulu kakhulu esake sabona, lavumela intombazane yethu encane ukuba idle izilwane ze-barnyard, bese ishaya umgwaqo.
Uma usalandela ngalolu hambo , uzofuna ukuqhubeka enyakatho ngomgwaqo 43 ukuya eWilliamstown, bese ujika ngakwesokudla ku-Umzila wesi-2 (Main Street).
10 kwangu-14
I-Mohawk Trail's Hairpin Vula
I-Hairpin Turn iyindawo ephawulekayo ehamba phambili eMgwaqweni waseMohawk, umgwaqo wokuqala oqokiwe ngokomthetho waseNew England. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius Qhubekela entshonalanga ku-Umzila wesi-2, i-Mohawk Trail, nge-North Adams, futhi maduzane uzothola ukugoba okuyi-180-degree emgwaqeni. Le Hairpin evelele iguqule ibonisa ukubuka okuvelele kweHoosuc Valley ne-Berkshire Hills eqoshiwe. Yebo, uma ungumshayeli, uzodinga ukugxila ngokuqinile emgwaqeni njengoba uhamba ngendonga enhle kakhulu. Ukupaka kunqunyelwe, kodwa ngenhlanhla sithole indawo esiteshini esiseduze ne-Golden Eagle Restaurant. Uma usebenze isifiso sokudla futhi unesikhathi sokulala, ukudla lapha kungase kube ukuphela okuphelele ngosuku lwakho lweBerkshires.
11 kwangu-14
Ukukhanya okukhanyayo
Izinto izinto zilungile, futhi uzofika ku-Hairpin Turn njengoba nje ukukhanya kwelanga kuqala ukuphela. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius 12 kwangu-14
Imibala yokuwa ikhanya
Ukubikezela lapho amaqabunga awa khona kuzoba yisayensi engacabangi, kodwa abagibeli bangase bancike ekuboneni umbala kumaBerkshires ngaphezu kweviki leColumbus Day. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius 13 kwangu-14
Ukungena ngaphakathi ku-Buka
Uma uthatha umbono, uzoqonda ukuthi kungani i-Hairpin ivule umzila we-Mohawk uye waba nomthelela wabashayeli ngekhulu leminyaka. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius 14 kwangu-14
I-Sun Isetha Ngosuku Oluwalekayo Lokugubha
Ukushona kwelanga eBerkshires kuyisimo esingenakulibaleka, kanti ukuguqulwa kwe-Hairpin kungenye yezindawo zokubuka kwelanga ekubukeni kwelanga. © 2011 Kim Knox Beckius Uma ungathanda ukwandisa isikhathi sakho eMassachusetts futhi ube nokunye okunye okuwa phansi, qiniseka ukwenza ukubhuka kokulala ngaphambi kusengaphambili, ikakhulukazi uma uvakashela ngesikhathi sempelasonto evelele yeColumbus Day. Nazi iziphakamiso zaseMassachusetts zokuLondolozwa kwabakwa-Leaf Peepers.