Daga tudun dutsen zuwa ga maɓuɓɓugar ruwa mai zafi, a nan ne zuwa inda za a kwashe
Ka san yadda magana ta ke: Ba makoma bane, shi ne tafiya.
Idan kana shirin shirya gudun hijira zuwa Durango a kudu maso yammacin Colorado, GPS za ta jagoranci ka ta wasu garuruwan da ke cikin tarihi, wuraren da ke dacewa da tasha da kuma maɓuɓɓugar ruwan zafi mai mahimmanci wanda, da kyau, za ku ji ƙanshi kamar yadda kuka yi tsarinku. (Ga wadanda ba a yarda da su ba, sunadarai masu zafi suna da ƙanshin sulfur mai karfi).
Kafin ka yi mamakin rushewar Anasazi a cikin Masarautar Mesa Verde, sai ka saki gangaren tsaunuka a kogin Purgatory ko ka dawo ta hanyar San Juan National Forest, wadannan wuraren da ke kan hanyoyi zuwa Durango, zasu taimaka maka ka karya tafiya hanya. Kowace yana da ɗan wani abu daban-daban don bayar da shi, daga tuddai mai tsabta zuwa bakar beer a cikin tsaunukan Colorado zuwa ga abubuwan al'ajabi.
Ci gaba, shimfiɗa cewa kullin sa'a 6 kuma juya shi zuwa tafiya mai tafiya mara kyau.
01 na 06
Tsayawa 1: Ɗauki abinci da mine na zinari a Golden
Kafin ka fara hanya, kun sami man fetur, dama? Duk da yake Golden yana da minti 20 ne kawai daga cikin gari, yana da kyau a gindin duwatsu, ana kwantar da shi a cikin Clear Creek Valley, kuma zai sa ku cikin tunani mai kyau don gudun hijira. (Bugu da ƙari, wannan dama ce da za a bari izinin tafiya a kan I-70 kafin yin tafiya).
Idan yanayin yana aiki tare, yana nema a tabo a kan patio a Bridgewater Grill. A can, za ku iya zama mai dadi tare da haɓaka waffles ko savory tare da angus corned nama nama. (Ko kuma, oda sama da karin kumallo na Colorado: A Colorado karin kumallo burrito cushe tare da kore chilies, chorizo, scrambled qwai, cuku kuma smothered tare da wasu sa hannu alade kore barkono). Daga gidan abincin gidan abinci, zaka iya kallon kayakers paddle ta hanya wanda aka gina a cikin ruwa. Yayin da kuke jira don cin abinci ku zo, ku ɗauki 'ya'yan ku zuwa ga Clear Creek da kwanon rufi don zinariya. (Hakanan, mutanen da suka fara zama a lokacin Gold Rush sun ba shi arziki a kan wannan rudani, saboda haka yana da kyau a harbi!)
Idan kun sami lokacin, ku shiga hanyar Kolejin Makarantar Mines ta Colorado inda za ku ziyarci Geology Museum kyauta. Yana da gidaje fiye da 60,000 duwatsu, duwatsu masu daraja da kuma ma'adanai, ciki har da wasu daga cikin sanannen Colorado zinariya.
Distance ya rufe: kimanin kilomita 12 tsakanin Denver da Golden
02 na 06
Tsaya 2: Kunna a Frisco
Dauke ku kuma yi wasa kafin yara ku ma suna da lokaci su tambayi "Shin muna a can, duk da haka?" Bisa ga Breckenridge, garin Frisco yana da wasu abubuwan da ke damuwa. Ga nau'ikan fasaha, zaka iya ɗauka gilashin gilashin digiri na biyu a cikin wani aikin fasaha da zaka iya ɗaukar gida. Ko kuma, shimfiɗa kafafunka kuma ku yi wasa a filin Frisco Adventure, wanda ke da hanyoyi na tubing hutun gashi 1,200-feet kuma sabis na sama don samun ku da manyan tubes a kan tudu. A cikin watanni masu zafi, za ku iya hayan kujerun, kayak ko tsaka-tsalle masu tsalle-tsalle kuma ku sami ɗan aiki a Frisco Marina kafin ku hau cikin motar.
Distance ya rufe: kimanin mil dari 65 tsakanin Denver da Frisco. Kodayake, idan kuna tuki a karshen mako, kada ku rage la'akari da yadda yawancin I-70 zai iya samun!
03 na 06
Tsaya 2: Tsaya don giya a Buena Vista
Ga mutanen yankin, Buena Vista babban sansanin sansanin ne don tafiya a kan jirgin ruwa na Arkansas, kuma kuna samun kyakkyawan ra'ayi na tsaunuka daga wannan raft. Amma idan kuna daina tsayawa, Eddyline Brewery yana da tasiri mai kyau don can na giya. Haka ne, za a iya!
Kwanan nan yana iya dawowa a cikin tarihin wasan kwaikwayo na Colorado. Dalili? Gwanayen gwangwani suna da tasiri a kan yanayi saboda kashi 75 cikin dari na dukkanin aluminum yana amfani da shi. Masu yin amfani da magunguna ma suna da goyon baya ga iyawar saboda yana yin aiki mafi kyau wajen kiyaye haske da oxygen fiye da kwalabe. A kan dukkanin wannan, iyalan giya yana da sauki a ajiye a cikin akwati na baya don ku iya bude shi a yayin da kuka isa taron ko kuma lokacin da kuke kullun kayak dinku a kan kogin.
Turaren dutse yana da ƙari mai yawa, har ma, tare da filin barci da wani mataki don shirya bakuna. A kowace ranar da za a iya ba ku, za ku iya tuntuɓe a kan giya da ke haɗewa tare da giya ko kuma wasan kwaikwayo a lambun giya na giya.
Distance ya rufe: kimanin kilomita 65 tsakanin Frisco da Buena Vista.
04 na 06
Tsayawa 3: Sauke wasu hotuna a Ouray
Ka amince da mu, yana da daraja da abin da ake nufi.
Ouray an lakaba shi ne "Switzerland na Amurka," na gode da kwarukan furen fure-fure, wanda shine babban kuskuren hoto. Cakulan kirki a cikin Mouse's Chocolate & Coffee ne mai kyau Euro-touch, ma. Duk da haka, wannan gudun hijira na musamman shine Colorado.
Idan kun sami lokacin, yana da daraja dubawa cikin ɗayan gado da hutu kuma ya juya wannan hanya zuwa cikin dare. Wadannan nau'in nau'i nau'i zasu zama farin ciki ta hanyar hawan kankara a cikin Ouray Ice Park. A cikin watanni masu zafi, ƙwararru zasu iya tafiya tare da wasu raguna a kusa da Ouray. Tsakanin su? Kogin Cimarron, wanda yake cike da bakan gizo da kullun cuttroat, amma yana iyakance ga jama'a. Madaidaiciyar dama ta kusa kusa da confluence na Gunnison River. Kogin San Miguel ba shi da damuwa a wannan yanki, kuma kifi na iya bambanta dangane da dusar ƙanƙara da dusar ƙanƙara, amma lokaci mai kyau don jefa layinku shine tsakiyar lokacin rani.
A cikin shekarar da ta wuce, ƙananan ruwaye na Colorado sun gina wani tasiri na tarihi na masu yawon bude ido don gano abubuwan al'ajabi. A dukkanin, akwai wurare 5 a yankin yammacin jihar, ciki har da Ouray. Amma abin da ke sa Ouray ya fito fili shine maɓuɓɓugar ruwa masu zafi waɗanda ba su da wariyar launin fata, da damuwa.
Distance ya rufe: kimanin kilomita 185 daga Buena Vista da Ouray
05 na 06
Tsayawa 4: Yi tafiya a filin jirgin sama a Silverton
Wannan birni mai ƙaura da aka yi a tsakiyar Red Mountain da Molas, San Juan Mounta ya wuce. Ayyukan rawar jiki ga dukan iyalin? Hop a kan tarihin tarihi, ƙwararren wuta wanda ke tafiya kamar waƙa da masu hakar maƙwabtaka, maƙwabta da mazauna da suka zo Wild Wild fiye da shekaru 100 da suka shude. Hanyar jirgin kasa ta haɗu da Silverton da Durango, kuma zaka iya yin ajiyar zama a cikin mota mai zaman kanta, wanda aka sani da "shugaban kasa," mataki na sama da farko.
Distance ya rufe: kimanin kilomita 25 tsakanin Ouray da Silverton.
06 na 06
Tsayawa 5: Yi kwasfa a Pagosa Hot Springs
Kusan kusan! Amma yin amfani da Pagosa Hot Springs (ko tafiya na yamma yayin da kake zaune a Durango) yana da daraja. Idan ba ku lura ba tukuna, kowane dutse yana da nasaccen hali. Pagosa Springs kusan kimanin minti 15 a gabashin Durango. A can, za ku iya shiga cikin ruwan zafi mai zurfi mai zurfi na duniya, wanda aka auna a kan zurfin mita 1,002, wanda ke ciyar da ruwa mai ma'adinai zuwa 23 wuraren rairayi a cikin Springs Resort & Spa wanda ke kusa da kogin San Juan. Pool shan kowa?
Distance ya rufe: kimanin kilomita 120 tsakanin Silverton da Pagosa Springs. Kusanka kusan mil mil 20 daga Durango, yanzu.