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Usuku lweSizwe lokuHamba

Andiqinisekanga ngokupheleleyo ukuba ndiqale njani okanye nini ukukhwela intaba, kodwa yinxalenye enkulu yobomi bam ngoku, kwaye ndiyayibulela loo nto. Ukuhamba ngentaba kunento entle izibonelelo zempilo yomzimba kunye nengqondo, yaye iye yandibonisa iimbono ezininzi ezimangalisayo nezilwanyana zasendle endingenakuzibona ngenye indlela.

Mhlawumbi yincwadi eyandenza ndakhwela intaba. Andisakhumbuli ukuba ndandineminyaka emingaphi ndiqala ukufunda “Iphakathi ukuya esibhakabhakeni” nguKimberly Brubaker Bradley, kodwa ndiyakhumbula ukuba yaqala umdla nge Appalachian Trail. Ndikhulele eNew York, hayi kwi-Appalachian Trail kodwa kufutshane nayo, kodwa andizange ndikwazi ukwenza nayiphi na inxalenye yayo kwade kwabakho ujiko olungalunganga lwakhokelela kum kunye nomyeni wam ngoku xa sihamba uhambo kwiminyaka embalwa eyadlulayo. Sathi sakuqaphela ukuba asinyuki Impumlo ka-Anthony kwakhona kodwa babeyinxalenye ye-Appalachian Trail, ndaqhula ukuba siqale icandelo lokunyuka kwaye kuya kufuneka sigqibezele umkhondo ngenye imini. Ayikenzeki loo nto (okwangoku) kodwa ndenze ezinye iindawo ezininzi zokuhamba ngeepic kuyo yonke le minyaka.

Nangona ndiyazingca ngeentaba endizihambileyo, kuquka INtaba iMansfield eVermont (kwaye hayi nje ngokuba ikufutshane kakhulu kumzi-mveliso kaBen & Jerry, ngoko ke ndiye ndazivuza ngokhenketho kunye ne-ayisikrimu emva koko), Intaba ePhezulu yesikwere, kunye ne-14er yam yokuqala (apho ndacinga ukuba ndophule zombini iinzwane zam ezinkulu endleleni kwaye kwafuneka ndihlambuluke yonke indlela ezantsi), ukuhamba ngeenyawo akusoloko kumalunga nokunyuka okuphezulu okanye imigama emide kum. Ngamanye amaxesha umvuzo ngummandla okanye izilwanyana zasendle endizifumanayo; ngamanye amaxesha iba ngumoya nje ococekileyo kunye nokuzilolonga. Ukuphuma kwindalo ngamanye amaxesha kundinika ukucaca kwengqondo endingenako ukukufumana, kwaye luhlobo olwahlukileyo lokuzilolonga kunokuhamba kwindawo endihlala kuyo.

INtaba iMansfield eVermont.

Ipaki yeSizwe enkulu yenye yeendawo ezihlekisayo endakha ndaya kuzo. Ukunyuka iinduli kwiindunduma kubangela ucelomngeni olulodwa, kwaye ndaziva ngathi ndikwenye iplanethi njengoko ndandinyuka ndisiya phezulu. Nangona umzimba wam wonke wawunomsebenzi wokubulala, iimbono zezo zinto ndiya kuhlala ndizikhumbula.

Enye indawo apho ndaziva ngathi ndikwiplanethi eyahlukileyo IPaki yeSizwe yaseHawaii. I-Kilauea igqibele ukuqhuma ngo-2018, kwaye ngoku unokunyuka inxenye yecrater kwiNational Park. Kusendle ukukwazi ukuhamba phezu kwayo ngelixa ubona umsi nomphunga kude.

IPaki yeSizwe yaseHawaii

Olunye uhambo oluye lwandenza ndaziva ndithuthelwe kwesinye isijikelezi-langa ziquka iBadlands National Park, iCanyonlands National Park, neCuster State Park.

Canyonlands National Park e Utah.

Ubuhle bokuhamba intaba bobo nabani na angayenza, naphi na, naliphi na ixesha lonyaka, nokuba ufuna i umzila ofikelelekayo ngesitulo esinamavili, uhambo olufutshane nolulula ukwenza nabantwana, okanye inja-friendly hike.