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Ukuhamba ngezinyawo nge-Clown Shoes

By JD H

IColorado iyipharadesi lokuqwala izintaba, ehlala ibalwa phakathi kwezifunda eziphezulu zokushaya imikhondo. Umbuso unemizila yokuhamba izintaba engu-5,257 esohlwini lwazo alltrails.com, eziningi zazo zingaphakathi kohambo olufushane ukusuka emadolobheni agudle uKhahlamba Olungaphambili. Lokhu kwenza uhambo oludume kakhulu lugcwale kakhulu ngezimpelasonto kulo lonke ihlobo. Kwabaningi, lezo zindledlana azilali kusukela ngesikhathi iqhwa lindiza ekwindla lize lincibilike ngasekupheleni kwentwasahlobo. Nokho, abanye baye bathola indlela yokujabulela lezi zindlela unyaka wonke.

Mina nomndeni wami sasiphakathi kwabaqwala izintaba ehlobo kuphela kwaze kwaba yiminyaka embalwa edlule lapho sanquma ukuzama ukuhamba eqhweni. Ekuphumeni kokuqala, izinyathelo zethu zokuqala zazizwa zinzima. Enye yamadodakazi ethu yakuchaza “njengokuhamba ngezinyawo nezicathulo ze-clown.” Kodwa njengoba sasidonsa kanzima phakathi kwezihlahla zikaphayini ezigcwele iqhwa nama-aspen angenalutho, iqhwa laqala ukuwa, futhi saqala ukukhululeka nokujabulela indawo ewumlingo. Saba nomkhondo wethu, futhi ukuba sodwa kwakungafani nanoma yini esiye sabhekana nayo ehlobo.

Ukubuyela ebusika ezindleleni esasiziqwale ehlobo ngaphambili kwakuyisenzakalo esithakazelisayo. Njengesibonelo, indawo yase-Wild Basin yase-Rocky Mountain National Park inikezela indawo yomndeni wethu eyintandokazi yokuhamba ngezinyawo. Umkhulu womkami ubenendlwana eseduze, ngakho-ke mhlawumbe sesiwuhambe lo mzila izikhathi ezingaphezu kweshumi nambili ehlobo namalungu omndeni amaningi nabangane phakathi neminyaka edlule.

I-Winter in Wild Basin ihlinzeka ngolwazi oluhluke ngokuphelele. Ehlobo, umfula iSt. Vrain Creek ugeleza ngamandla phezu kwezimpophoma eziningi endleleni; ebusika, yonke into iba yiqhwa futhi imbozwe yiqhwa. E-Copeland Falls ungama maphakathi ne-St. Vrain Creek eqandisiwe, into obungeke uyicabange ehlobo. I-Calypso Cascades ehlobo yenza umsindo omkhulu njengoba igeleza phezu kwezingodo namadwala awile; ebusika konke kuthule futhi kuzolile. Ilanga lasehlobo likhipha izimbali zasendle endleleni; ebusika ilanga emini bebade lingasaboni emagqumeni nasezihlahleni. Izingwejeje zaphansi, ama-chipmunk, izimbila, nezinyoni zazo zonke izinhlobo zivamile ehlobo; ebusika basuke belala ubuthongo noma sebenesikhathi eside bendizela eningizimu. Nokho, sabona isiqophamithi esinekhanda elibomvu elaligqame ngemuva kweqhwa, futhi onogwaja abashaya izicathulo besasebenza njengoba kufakazelwa amathrekhi abo.

Okunye ukuphuma kwezicathulo zeqhwa kusifikise ekubukeni okubanzi kokuhlukana kwezwekazi, amakamu ezimayini alahliwe, izindawo ezaziyizindawo zokushushuluza eqhweni, kanye namaqhugwana aqala ukwakhiwa yi-Army's 10th Mountain Division. Nokho, ngokuvamile sijabulela nje ukuhamba ezihlahleni futhi sijabulele ukuthula kwasebusika, siphazanyiswa kuphela ukukhithika kweqhwa “kwezicathulo zama-clown” zethu.

Imisebenzi eminingi yasebusika e-Colorado idinga amakhono akhethekile, kanye nemishini ebizayo namaphasi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-snowshoeing, cishe kulula njengokuhamba, okokusebenza akubizi kakhulu, futhi imizila imahhala, ngaphandle kwezimali zokungena ezifundazweni zethu ezimangalisayo noma amapaki kazwelonke. Abathengisi bangaphandle njenge REI futhi Christy Ezemidlalo qasha izicathulo zeqhwa uma ufuna ukuzama ngaphambi kokuthenga, noma ungase ukwazi ukuthola ipheya esetshenzisiwe kubadayisi bemidlalo eseke yasetshenziswa noma ezimakethe ze-inthanethi. Isikhathi esiningi ukushushuluza eqhweni okuhamba phambili kuba ezindaweni eziphakeme, kodwa ukukhithika okuqinile namazinga okushisa abandayo kuze kube manje kulo nyaka kwenze kwaba nokwenzeka ukuyogibela iqhwa cishe noma kuphi. Umhla zingama-28 kuFebhruwari wuSuku lwe-Snowshoe lwase-US, ngakho kungani ungazami endleleni yakho eyintandokazi?