Umhlahlandlela Wokuhamba Okunempilo: Aspen, Colorado

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• Bhala kahle
• Hlala usesimweni
• Futhisa Uhambo Lwakho
• Yithumele Ngenkathi Ukhuphuka Idwala
• Splurge
• Buyisa Kwesokudla
• Shaya ama-Slopes
• Après, 0f Course
• Buyekeza kwe-

I-Aspen, iColorado yaziwa ngokunotha kwayo: izimo ze-ski ezicwebezelayo nokho ezimangelengele kanye nokudlela kwangemva kokudla kufika ebusika; izenzakalo ezingajwayelekile zokupheka nezangaphandle ezifana ne-Food & Wine yakudala iza ehlobo; kanye nesikhumulo sezindiza esincane esinejets ezizimele ezibeka umgwaqo ovikelwe izintaba unyaka wonke. (Akumangalisi ukuthi osaziwayo be-A-list bathutheleka lapho!)

Kodwa awudingi inkokhelo yesitayela saseHollywood ukuze ujike uvakashele indawo yokuqala yaseColorado. Vakashela phakathi "nenkathi eyimfihlo" kusuka maphakathi noMeyi kuya maphakathi noJuni, ngaphambi kokuba intwasahlobo iqhume iye ehlobo — futhi uzothola ipharadesi lemvelo, ngentengo eshibhile. Cabanga ngalokhu: imifula nemifudlana esezingeni eliphakeme lamapulangwe entwasahlobo, ama-kayaker, nama-SUPER; imizila nemigwaqo emisha yasebusika, abagibeli bamabhayisikili abamukelayo nabaqwali; izixuku ezimbalwa ukuze ukwazi ukusebenzisa isikhathi esithe xaxa ukuxhumana noMama Wendalo; amamenyu wonyaka ezindaweni zokudlela ezenziwa emapulazini kuya etafuleni; nokubukwa okungenakuqhathaniswa, okungama-360-degree kwezikhathi ezishintshayo. Futhi, amahhotela amaningi ajoyine ukudala amaphakheji esaphulelo ngalesi sikhathi.

Sebenzisa imali nesikhathi sakho nganoma yisiphi isizini ngalo mhlahlandlela wokunethezeka nokuzijabulisa kuka-Aspen. (Futhi ungaphuthelwa iziqondiso zethu eziya kwamanye amadolobha aphezulu ase-U.S. njenge-Jackson Hole, WY!)

Bhala kahle

Ngena ehhotela lomlando i-Jerome (osesithombeni ngenhla, kwesokunxele) edolobheni lase-Aspen futhi uzobingelelwa ngengilazi encane yamanzi e-chlorophyll ewuketshezi, okuthiwa isiza ukuthutha umoya-mpilo kuwo wonke umzimba wakho (into umzimba wakho okuthola kunzima ukuyenza phezulu. ukuphakama). Leyo nje yezindlela eziningi lokhu kusungulwa kwe-posh kuhlinzeka ngayo umdlandla ongaphandle. Ihhotela lisetha zonke izinhlobo zezivakashi, njenge-glamping (inkambo ekhangayo — yebo, sicela!) Uhambo nokunyuka kwezintaba zaseRocky kubhangqwe nezidlo zasemini ezimnandi. (IJerome ingelinye lamahhotela amaningi abeka ukuqina kuqala.)

I-Limelight Hotel (esithombeni ngenhla, kwesokudla), indawo engudadewabo we-Little Nell yodumo, iyindawo ekahle yokuyipaka izinsuku ezimbalwa nakule ntwasahlobo. Futhi ngeke kwephule ibhange! Izinyathelo nje ukusuka entabeni yase-Aspen, indawo nayo ingeye-Aspen Skiing Co., okusho ukuthi unabo bonke ochwepheshe abangakusiza ukuthi uhlele yonke into yangaphandle ongayicabanga kusukela ekugibeleni ibhayisikili ukuya e-SUP. (Ebusika, izivakashi zehhotela zingabamba iqhaza ohlelweni olubizwa ngokuthi "Amathrekhi Okuqala," lapho ushushuluza khona intaba ngaphambi kokuthi ivule!) I-Limelight ibhekele imvelo-, isilwane-, futhi inobungane nezingane, futhi ibamba nemicimbi yobusuku emnandi efana ubhiya ne-distillery dinners khona lapho esizeni. Yini ongayithandi?

Hlala usesimweni

Abaqalayo nabahle ngokufanayo bazothola izindlela eziningi zokujuluka zize entwasahlobo ezintabeni! Abagibeli bezintaba eziqinile bazothanda i-Government Trail—indawo enzima yokugibela i-Snowmass, unqamule imigijimo yokushushuluza, unqamule ezihlahleni ezihlala ziluhlaza ukuya endaweni yase-Buttermilk ski, kanye ne-roller-coastering phakathi kwe-aspen groves. I-Rio Grande Trail (umzila wamamayela angu-40 kakhulukazi egandayiwe; ngenhla, owesibili ukusuka kwesokunxele) iwuhambo olulula futhi unezitobhi eziningi endleleni yepikiniki!

Ufuna ukunyuka esikhundleni sebhayisikili? I-Ute Trail (efanekiselwe ngenhla) akuyona eyenhliziyo encane - iyenyuka, ikhuphuka intaba ibanga elingamamayela ngokushintshela emuva, izinyawo ezime mpo eziyinkulungwane ziye edwaleni. Ukubuka kukufanele uhambo! Futhi imizila elula efana neHunter Creek, eyi-6.5 miles ngasendleleni eyodwa, izokhipha izinyathelo zakho eziyi-10,000, ikudlulise emadlelweni e-alpine namakamelo alahliwe, ngamamitha afinyelela kumamitha ayi-10 400!

Phinda uthole ngesigaba se-yoga sentaba entabeni yase-Aspen ebheke i-Elk Mountain Range ngamamitha ayi-11,212. Ukuvakashela ngaphandle kwenkathi yehlobo akusho ukuthi kufanele uphuthelwe ezinye ze-Aspen zen; esikhundleni salokho, hamba uye ku-O2 Aspen ukuthola ukugeleza okushisayo kwe-yoga, welula futhi uzindle, noma isigaba se-Pilates, noma uye kwesinye sezikhathi zezintaba ngaphakathi kwesakhiwo seSundeck ngaphezulu kwe-Aspen Mountain phakathi nezinsuku ezikhethiwe zasebusika.

Futhisa Uhambo Lwakho

Uhambo oluya e-Aspen aluphelele ngaphandle kohambo oluya ku- "Row Row." Uma usohambweni, yima eduze nedolobha lasekhaya eliyintandokazi yenyama noshizi phakathi nosuku ukuze uthole okuthile okuphuma kumenyu yesidlo sasemini sesevisi yekhawunta (cabanga: isobho likakhukhunathi waseThailand, isaladi yezinhlamvu ezintathu, noma i-char siu brisket yamahora angu-13) noma thatha okuhle okufana nenyama yendawo noshizi okutholwe emapulazini aseduze asimeme. Ungakwazi futhi ukuhlala phansi ukuze uthole isevisi yesidlo sakusihlwa-futhi uma unenhlanhla, uzohlwitha itafula elifiselekayo endaweni yevulandi engaphandle. Ukuze uthole inketho ephezulu, zama i-steak, iwayini, nezinhlangothi zesitayela somndeni e-Toro e-Viceroy Hotel e-Snowmass noma uye e-Clark's Oyster Bar ukuze uthole ukudla kwasolwandle okumangalisayo ngokungalindelekile.

Futhi ama-dieters aqinile ambozwa ngenxa ye-Spring Cafe Organic Food and Juice Bar, indawo yebhulakifesi nesidlo sasemini enikeza kuphela amaphesenti angu-100 ukudla okuphilayo nezithako. I-eatery ingumuntu odla imifino kuphela (futhi cishe i-vegan, kepha isebenza amaqanda atholakala endaweni e-a!) Futhi ifaka imali kwizithako ezinjengoshukela kakhukhunathi, isipelingi, ufulawa we-alimondi, namafutha acindezelwe abandayo. Ngaphakathi, ikhishi likhuluma lisebenzisa i-cookware yensimbi engagqwali-engenayo i-aluminium noma ezinye izinsimbi eziyingozi. Futhi wonke amapulasitiki asetshenziswayo awanayo i-BPA. Ngakho-ke thatha ibhodlela elicindezelwe ujusi nsuku zonke-hlala emuva ngaphandle, bese ubuka okuhle kwe-Aspen Mountain ngenkathi uphuza.

Ukushaya amathambeka? IBonnies, indawo yokudlela maphakathi nezintaba e-Aspen Mountain, inama-pancake e-oat athokozisayo okufanelekile ukuvuswa ekuseni.

Yithumele Ngenkathi Ukhuphuka Idwala

I-Aspen's Independence Pass, ibanga nje ukusuka edolobheni, inikeza amakhulukhulu ezenzakalo zokugibela amatshe kulo lonke uhlobo lomqwali (oqalayo ukuya kochwepheshe), kusukela ku-Edge of Time kuya ku-Cryogenics eyinselele. Eminye imizila inesizini — lokho kungenxa yokuthi umgwaqo omkhulu we-Independence Pass uvaliwe ukuba kube nomgwaqo ebusika, uvulwa kabusha kaningi ekupheleni kukaMeyi — kepha ungakwazi ukunyuka ngebhayisikili iphasishi manje (isikhathi esihle sokwenza lokho njengoba iningi lome futhi limile kuvaliwe kuthrafikhi!). Ukukhuphuka unyaka wonke kufaka phakathi iClassy Cliff, Master Headwall, iDrag Rock, iDump Wall, i-Outlook Rock ne-Monitor Rock. Thepha inkampani efana ne-Aspen Alpine Guides ukuthola i-adventure egadiwe ngongoti. (Ungesabi: Nakhu ukuthi kungani kufanele uzame ukukhuphuka kwamadwala njengamanje)

Awulungele ukushaya udonga lwangempela lwedwala? Sika amazinyo akho (izandla ...?) Ku-Elk Camp Rugged Ascent Climbing Wall e-Snowmass (okufanekiselwa ngenhla) noma isici esisha kunazo zonke seLimelight Hote: udonga oluyizitezi eziyisihlanu lwendlu ekhuphuka ngamatshe enemizila emithathu yokuzibopha eyenziwe imodeli ngemuva kwendawo edumile yaseGrotto ku-Independence Pass.

Splurge

Lapho uMary noPat Scanlan noMark Kleckner besungula iWoody Creek Distillery, bebefuna ukwenza kakhulu i-vodka enhle. Namuhla, imimoya yabo ingcono kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngo-Mashi, iWoody Creek Colorado 100% Potato Vodka ($ 30; applejack.com) ithole indondo yegolide ephindwe kabili nokuqashelwa i-vodka ehamba phambili emqhudelwaneni waminyaka yonke we-15 we-World Spirits Competition eSan Francisco. Lapho ungena noma uphuma edolobheni, vakashela i-distillery bese uzama imimoya ngokwakho-ngqo (uzokwazi ukuyiphuza, siyathembisa!) noma ihlanganiswe ne-cocktail yesiginesha. Ungazizwa umuhle nge-splurge yakho futhi: Ngenkathi abenzi be-vodka abaningi befaka imimoya enama-flavour okufakelwa noma bayi distill kuze kube seqophelweni lokuthi ukunambitheka kwayo kususwe, iWoody Creek ikhula futhi ivune amazambane ayo-amamayela ayisishiyagalombili ukusuka kude ne-distillery! -Futhi ilawula yonke ingxenye yomkhiqizo, iqinisekisa ukuthi uphuza uhlanzekile. (Thola ugqozi! Ama-Spritzers aqabula kakhulu wekhalori ephansi wehlobo.)

Ebusika, cabanga ukushibilika eqhweni eSilver Circle Ice Rink edolobheni, bese ugoqa umlilo ngasemnyango oseMarble Bar Aspen (osesithombeni ngenhla), umqondo weMarble Distilling Co. negumbi lokunambitha ngaphakathi kweHyatt Residence Club Grand Aspen.

Buyisa Kwesokudla

Uzocindezelwa kanzima ukuthola i-spa engcono kune-Remède Spa e-St. Regis (itkwabaulinganise i-spa yokuqala emhlabeni ngeUkuhamba + Ukuzilibazisa).I-Plush, i-decor yaseColorado ephefumulelwe egumbini lokuphefumula le-oxygen — igumbi elithokomele elinemibhede yasemini nendawo yokubasa umlilo ongaxhuma kuyo imishini yomoya-mpilo ukuze usize ukuzijwayeza ukuphakama kuka-Aspen — kwakha indawo enokuthula. Futhi izinsizakalo ezinjengobuso be-oxygen, i-CBD yokuphulukisa imisipha, kanye neR Rocky Mountain Ritual (ukwelashwa okukhipha umzimba nokubhucunga umzimba) kusiza abanomqondo ofanele. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna ukuphumula noma ukululama, uzokuthola ngemenyu yokwelashwa ongayenza ngendlela oyifisayo kanye nezinsiza ezifana nemigede yesitimu, amabhavu ashisayo, nokucwiliswa okubandayo.

Ingabe ufuna ukuyenza impelasonto yokuphila kahle? I-spa eViceroy Hotel inikeza i-yoga, ukwelulekwa ngokudla okunomsoco, kanye ne-spa engamamitha-skwele angama-7,000 egxile ekwelapheni nasezinsizeni eziphelele, kufaka phakathi amasiko aphefumulelwe imikhosi yasendulo i-Ute, Nordic, ne-Asia. Zama i-chakra-balancing massage noma ukuqaqa udaka lwentaba ukuze uzizwe uqabulekile futhi ulinganisele. (Ibhonasi: I-spa is ski-in, ski-out, ngakho-ke ungathatha ikhefu phakathi nosuku ukuze uthole ukusikhipha ngaphambi kokubuyela emuva ukuze ungene ama-run amaningi.)

Shaya ama-Slopes

Njengoba kunezintaba ezine ezinkulu ongakhetha kuzo — i-Buttermilk, i-Snowmass, i-Aspen Highlands, ne-Aspen Mountain (ngayinye enezindawo eziqhubeka ziba nzima) - kunomdlalo cishe wawo wonke amazinga e-skier. Amathikithi avumelekile ngakunye, ngakho-ke ungashayisa intaba eyodwa ye-First Tracks bese uqeda ntambama kwenye ngaphambi kokuba uphume uye emuva. Nweba uhambo lwakho izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuze ushushuluze endaweni ngayinye futhi uthole isaphulelo sezinsuku eziningi. Imilenze ebuhlungu? Yeqa ukushibilika eqhweni ngolunye usuku bese ukhetha ukuvakasha okweqhwa kunalokho.

Après, 0f Course

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna ukuzipholela nge-cocktail ngemuva kwesikebhe, ukuhamba ngezinyawo noma ngebhayisikili, ibha lentaba likaShlomo kanye ne-grill ezansi kwe-Aspen Mountain kunezihlalo ezinhle zangaphandle, ama-cocktails athokomele, ne-yep — shotskis.

Futhi ungaphuthelwa izindawo ezishisayo zenhlalo yedolobha: i-J-Bar, ne-Old West vibes (zama i-Aspen Crud — i-whisky, i-vanilla ice cream, nobisi — okuqala ezinsukwini Zokuvinjelwa) noma iBad Harriett, chich speakeasy ezingeni eliphansi lesakhiwo sephephandaba i-Aspen Times.

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