Aia i loko o ka puʻu o ka Nepalese Himalayas, ʻAʻole ʻo Rara Lake kahi huakaʻi; he mea hana o ke ano. ʻIke ʻia ʻo ka loko wai hohonu a nui loa o Nepal, ua hoʻohauʻoli ʻo Rara i ka poʻe malihini me kona mau wai turquoise ʻālohilohi, nā wahi ʻoluʻolu loa, a me ka ʻoluʻolu maikaʻi ʻole e holoi ana iā ʻoe. Aia i loko o Rara National Park—ʻo Nepal ka mea liʻiliʻi loa—ma nā ʻāpana mamao o Mugu a me Jumla, ʻo kēia pōhaku kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe, e noho nani ana ma 2,990 mika, hāʻawi i ka pakele maoli i loko o kahi honua o ka nani ʻole. Hāwanawana pinepine ʻia ʻo ia he "paradaiso honua," ua lilo ʻo Rara Lake i mea pono e kipa aku ai no ka poʻe holo wāwae, nā mea aloha aloha, a me nā mea makemake maoli i ka maluhia ma waena o ka nani kūlohelohe. Luʻu hohonu kēia ʻatikala i ka mea e hoʻohiwahiwa ai ʻo Rara Lake: ʻo kona nani kūʻokoʻa, nā manawa maikaʻi loa e ʻike ai, nā hana hoihoi, a me kekahi mau ʻōlelo aʻoaʻo e kōkua iā ʻoe e hoʻolālā i kāu huakaʻi poina ʻole.
Ka Ui Hoonanea o Rara Lake
He mea kupanaha ka loko o Rara, e hohola ana ma kahi o 10.8 kilomika square a lele i ka hohonu a hiki i 167 mika. ʻIke ʻia ʻaʻole uliuli wale ka wai; Hula lākou ma ke ʻano o nā uliuli a me nā ʻōmaʻomaʻo, e hoʻololi maʻalahi me kēlā me kēia loli o ka mālamalama o ka lā. ʻO ka puliki ʻana i nā ʻaoʻao o ka loko he mau ululāʻau ʻala o juniper, spruce, a me ka pine, e hana ana i kahi ʻōmaʻomaʻo ʻōmaʻomaʻo e hoʻohālikelike maikaʻi ʻia me nā puʻu mamao i uhi ʻia i ka hau o ka Himalayas. ʻO ke kaiapuni maʻemaʻe o ka loko a me ka wahi mehameha e ulana pū ʻia e hana i kahi leʻaleʻa ethereal, e like me ka paradaiso huna maoli no ʻoe.
A ʻo kēlā kāʻei Himalayan? He nani wale nā kiʻekiʻe e like me Chuchemara, e hoʻohui ana i kahi pā ikaika a weliweli i ka ʻāina. I kēlā mau lā māmā, ʻo ka noʻonoʻo ʻana o kēia mau pilikua i ka ʻili aniani o ka loko e hana i kahi hopena e like me ke aniani ʻaʻohe mea pōkole o ke kilokilo maʻemaʻe. ʻO kēia kaʻawale ka mea mālama iā Rara, e mālama ana i kona moʻomeheu kūloko a me kona wahi kūlohelohe. Hāʻawi ia i ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi i kahi ʻike makaʻu ʻole i Nepal e like me kahi honua kaawale mai nā kaona nui o Kathmandu a me Pokhara.
ʻO Rara National Park: He Haven for Biodiversity
Aia ʻo Rara Lake i loko o Rara National Park, kahi wahi i hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka makahiki 1976 no ka mālama ʻana i kēia loko waiwai a me kona kaiaola olaola. Mai hoʻopunipuni iā ʻoe i kona inoa ʻo ia ka paka ʻāina liʻiliʻi loa o Nepal (he 106 kilomika square wale nō); ua piha i nā mea kanu a me nā holoholona like ʻole. ʻO nā ululāʻau o ka paka ka home no nā mea paʻakikī e like me ka bea ʻeleʻele Himalayan, musk deer, a me ka panda ʻulaʻula liʻiliʻi - ʻoiai he paʻakikī ke ʻike iā lākou! He waiwai ola ka loko, e kākoʻo ana i ke ola wai kū hoʻokahi, me nā ʻano iʻa a me nā rana i loaʻa ʻole ma kahi ʻē aʻe.
No ka poʻe kiaʻi manu, ʻo Rara National Park kahi moeʻuhane maoli! Me ka ʻoi aku o 270 mau ʻano manu i hoʻopaʻa ʻia, ʻike paha ʻoe i nā nani lele e like me ka grebe crested nui a me ka shelduck ʻulaʻula. A i ka pūnāwai, pahū ke ola o nā mea kanu like ʻole o ka paka me nā rhododendrons ikaika, e pena ana i nā ʻaoʻao puʻu i nā aka nani o ka ʻulaʻula, keʻokeʻo, a me ka poni. Ua hoʻokumu paʻa kēia ʻano olaola kupaianaha a me ka nani o ka loko i ka Rara i puʻuhonua no nā kaiaola a me nā mea leʻaleʻa holoholona.
E hele ana i Rara National Park
ʻO ka hōʻea ʻana i Rara Lake he mea hoʻokalakupua maoli; koi kona wahi mamao i ka hoʻolālā a me ka hoʻoikaika ʻana, akā pono ia! ʻO ke ala maoli wale nō i loko o ka manawa lōʻihi e lele ana mai Nepalgunj a i Talcha Airport (i ukali ʻia e kahi huakaʻi 3-hola maikaʻi) a i ʻole Jumla Airport (kahi huakaʻi hele 2-3 lā hou aku). Mahalo, me ka hoʻonui ʻia ʻana o ke alanui Karnali, ua maʻalahi ʻo Rara, ʻoiai ke hāʻawi mau nei ka huakaʻi i ka nui o ka nani.
I kēia manawa, hiki i ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi wiwo ʻole ke huakaʻi i Rara ma ke alanui mai Kathmandu, kahi huakaʻi nani e holo mau lā ʻelua ma ke kaʻa a i ʻole kaʻa kaʻa. Hiki ke ala ma waena o nā ʻāina ʻino loa, e hāʻawi ana i nā ʻike o nā ʻāina ʻāina ʻole o Nepal. ʻO nā huakaʻi i Talcha a i ʻole Jumla ke kaulana loa no ka poʻe makemake i ke ala wikiwiki, a ukali ʻia e kahi huakaʻi nani maoli ma waena o nā ululāʻau hāwanawana a me nā kauhale nani. ʻAʻole pili i kāu ala, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka huakaʻi i Rara Lake e like me ka huakaʻi, hoʻopiha ʻia me nā hiʻohiʻona kupanaha a me ka manaʻo hauʻoli o ka hele ʻana i ka ʻike ʻole.
ʻO ka manawa maikaʻi loa e kipa aku ai iā Rara Lake
Inā makemake ʻoe e ʻike iā Rara Lake i kona nani loa, ʻO ka hāʻule (Sepatemaba a ʻOkakopa) a me ka pūnāwai (ʻApelila a Mei) kāu mau tikiki gula. Ke hoʻopōmaikaʻi nei kēia mau kau i ka ʻāina me ka leʻaleʻa o ka wā, ka lewa aniani, a me ka ʻike ʻole ʻia o ka Himalayas ikaika. ʻO ka Autumn, ʻo ia hoʻi, he mea hōʻikeʻike, me ka ea ʻoluʻolu, hoʻoikaika a me nā lau e ʻā ana me nā waihoʻoluʻu. Ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, hoʻōla ka pūnāwai i nā puʻu i ke ola me nā rhododendrons e pua nei, e pena ana i ka ʻāina me ka hauʻoli o ke kala. I loko o kēia mau manawa, ʻo ka wai o ka loko e noʻonoʻo nui ana, e hana ana i kēlā mau hiʻohiʻona maikaʻi loa āu i moeʻuhane ai.
ʻO ka hoʻoilo (Novema a Malaki) ma ʻaneʻi ʻo ia ka nahu ʻana i ke anu, ʻo ka luʻu pinepine ʻana ma lalo o ka zero, a hiki i ka hau nui ke lilo i mea paʻakikī ke hele wāwae. ʻO ke kau aʻe (Iune a ʻAukake) lawe mai i ka ua, huli i nā ala pahee a uhi pinepine i kēlā mau hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha i nā ao. No laila, i mea e ʻono maoli ai i ka nani o Rara, e ʻimi i ka hāʻule a i ʻole ka puna.
Nā mea e hana ai ma Rara Lake
Hāʻawi ʻo Rara Lake i kahi hui maikaʻi o nā hana, inā he adrenaline junkie ʻoe a makemake wale paha i kahi pakele maluhia. Eia kekahi o nā mea koʻikoʻi:
- He Kaʻahele Leisurely a puni ka Lake: E noʻonoʻo i ka hele wāwae mālie 4-5 a puni ʻo Rara Lake-ʻo ke ala maikaʻi loa e ʻoluʻolu ai i kona nani. ʻO ke ala he palahalaha a maʻalahi ka hahai ʻana, e hele ana ma waena o nā ululāʻau maluhia a me nā kula ākea. Ma ke ala, e ʻike ʻoe i nā hiʻohiʻona he nui e hāʻawi ana i kēlā mau hiʻohiʻona panoramic o ka loko a me kona mau kiaʻi mauna nani.
- Hele i Murma Top: ʻO ka huakaʻi hele i Murma Top he mea pono ia no ka poʻe e ʻimi nei i nā huakaʻi hou aʻe! Hāʻawi kēia hiʻohiʻona i kahi ʻike maka manu o Rara Lake e hoʻomaha ai kou hanu. Ma kahi o 6-7 mau hola ka huakaʻi kaʻapuni a loaʻa ka piʻi maʻalahi ma nā ala ululāʻau nani. Hoʻohanohano ʻia kēlā me kēia hana me kēlā ʻano hiʻohiʻona like ʻole o ka nui turquoise o ka loko, i kālai ʻia e ka Himalaya kiʻekiʻe.
- Waapa ma Rara Lake: I kēlā mau lā māmā, hāʻawi ka pūʻali koa kūloko kokoke i ka loko i nā huakaʻi waʻa pōkole a mālie. ʻO ka holo ʻana ma kēlā ʻaoʻao o ka wai mālie a me ka hoʻomanaʻo ʻana e hāʻawi i kahi hiʻohiʻona kūʻokoʻa a pili pono i kona nani. He mea hoʻomanaʻo aloha wale nō: ʻAʻole ʻae ʻia ka ʻauʻau ʻana, e kōkua ana i ka mālama ʻana i ke kaiaola o ka loko.
- Nānā manu a me nā kiʻi kiʻi kūlohelohe: ʻO ka ʻano manu like ʻole o Rara a me nā ʻāina hoʻoheheʻe ʻia e lilo ia i paradaiso maoli no nā mea nānā manu a me nā mea paʻi kiʻi. Mai poina i kāu binoculars a me kahi pahupaʻikiʻi maikaʻi e hopu i nā kamaʻāina hulu manu a me nā waihoʻoluʻu ʻoniʻoni o ka loko.
- E hoʻomaha ma ka loko: I kekahi manawa, ʻo ka mea maikaʻi loa e hana ai… ʻaʻohe mea. E ʻimi wale i kahi mālie ma ka loko, e nānā i ka hula ʻana o ka lā ma luna o kona ʻili, a na ka lewa mālie e holoi iā ʻoe. ʻO ia ka hoʻonohonoho kūpono no ka noʻonoʻo haʻahaʻa, ka luʻu ʻana i loko o kahi puke maikaʻi, a i ʻole ka wehe wale ʻana i ke apo maʻemaʻe o ke ʻano.
- E ʻimi i nā kauhale kokoke: No ke aha e hoʻonui ʻole ai i kāu huakaʻi me kahi huakaʻi i Khalanga, ke kapikala o ka moku ʻo Jumla? He huakaʻi maikaʻi ʻo 3 lā ma nā kauhale mamao a me nā ʻāina ʻike ʻole ʻia. Hāʻawi kēia huakaʻi i kahi ʻike hoihoi i ka moʻomeheu Thakuri a me Chhetri kūloko, me nā manawa kūpono e launa pū me nā kamaʻāina aloha.
Kahi e noho ai ma Rara Lake
Nā koho hale noho ma ʻO Rara Lake ua kaupalena ʻia, me ʻelua mau hale moe ma nā kapa o ka loko. Hoʻohui maikaʻi ʻia kēia mau hale lāʻau nani me ke kaiapuni kūlohelohe, e hāʻawi ana i nā lumi ʻoluʻolu, ʻo kekahi me nā lumi ʻauʻau i hoʻopili ʻia. E noʻonoʻo ʻoe e ala ana i nā hiʻohiʻona nani o ka loko a me ka Himalayas mai kou puka makani - kūpono maoli no kahi hoʻi maluhia.
ʻO ka ʻai ʻana ma ʻaneʻi e loaʻa i nā kīʻaha Nepali maikaʻi loa e like me ka dal bhat puʻuwai (lentil a me ka raiki), me kekahi mau koho ʻāina. No ka ʻike immersive maoli, hāʻawi pū kēia mau hale hoʻokipa i nā hale hoʻomoana ma ko lākou pā hale, e hoʻokuʻu iā ʻoe e hiamoe ma lalo o kahi uhi o nā hōkū, i hoʻopuni ʻia e ka symphony kūlohelohe. Ma muli o ka liʻiliʻi o ka loaʻa, ʻO ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i kou noho ʻana ma mua e ʻōlelo nui ʻia, ʻoi aku hoʻi i nā kau kiʻekiʻe.
ʻIke Moʻomeheu: Nā Kanaka o Rara
ʻO ka ʻāina a puni ʻO Rara Lake ʻO ia ka home aloha o nā kaiāulu Thakuri a me Chhetri, nona nā kuʻuna a me ke ʻano o ke ola ʻana i hoʻopaʻa ʻole ʻia e ka wikiwiki o ka wā hou. Ma ke ʻano he malihini, e ʻike ʻia ana ʻoe me ka hoʻokipa ʻoluʻolu a me ka ʻike i nā hana moʻomeheu kūʻokoʻa, mai nā hula kuʻuna a i nā ʻoliʻoli ikaika. ʻO ka mamao loa o kēia ʻāina i mālama pono i kona ʻano kūʻokoʻa, e hāʻawi ana i kahi puka aniani a me ka makamae i loko o ke ola kauhale Himalayan maoli.
Manaʻo kōkua no ke kipa ʻana iā Rara Lake
- Pāke akamai: ʻOiai i ka pūnāwai a i ka hāʻule paha, hiki i nā pō ma 2,990 mika ke anuanu, no laila e lawe mai i nā lole mahana he nui. ʻO nā kāmaʻa hele wāwae paʻa, kahi ʻaʻahu ua hilinaʻi, a me kahi pahupaʻikiʻi maikaʻi he mea nui.
- E mahalo i ke ʻano: He wahi kapu ʻo Rara National Park, no laila e ʻoluʻolu ʻaʻole e ʻōpala a hahai mau i nā hana pili i ka kaiaola. E mālama kākou i kēia paradaiso.
- Noho wai wai: ʻO kēlā kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe hiki ke alakaʻi koke i ka dehydration, no laila e lawe mau i kahi hue wai hiki ke hoʻohana hou a inu pinepine.
- Hoʻolālā no ka pilina: Ua kaupalena ʻia ka uhi ʻana o ka pūnaewele paʻa lima ma ʻaneʻi, no laila e hoʻomaikaʻi iā ʻoe iho a me kāu poʻe aloha: e haʻi iā lākou i kāu huakaʻi ma mua o kou puka ʻana.
- E noʻonoʻo i kahi alakaʻi: No nā huakaʻi lōʻihi e like me Murma Top a i ʻole Khalanga, ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi o ka hoʻolimalima ʻana i kahi alakaʻi kūloko no ka palekana a me ka hoʻokele maʻalahi.
No ke aha e kipa aku ai iā Rara Lake?
ʻOi aku ʻo Rara Lake ma mua o kahi huakaʻi; he hana hohonu e ho'ōla hou i kou ʻuhane. ʻO kona nani i hoʻopili ʻole ʻia, ka ʻoluʻolu a me ka ʻoluʻolu mamao e lilo ia i mea pale kūpono i ka haunaele o ke ola o kēlā me kēia lā. Inā ʻoe e hele wāwae ana i kona mau ala maluhia, e lele mālie ana i kona mau wai ma ka waʻa, a i ʻole e nalo wale iā ʻoe iho i loko o kāna mau noʻonoʻo hoʻohiwahiwa, waiho ʻo Rara Lake i kahi hōʻailona maikaʻi ʻole a nani i kēlā me kēia malihini kipa. ʻOiai ʻo ia ka "Moʻiwahine o ka Himalayas," e ʻimi nei i ka poʻe a pau e ʻimi nei i ka huakaʻi, ka maluhia o loko, a me ka pilina hohonu a me ke ʻano me ke ʻano.
E hoʻolālā i kāu huakaʻi i Rara Lake i kēia lā a ʻike i ke kumu o kēia mea huna i ka Lani o ka Honua.
