Xa iAlaska yamkelwa kuManyano ngo-1959 kwathiwa igama elisemthethweni ‘Umda Wokugqibela.’ Ifanelekile njengelebhile ngoku njengoko yayinjalo ngoko: uninzi lomhlaba wombuso - indawo ephantse iphindaphindwe kangangezihlandlo ezi-2,5 ngobukhulu beTexas - ihlala iyintlango. Ezinye iincopho apha azange zibhale namnye umntu onyukayo. Iipanorama ezitshayelayo nezineentaba zibonisa ukuba ayinakuze ishukume. Ngokwenyani, nangona kunjalo, uninzi lweli lizwe litshintsha ngesantya esothusayo.

Phezulu kweNtaba yeMat. Umzingeli kwiPaki yeSizwe yaseDenali, amaqondo obushushu ehlotyeni kakhulu I-3 degrees ishushu kunokuba babenjalo kwinkulungwane eyadlulayo. Ngenxa yoko, ukuhamba okukhulu komkhenkce kuyanyamalala amatyeli angamashumi amathandathu ngokukhawuleza kunokuba kwakunjalo ekupheleni kwenkulungwane ye-19. Yintoni enokuthatha iminyaka emininzi ukubuyela umva sele ihambile kwishumi leminyaka. Kwiiholo zamandla, impikiswano enkulu iyashukuxa malunga nezizathu ezingunobangela. Kodwa kule nxalenye yehlabathi, ayinamsebenzi. Olona khenkce lukhenketho lukwaziyo ukunyuka eAlaska ngokungathandabuzekiyo luyahamba. Ukuba ufuna ukubahlola ngaphambi kokuba bahambe kakuhle, musa ukulinda ixesha elide. Nantsi into oza kuyibona ngoku, kwaye njani.

Siza kuza kwiholide yethu yeshumi elinesithandathu yehlobo ekhokela ukunyuka komkhenkce, utshilo uHeather Szundy, umnini kunye neCFO Ukunyuka kweNkonzo yesiKhokelo seNdlela . Kwesi sithuba sexesha kuye kwafuneka sishiye iindawo ezi-3 ezahlukileyo zomkhenkce, ngenxa yokufikelela ekunyibilikeni. Ngoku sikwi-4 yethu-iSpencer Glacier.

Ukuzahlula iindawo zokufikelela kokona kuthathelwa ingqalelo kukhuseleko xa unyuka le mihlaba mikhulu yomkhenkce. Ecaleni komda womkhenkce yindawo ekuhamba kuyo rhoqo, ukuzala kweechunks ubungakanani beemoto ezincinci kunokubangela ukonzakala kunye nokufa. Ukunciphisa isoyikiso, izikhokelo zifumana indawo apho imiphetho eqingqiweyo ithambeka ngobunono ukudibana ne-moraine. Ngo-2012, saphulukana nokungena kuSpencer kwicala elingasemantla, ukhumbula oko uSzundy. Kwafuneka sitshintshele kwi-kayaking enqumla echibini ukuze siyifumane ukusuka emazantsi omkhenkce.

Kwakungekho konke okubi. Kule mihla abahloli bamapasile badlula kwilabyrinth yemesmerizing ye-icwecwe-hued icebergs njengoko i-Spencer inyuka umgama omalunga neenyawo ezingama-3 500. Indawo yaso enesanti ityhila kancinci ekulolongeni isiqabu. Kodwa ixesha elide kangakanani?

Le ndlela yangoku yokufikelela iyehla ngokukhawuleza, ulumkisa uSzundy. Kunyaka ophelileyo besineveki apho siphulukene nokufikelela ekuhambeni sonke kunye. Ngeli xesha lonyaka, ukunyuka kwendlela yokhenketho yosuku kwiSpencer Glacier kuya kukuseta umva $ 389. Ukanti kuya kusiba yindleko ngakumbi ukonwabela amava anje ngala.

Okukhona oomatshini abafunekayo, ewe, kokukhona unokulindela ukuhlawula. Kule minyaka ili-15 idlulileyo, ngamanye amaxesha besisebenzisa iihelikopta ukufikelela kunye nokubonelela ngokunyuka komkhenkce kunye nokunyuka komkhenkce kubatyeleli baseAlaska, utshilo uSzundy. Kodwa kuyacaca ukuba kwixa elizayo, ukungena kumkhenkce osemazantsi kumbindi weAlaska- nakwihlabathi liphela- kuyakudinga ihelikopta.

UPeter Schadee ukulungele oku kuzokwenzeka. Uyabaleka Ukhenketho lweehelikopta zeAnchorage ngaphandle kwendlu entsha enomtsalane IKnik River Lodge . Ngama-359 eedola kumntu ngamnye, uya kukusa kwi-adventure yemizuzu engama-60, apho uya kuhlala khona kwiKnik Glacier, yenye yezona ndawo zinkulu zomkhenkce kule ndawo yombuso - yenye yezona zincipha ngokukhawuleza. Kwiminyaka eli-15 ndibhabha kule ndawo ndibone ukuba umkhenkce uyancipha ubuncinci ubunesiqingatha semayile, kwaye ubukhulu emaphethelweni buhamba ukusuka kwi-200 yeenyawo ukuya kwi-75 yeenyawo, uyabona.

Landela le ntlambo iphangaleleyo emazantsi ecaleni komfula iKnik kwaye uya kuma kumhlaba womkhenkce waseColony, nowathi, ngoku kutsha nje ngo-2015, wasebenzisa ukutya ngokuthe ngqo echibini elisasazwe ngumkhenkce onyibilikileyo - iLake George. Hayi kwakhona. Ngoku sibona umhlaba ubonakala ubonakala phantsi komkhenkce, wongeza uSchadee. Qho ngonyaka ubona umohluko, kwaye ngekhe ndothuke ukuba kwiminyaka eli-10, le glacier ayisazalanga amathole ayo omkhenkce echibini.

Okwangoku, iimbono ziyamangalisa. Kwaye akukho nto ifana nokuhlala phezu komkhenkce. Nangona, ukuba uza kubhabha uye kwelinye, unokuhlala ubusuku bonke. USheldon Chalet inika oku kunokwenzeka ngenqanaba lobunewunewu elifanele ipherik yayo ephezulu-okoko unokufumana i-2,300 yeedola ubusuku ngabunye. Indawo yokulala ilele kwi-nunatak kwisitya seqhwa elixineneyo elimalunga nemayile ubunzulu, phantsi komthunzi weDenali.

Umnini uRobert Sheldon - osapho lwakhe lwalunendawo yokuqala ukusukela ngaphambi kokuba iAlaska ibe lilizwe - ebesabela izibonelelo ukuba zamkele kwaye zincedise iingcali zemozulu. Sinomhlaba omninzi phaya phezulu, uyacacisa umnini uRobert Sheldon. Ziihektare ezintlanu kuphela, kodwa eso sisixa esimangalisayo sendawo embindini [wepaki yesizwe]. Sahlulahlula ipropathi apho iindwendwe zingenakho ukuya, [ngokusisigxina] kwindlu yezixhobo zesayensi. Sifuna umbono ongcono wento eyenzekayo apha, iminyaka elishumi emva kweshumi.

Kungekudala, ukunyuka kwi-glacier akubizi nto konke konke. Kwi IPaka yeSizwe yeKenai Fjords , Ukuphuma kweGlacier kwakungumtsalane odumileyo ngenxa yesi sizathu. Umgaqo olinganiselweyo, ongaphantsi kwemayile ukusuka kwindawo yokupaka, ukhe wanikezela ngokufikelela simahla kwindawo yokuhamba-hamba yomkhenkce omhlophe, omhlophe qhwa. Ukukhawuleza ukubuyela umva endulini kwakurhuqa umsinga womkhenkce ngokusisigxina ungaphaya kokubonwa ngo-2010. Kodwa ukubambeka kwayo kugqitywe yimikhombandlela ecaleni kwendlela: uthotho lweminyaka ilanda iterminus 'inyusa umgangatho wentili kule nkulungwane iphelileyo.

Olunye uhlobo olufumanekayo namhlanje kukusuka eGlenn Highway, malunga neekhilomitha ezili-100 kumantla mpuma e-Anchorage. Ubude beemayile ezingama-27 UMatanuska Glacier yeyona inkulu elizweni efikeleleka ngemoto. IGlacier Park yindawo encinci yekampu apha ebonelela ngokufikelela kumkhenkce ngendlela yokunyuka kwemizuzu engama-20. Imali yokungena yi- $ 30 ngosuku.

Kwiminyaka, le yayiyeyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yokujonga lo mhlaba wahlukileyo. Kwakukho izikhalazo ezimbalwa. Ukhenketho oluphezulu aluzange lubekho eAlaska, ngokukaSheldon. Kodwa ngokukhawuleza iba yeyona ndlela yokubona umhlaba womkhenkce. Uninzi lwabakhenkethi babona indawo ngokuqhuba, nto leyo ebakhawulela kwiipesenti ezili-14 zikarhulumente ezifikeleleka ngendlela. Imikhenkce yomkhenkce ekunokufikeleleka kuyo ngokulula ngohola wendlela iyanyamalala.

Kulabo bazimisele ukwenza inkampu ubusuku bonke, uSheldon ucebisa ukunyuka kweentsuku ezimbini Ukudlula kweHatcher , emazantsi edolophu yakowabo iTalkeetna. Imalunga nemizuzu engama-70 ukuqhuba kumantla e-Anchorage. Ngokubona i-glacier ngokwembono yeenyawo, intle kakhulu kule nxalenye yeAlaska, utshilo. Izinto zitshintshe kakhulu.