Kwabaninzi abahambi, uhambo oluya eAlaska ngamava nje okwexeshana. Umbuso wama-49 ubonelela ngentlango engonakaliswanga, izilwanyana zasendle, amaqhekeza omkhenkce, kunye nentaba ephezulu eNyakatho Melika, eDenali. Inkqubo ye- Ipaki yelizwe Igama elifanayo livulekile unyaka wonke, kodwa ihlobo lelona xesha lidumileyo lokundwendwela, xa indlela enye yepaki ivuliwe, iintsuku zinde, kwaye amaqondo obushushu ashushu noko.

Ihlobo ikwalixesha lokuba uthathe ithuba lolona hambo luhle kakhulu lukaloliwe, eAlaska Railroad Inkwenkwezi kaDenali . Ukusuka ngoMeyi 14 ukuya kuSeptemba 20, 2020, uloliwe uhamba emantla ukusuka e-Anchorage ukuya eFairbanks, kwaye udade obaleka ubaleka emzantsi ukusuka eFairbanks ukuya eAnchorage, bobabini beshiya izikhululo zabo rhoqo kusasa ngo-8: 20. Abakhweli abanqwenela ukutyelela Ipaki yeSizwe yaseDenali unokuma apho kwaye uchithe usuku okanye nangaphezulu ujonge uhambo olukhokelwa ngabahambi, ukhenketho lweebhasi, imiboniso yenja yesileyi kunye nokubonwa kwezilwanyana zasendle.

Inkqubo ye- ukukhwela uloliwe , eneembono ezimangalisayo zamahlathi ompayini, imilambo enamajikojiko, kunye neencopho zekhephu, yindawo ekuyiwa kuyo ngokwayo. Uphahla olunezinto ezenziwe ngeglasi kunye neqonga elingaphandle elingaphandle lokujonga lenza uhlaziyo kwiNkonzo yeNkwenkwezi yeGolide exabisa ubungakanani babahambi abaninzi. Igumbi lokutyela eligcwele-nkonzo libonelela ngokutya kunye neziselo, ezibandakanyiweyo kwixabiso. Iklasi yeAventure inika izihlalo ezikhululekileyo, iifestile ezinkulu zemifanekiso, indawo yokuhlala evulekileyo kwimoto yeVista Dome, kunye nokutya kwiWilderness Cafe.

Iihambo ezivela eAnchorage zifika kwidolophu yaseWasilla emva kweyure yokuqala. Ukulandela ukuma kancinci, uloliwe uyaqhubeka Talkeetna , emi phakathi kwemilambo emithathu, enembali yedolophu kunye nezakhiwo ezisusela kwiminyaka yoo-1900. Iimbono zeDenali zivela emafini kwiintsuku ezicacileyo zasehlotyeni, ukuqala nje kwento eza kuza kubagibeli kwiDenali Star.

Ukusuka apho, kude needolophu kunye neendlela, uloliwe udlula kwilizwe elirhabaxa, ikhaya labantu abarhabaxa abakhetha ubomi kude nenkoliso yempucuko. Abantu abakhweleyo bafunda ukuba bakhwele kuhambo oludibanisa abo bahlala emakhaya kwizidingo zabo ezisisiseko. Ngaphandle kwesikhululo sikaloliwe, iAlaska Railroad ibonelela ngenkonzo yokumisa phezulu, okuthetha ukuba ngokuntywila kwiflegi, abakhweli banokukhwela okanye behle kuloliwe nangaliphi na ixesha. Iikhabhathi ezikude ezichaza indawo yokubuyela umva, i-Indian River idlula, kunye nembono yeNkanyamba uGulch evela kwi-arch trestle I-Hurricane Gulch Bridge ityhila isibhakabhaka esingezantsi.

Emva kokuvalwa kwamahlathi ashinyeneyo ompayini, imilambo engumkhenkce enesiqingatha kunye namachibi abonisa imithi kunye namafu ngaphezulu, kwaye mhlawumbi umbono wezilwanyana zasendle, ikhephu ligubungele iAlaskan Range. Ukukhwela phezulu ngaphezulu kweHealy Canyon kunye noMlambo iNenana ujikeleze ngezantsi, uloliwe usondela eDenali, efika nje phambi kwentsimbi yesi-4. Abahambi abahlala eDenali banexesha lokuphumla ngaphambi kokonwabela ukutshona kwelanga. I-Denali Star iyaqhubeka i-Fairbanks kwaye ifika ngo-8 ebusuku.

Indawo ezothusayo, amathuba efoto kuwo onke amacala, kwaye okuninzi ukumangaliswa yindlela eyenza ukuhlola iAlaska, nokuba ngololiwe, ngemoto, okanye ngenqanawa phakathi kweyona ndlela ikhumbulekayo yabahambi. Iinqwelo-moya ezidibanisa ukhenketho lomhlaba kunye neembono ezivela elwandle zinika amava apheleleyo eedolophu ezintle, umkhenkce omkhulu, ubomi baselwandle, kunye nentlango yangaphakathi yeAlaska.