01 ka 03
Mendenhall Glacier
Mendenhall Glacier. Ifoto © Nancy Parode I-Mendenhall Glacier ihlala eekhilomitha ezili-12 ukusuka kwidolophu yaseJuniau, eAlaska, echaza ukuba ithandwa. Abaveleli banokuhamba baye kwi-Mendenhall Lake ngeenyawo ze-glacier nge-Photo Point Trail. Ezinye iindlela ezihamba phambili zinika ithuba lokujonga i-glacier kunye nezilwanyana zasendle zeHlabathi leSizwe le-Tongass lase-Alaska. Ngethuba lexesha lexesha eliphambili, ngoMeyi ukuya kuSeptemba, ukungeniswa kwendawo yokubukela kwinqanaba le-glacier kunye nayo yonke indlela ngaphandle kwePhoto Point Trail ayikhululekile, kodwa i-Visitor Center ihlawulisa imali yokungenisa imali eyi-5 kwiindwendwe ezineminyaka eli-16 nangaphezulu. Le ntlawulo ikunika ukufikelela kwiZiko leMvakatye, iNtetho yePhoto Point kunye nazo zonke izakhiwo zokuhlala kwiindawo. Ukuba unayo ipasiti ye- Federal Recreation Lands Senior , awuyi kuyimfuneko yokuhlawula umrhumo.
I-Mendenhall I-Glacier Visitor Centre iqukethe iifestile ezinkulu ezinika umbono we-panoramic we-glacier. Abaveleli banokubukela umboniso we-audio-visual, jonga imibukiso kwaye ufunde ngeJaunesau Icefield. I-Visitor Centre ivuliwe unyaka wonke, nangona iiyure zasebusika zilinganiselwe. Iingozi zeeHlathi zeeHolisi zase-US zinikeza iinkqubo ezizodwa unyaka wonke.
Ngelixa abantu abaninzi baya kwi-Mendenhall Glacier kunye neqela lokutyelela okanye kwi-excursion ye-shore, unako ukufikelela kwi-glacier ngokwakho. Unokuthatha iteksi esuka kuJuniau, uqhube kwi-glacier ngemoto yokuqeshisa okanye uthathe ibhasi leedolophu ukuya kwi-Glacier Spur Road uze uhambe endleleni yonke (1.5 miles). Kukho iinkampani ezimbini zethenketho zangasese ezinikezela ngeenkonzo zokuhamba ngebhasi phakathi kweJuniau kunye ne-glacier, iM & M Tours kaJuniau kunye neJuniau Tours.
02 ka 03
Photo Point Trail
Photo Point Trail. Ifoto © Nancy Parode I-Photo Point Trail ye-wheelchair ifumaneka ngeekhilomitha ezingama-0.3 ubude. Umzila ulungiswe kwaye kulula ukuhamba. Eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu, inika umbono omangalisayo weLwandle iMendenhall, iMendenhall Glacier kunye neNugget Falls. Ukuba u tyelela phakathi kweyokuqala kaMeyi nokuphela kukaSeptemba, kuya kufuneka uhlawule imali yokungeniswa kwe-$ 5 ukuze uhambe kunye nePhoto Point Trail.
I-Nugget Falls, ekupheleni kweNugget Creek, idlulela kwisiLwandle saseMendenhall. Umzila kumasebe e-Nugget Falls ukusuka kwi-Photo Mendenhall Glacier yePhoto Point Trail kwaye uyakuthatha unyawo lwamanzi. I-trail-trail trail isicacile kwaye ayinakunikwa. Uyakwazi ukuhamba ufike kwi-waterfall xa ufikelela ekupheleni kwendlela. Kuya kuthatha malunga neyure enye ukuhamba kweNugget Falls Trail.
Ezinye iindlela eziseMendenhall Glacier ziquka i-Mile ye-Trail yexesha, i-1/4 mile i-Steep Creek Loop kunye ne-3.5 ye-East Glacier Loop. Imigudu ye-Mendenhall yeGlacier ivuliwe imihla ngemihla ukususela ngo-6: 00 ukuya kobusuku, nangona xa iSiko leTyelelo sivaliwe. Ukuba uceba ukuhamba okanye ukunyuka ngexesha lokutyelela, gqoka ngokufanelekileyo kwaye ugqoke izibhothi zokuhamba okanye ezinye izicathulo ezinemiqolo eyenzelwe indawo epholileyo kunye epholileyo. Khupha ukutya kunye namanzi ukuba uthatha ikhefu elide.
I-Mendenhall yeGlacier yeZiko leTwendwe livulekile ukususela ngo-8: 00 ukuya ku-7: 30 ntambama ukususela ngoMeyi ukuya kuOktobha. I-Visitor Center nayo ivulekile ukususela ngo-Oktobha ukuya kuMatshi, kodwa iiyure zininzi kakhulu kwaye iimeko zemozulu zendawo zingenza ukuba iSityeli Sokuvakasha sivale kwangaphambili okanye sivule kamva kunexesha lokuthunyelwa. I-Visitor Centre ivame ukuvulwa ngexesha lenyanga ka-Ephreli; tshekisha iwebhusayithi yepaki yolwazi olusesikweni.
03 ka 03
Bergy Bits
Bergy Bits. Ifoto © Nancy Parode Enye yezona zinto zibalaseleyo zivakatye i-ice glacier. Kule nqubo, iinqununu ezinkulu zeqhwa ziphuma kwiqhwala kwaye ziwela emanzini. Iziqhekeza ezincinci zeqhwa zibizwa ngokuthi "bergy bits." Akunakwenzeka ukuqikelela ukuba nayiphi i-glacier izakuxhoma, kodwa uya kuyikhumbula ngonaphakade ukuba unenhlanhla ngokwaneleyo ukuba ube khona xa kwenzeka. ( Iphulo: Amathuba akho okubona i-calve glave ibhetele ngosuku olufudumeleyo, olushushu.)
Yintoni iGlacier, kunjalo?
Iifom zeqhwala xa ipakethe yekhephu ingagqibekanga ngokupheleleyo, kodwa kunokuba ixineke ngokuqokelela kwekhephu. Ekugqibeleni, iqhwa elixinyiweyo liba yiqhwa. Amandla okuvumba amandla akhupha i-glacier. Kuthiwa kuthiwa i-glacier iya kubuya emva kokuba ingaqhubeki phambili kwaye iyancipha ngoba iyancibilika ngokukhawuleza kunokuba iqhwa elitsha kunye neqhwa likwazi ukuqokelela.
Njengoko iqhwala lihamba, liyakrazula umhlaba kunye neliwa. I-glacier igxotha amatye kunye nomhlaba kwi-terminus yayo, leyo, kwimeko ye-Mendenhall Glacier, yi-Mendenhall Lake.
Uyakubona ukuba amanye amachibi kunye nemifula e-Alaska ibonakala ifufele. Oku kubangelwa ngumhlaba ogqityiweyo, umhlaba ogqityiweyo owenzela i-glaciers. Le mpuphu iphuma emanzini nasemifuleni kunye namanzi ancibilika kwiqhwa.Ungalingi iiBhears!
IJuniau lizwe leebhere . Ungalokothi ushiye ukutya okanye i-wrappers elahliwe kwindlela okanye kwindawo yokupaka. Abahlali baya kukuxelela ukuba uthabathe "i-bear mace" ukuze uhlambe iibhere. Unokugqoka "iibhere zebhere," ezenza isandi ukuxwayisa iibhere zeendlela zakho, xa usendleleni. Ukuba ubona ibhere, buyela ngokukhawuleza, ukhawuleze wenze isandi. Musa ukuzama ukusondela - akukho foto ifanelekile ukukhangela - kwaye ungaphenduki kwaye ugijime, njengoko ibhere lingasenza isigqibo sokuba uyithatha.
Ukuba Uya Ku:
Idilesi:
8510 iMendenhall Loop Road
Juniau, AK 99801
Ifoni: (907) 586-8800
Ifeksi: (907) 586-8808