UMama Wendalo wayenento ethile ekhethekileyo engqondweni xa edala uValdez. Kukho kwiNkosana William Sound ngaphakathi kweyona ndawo eyona ndawo yendalo yaseAlaska yaseMzantsi Afrika, iValdez yindlu yeentaba ezinqabileyo, ezininzi zezilwanyana zasendle, kunye nommandla wolwandle oluyingqayizivele kuloo ndawo.
Emva kokufika kweendawo zabavukuzi kunye nabahambahambayo bawela ngaphaya kweP Thompson ukuya kwingingqi yase-Alaska yangaphakathi, uValdez wakhula ngokukhawuleza ekuqaleni kwee-1900, ngenxa yesango elingenaqhwala elinamaqhekeza okuloba kunye neenqanawa ezithumela imithwalo yexesha elide elingasentla.
Ngolunye uninzi, imbali kaValdez ayikho malunga nokunqoba, kodwa inhlekelele, njengoko idolophu yayiyindawo yeziganeko ezimbini eziyingozi, enye yendalo, eyenziwe ngumntu omnye, kodwa zombini ichaphazela ikusasa layo. Eyokuqala yafika ngendlela ye-tsunami enkulu ngenxa yesigqubuthelo esikhulu se-9.2 esasichukumisa phantse idolophu yonke ngo-1964. Isiganeko sesibini sasisiseko somkhombe wamafutha we- Exxon Valdez kwi-Bligh Reef e-fragile ngo-1989, ukuthumela i-11 yezigidi Iigoloni zeoli zichithelwa kwiindawo eziselunxwemeni.
Njengoko i-terminus yeTrans-Alaska Pipeline , umzila wee-800-mile ukusuka ePrudhoe Bay, iValdez ibamba indima ebalulekileyo kwishishini leoli, kwaye ngoko kunjalo, idolophini idlulayo unyaka wonke. Abaveleli bayingxenye ebalulekileyo yelizwe laseValdez, kunye nabaninzi abafika phakathi koMeyi noSeptemba. Kodwa isi sixeko sivuselele iinzame zokukhuthaza ukhenketho kwebusika eValdez; ukuhamba ngesantya kunye neendlela zaseNordic zendawo ezininzi, kwaye indawo yokuhlala ngokubanzi isenziwa ukuba ifikelele kwivakhenkethi.
Unomdla ngoValdez? Nazi izizathu ezinhlanu zokuhlala kunye nokudlala kufuphi nePrince William Sound kunye needolophu apho uMama uMoya udlala khona intandokazi.
01 ngo 05
Indawo, Indawo, Indawo
I-Valdez, i-Alaska ifumaneka kwi-Prince William Sound. Erin Kirkland I-Port Valdez yayiyinye yezinto ezimbalwa zomhlaba oqhekezayo okhoyo xa abafika kuqala befika ekuqaleni kwawo-1900. I-Valdez yanamhlanje igridi efanelekileyo yamakhaya kunye namashishini anethuba elaneleyo lokusasaza amathuba amaninzi okuzonwabisa kunye nalawo anenhlanhla ukuhlala apha. Ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, ukuhamba, ukuloba kunye ne-kayaking zonke zifumaneka kwiimitha ezimbalwa zeedolophu. Abo banqwenela ukufumana amava angama-backgountry amava bayakwazi ukuqasha izikhokelo zokubafudula kwiindawo ezikude okanye emagqabini eentsuku okanye kwiiveki e-Alaska entlango.
02 we 05
Zi lwanyana
Izibhere zeBrown zivame ukutyelela iValdez Salmon Hatchery zifuna ukutya okukhawuleza. Erin Kirkland Ngenxa yokuba sisondele kwimifudlana ye-salmon, isandi samanzi esetyu, kunye neentaba zitshisa izityalo kunye namaxhoba, indawo ye- Valdez yindawo ehamba phambili yezilwanyana ezinobulunga kunye neentaka. I-Harbour kunye neNkosana uWilliam Sound iya ekhaya kuma-otters, amahawulu, iingonyama zolwandle, kunye neenkwenkwezi; kunye nezilwanyana zasemhlabeni njengeebhere ezimnyama, iibhokhwe kunye ne-moose zihamba ezintabeni eziphakamileyo kufuphi nedolophu. Indawo enkulu ekuhloleni iibhere i-hatchery yendawo yokuloba ngeeyure zentsuku, okanye kunye neDuck Flats ngaphandle kweedolophu.
03 we 05
Glaciers
Uhambo lwe-Glacier oluvela eValdez lubonisa ubuhle beAlaska kwiCrince Willliam Sound. Erin Kirkland Ngokuthetha okuninzi malunga nokutshintsha kwemozulu, iinqwelo ze-glaciers zifumana ingqwalasela eninzi kwiminyaka yakutshanje, kwaye iindwendwe ezininzi zinqwenela ukubeka amehlo abo kule milambo yeqhophozi ngexesha labo e-Alaska. UValdez uyagxuma ngokugqithiseleyo kwinqanaba lokubukela i-glacier , kunye ne-Columbia Glacier indawo eyaziwayo. Vumela okungenani iiyure ezingama-6 ukuya kwi-glacier, ukuya ku-9 ukuba unqwenela ukuqhubela phambili kwi-crux ye-glacial movement, kwaye ubone kwakhona i-epicenter ye-earthquake ka-1964 eyonakalisa amaninzi ase-Alaska aseMzantsi Afrika.
04 we 05
Imbali
Idolophu yaseKapa iValdez yindawo ye-tsunami enkulu echitha indawo yedolophu emva kokuzamazama komhlaba ka-1964. Erin Kirkland Kukho into enokufundwa kuyo kuluntu olufana neValdez, kwaye iindwendwe akufanele zingaphantsi kwexabiso lexesha elichithwe kwiimyuziyamu zedolophu nakwiindawo ezinjenge-Old Town. Xa inyikima ye-1964 yahlaselwa, indawo enkulu yedolophu yasekuqaleni yabhujiswa yi tsunami. Iimyuziyam zeValdez ziindawo ezihle kakhulu zokufunda ngokubanzi malunga noluntu. Vumela ubuncinane iyure ukutyelela indawo yangaphambili yase-Old Town Valdez, uze uqhube kwi-toe yaseValdez Glacier ukuze ujonge kule ndawo ehamba emfuleni.
05 we 05
ZoLonwabo lwangaphandle
Ndwendwela kwiziko leenkcukacha zeHlabathi leSikolo sase-Chugach ngeengcamango kwiintetho zeValdez. Erin Kirkland Ngaba unomnqweno wokunyuka intaba yentaba? Intlanzi ye salmon? Mhlawumbi ngeveki ukuhamba uhambo ekwidlaphini elityebileyo lithandeka. UValdez unakho konke kunye nokunye, kwaye iindwendwe zikhawulelwe kuphela ngcamango. Ukutyelela uValdez obalaseleyo kuhlanganisa zonke iindawo eziphakamileyo ze-Prince William Sound; uthathe uhambo nge kayak okanye ngosuku lokuhamba ngesikebhe ukujonga iinqwelo zezilwanyana kunye nezilwanyana zasendle; ukunyuka kwimizila yasendaweni yendawo okanye ukhethe amajikijolo kwiPass Thompson; ukuqesha isikhokelo esaziyo indawo zokufihla i-halibut okanye i-salmon. Naluphi na ukhetha, uValdez uyiparadesi yokuzonwabisa.