Ukuvakashela i-Glacier Point, i-Yosemite
Ungathokozi konke uma ufunda i-Glacier Point, ucabanga ukuthi kukhona i-glacier e-Yosemite National Park. Kukhona okwakungumunye, kodwa lokho kwakuyizigidi zeminyaka edlule.
Namuhla, ibizo elithi Glacier Point libhekisela endaweni ozoyibeka kuyo kanye nesigodi esiguqulwe nge-glacier ngezansi.
Kungani Kufanele Uvakashele I-Glacier Point
Ukuze uthole umbono ongcono we-Yosemite Valley kuneye-Glacier Poing, kuzodingeka ufunde ukuhamba noma ukuzinqanda emoyeni ophakathi.
Ukuma emamitha angu-3,214 ngaphezu kwesigodi (futhi u-7,214 ngamamitha ngaphezu kolwandle), uthola ithuba lokugcoba kuwo wonke umfula kufanele unikeze: Umbono we-panoramic kusuka ku-Glacier Point uthatha ku-Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, namaphepho amathathu. Uma uhamba ebusuku (noma uhlale kuze kube mnyama), ungabona i-Milky Way isakazeka esibhakabhakeni njengomgoxo we-diamond.
Ingabe abanye abantu abanjengeGlacier Point? Ukugembula! Abafundi bethu abangu-80 ababala i-Glacier Point bathi kuyamangalisa.
Okufanele Ukulindele
I-Glacier Point ingamakhilomitha angamayela ukusuka ku-Yosemite Valley, kodwa kuthatha cishe ihora ukuhamba ibanga elingamakhilomitha angu-30 ngemoto. Kuhle ukuhamba noma nini lapho i-Glacier Point ivulekile, kokubili ukubukwa kwe-panoramic kanye nethuba lokubona ukuthi isigodi sibonakala siphila phezulu.
Kusukela ekugcineni, ungabona
Mhlawumbe uzochitha ihora lesishiyagalolunye noma kunjalo ubheke nxazonke futhi uthatha izithombe. Futhi awunedwa ekufuneni ukuthi isithombe sakho sithathwe lapha.
Abantu babenjalo ngoba uMengameli uTheodore Roosevelt nomsunguli wemvelo uJohn Muir bacela isithombe kuGlacier Point ngo-1903, eminyakeni embalwa ngaphambi kokuba uJosemite abe omunye wePark National Firsts.
Njengoba uzobe usichitha isikhathi esincane uthatha izinto nokubamba izithombe, ngincoma ukuthatha ingqimba eyengeziwe yokugqoka.
Kuhlale kunzima kakhulu ku-Glacier Point kunase-Valley. Uma ulambile, uzothola indawo yokudla eseduzane nesitolo sesipho, lapho ungasondeza khona ukuhamba kwakho phansi noma nje uthathe ukuluma ukuze udle ngenkathi ujabulela ubuhle bemvelo.
Uma ukhathazekile ngokuhamba ukuzobona imibono, umzila omfushane, odwebekile ukubhekwa kwezihlalo zabakhubazekile.
Izintaba ukuya eGlacier Point
Ungakwazi ukunyuka ukusuka esigodini kuze kube seGlacier Point, kodwa kuyinselelo enkulu kakhulu ukuthi bambalwa abakhetha ukubhekana nayo. Ukuze ukwenze, ungathatha i-Four Mile Trail, uhambo oluthambile oluthola ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-3 (futhi luqala cishe ngamamitha angu-4 000).
Abaningi abahamba ngezinyawo bahamba amakhilomitha amane ukusuka eGlacier Point kuya emanzini aphansi. Ukwenza lokho, kuzodingeka ube nezimoto ezimbili, enye ihlelwe ekugcineni komgwaqo ngamunye. Inketho elula ukuthenga ithikithi elilodwa lendlela yokuhamba ibhasi leGlacier Point bese ugibela emuva e-Valley.
Ukuhamba kwehora elide, kusukela ku-Glacier Point kuya e-Valley kulandela iNtaba yePanorama eya eNewada Falls, bese uthatha iMzila Yezimoto eziya e-Happy Isles esigodini.
Abagibeli abahamba phambili bangase bafune ukuhamba ngezinyawo, bathathe i-Four-Mile Trail kuze kufike eGlacier Point, ne-Panorama ne-Mist Trails babuyele esigodini, kodwa akuyona into okufanele uyenze ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi usufike phezulu it.
Ukufika ku-Glacier Point
Uma usufika kuJosemite, Valley, uzoba ngezansi kweGlacier Point. Bahlukaniswa ngamamayela ambalwa nje kuphela lapho inhlanzi yesifuba iqhuma, kodwa umgwaqo phakathi kwabo ungamakhilomitha angu-32 ubude. Ungabona ukuthi ikuphi imephu ye-Yosemite. Ukuze ufike eGlacier Point ukusuka eJosemite Valley, izivakashi eziningi zihamba. Ukuze uyifinyelele kusuka esigodini, uphume ngaphandle kwesigodi seNorway Coast, uphendukela ngakwesokunxele ngaphesheya kwePohono Bridge ungene e-Southside Drive, bese uthatha u-Wawona Road ukuya eBridalveil Fall bese uvala ku-Glacier Point Road.
Endleleni, ungase ufune ukuma e-Washburn Point, enokubukwa okufanayo, kodwa ngokubukeka ngokuqondile ku-Vernal ne-Nevada Falls.
Ungase futhi uthathe uhambo lwebhasi elikhokhelwe ku-Glacier Point.
Cishe ngeke uhambe ku-Yosemite ukuze ubone i-Glacier Point. Uma uhlela uhambo epaki kazwelonke, wazi konke okumele ulindele, ukuthi yini ukupakisha, nokuthi ungafika kanjani.
Khona-ke unganquma ukuthi lolu luhambo ukuthi nawe ungalinganisa njengelinye ohlwini lwamabhakede. Sebenzisa lo mhlahlandlela ku-Yosemite Valley ukuthola amathiphu futhi uthole ukuthi yini enye ku-Yosemite .
Uhlelo lweGlacier Point nokuvalwa
I-Glacier Point ivuliwe kusukela ekupheleni kwentwasahlobo ngasekuqaleni kokuwa, ngezinsuku eziqondile ngokuya lapho iqhwa liqala futhi liphela.
Kusukela maphakathi noDisemba kuya kuNcwaba, ungaya eGlacier Point kuma-ski skis, ehamba ngamamitha angu-10.5 ukusuka eYosemite Ski & Snowboard Area (owawuyi-Badger Pass Ski Area).
Izinhlelo ze-Ranger zenziwa eGlacier Point ehlobo. Ngezinsuku ezikhethiwe, ungathatha uhambo lwezinkanyezi ku-Glacier Point ukusuka e-Yosemite Valley.