Pfupisa nyaya yacho:  Ndakanzwa sokunge ndakanga ndichitsika pasi dzvene. Bhutsu yedehwe, chena ine chakuvhuvhu, yakanga yakavigwa nechepakati patsoka dzangu. Pedyo napapo ndakatarira pasi pebhanhire rakanga rakanyoroveswa nelichene rakanga riri parutivi pehanga yembongoro, nepo kumativi ose kwakanga kwakapararira zvisaririra zvematini ane ngura namadhiramu amafuta. Kumusoro pamusoro pechikomo kwaiva nematombo enguvawo zvawo uye michinjikwa yemapuranga yakanga yakasiyiwa ichiratidza makuva asina mazita. Nzira ine mukurumbira wakashata yeChilkoot muBritish Columbia, yakashandiswa nezviuru zvavarume mukati meKlondike Gold Rush. Keith Wolfe Smarch, muvezi mukuru weFirst Nation, akanga asiya basa rake rokugadzira danda rokutsigira kuti anditungamirire munzira ine mukurumbira wakashata yeChilkoot Trail, umo mazana evarume nezviuru zvemhuka dzinotakura zvinhu zvakarasikirwa noupenyu hwazvo sezvavaifamba vachienda kunzvimbo dzisina chinhu dzeCanada dzakaoma nechando mukati meKlondike Gold Rush. Iye anobva kuna Skookum Jim, murume wokutanga kuwana ndarama mumupata womurwizi uri kure muYukon muna 1896. Kuwana kwacho kwakatungamirira kukutsvaira munzira ine ngozi yomumakomo nomumakoronga echando, madutu echando, uye madutu, murume mumwe nomumwe achiremerwa nezvinhu zvokushandisa. Kufamba kwemakiromita 32 kwakapedza mavhiki asi kunyange ipapo rwendo rwavo rwakanga rusati rwapera. Pakuguma kwenzira yacho vakadzungaira vakapinda muBennett, guta risina kurongwa rematende, mahotera, uye dzimba dzokutandarira dzakanga dziri pamusoro penzizi yakadzika yakasvibira, uko vakagara kwechinguvana. Nhasi zvose zvasara zveBennett chechi yayo yakakamurwa-matanda nechiteshi, zvichiri kushandiswa neWhite Pass Railway. 'Musi waMay 29, 1898, ngarava dzinopfuura 7 000 dzakanga dzakavezwa dzakasimuka,' Keith akandiudza kudaro. 'Kwakanga kune mamwe makiromita 400 enzira dzomumvura dzine ngozi, makoronga nemipata yokukurukura vasati vasvika kunzvimbo yavo yavaienda.' Zvinhu zvose zviri muYukon zvine mwero unoshamisa. Rine muganhu neAlaska, rakakura zvakapetwa kaviri kukura kweBritain, rine makomo ane makomo ane chando, makungwa eemerald nemasango akakura. Pane zviratidzo zvishomanene zvokugara murenje rino risina kushatiswa, nemigwagwa mishomanene bedzi inobatanidza nzanga duku. Nzvimbo ine chando inoshamisa: Wendy akabhururuka pamusoro penzvimbo ine chando yakakura kupfuura dzose pasi pose muKluane National Park. Daro riri pakati pazvo rinoshamisa. Vanhu vomunzvimbomo vanofamba vachienda...
Tevedzera zvaiitwa nevatsvakurudzi veGold Rush. Tsvakai bere dzakasviba... asi musanyengerwa. Fambai pamusoro penzvimbo huru yepasi isiri yechando.