「雪龍洞」、「幻境」、「冰封牛頭人身」－－這些是艾迪‧卡塔亞（Eddy Cartaya）和他的登山夥伴布倫特‧馬格力格（Brent McGregor）為他們率先探勘3個洞穴取的名字。因為冰河上面的溫水和底下的暖流，奧勒岡州的珊帝冰河（Sandy Glacier）緩緩流下胡德山（Mount Hood）時，冰河內的洞穴和隧道每年都會改變。在一場 TEDYouth 的演講現場，卡塔亞先生帶我們進入這些冰塊浮現藍綠光暈，古老遺跡紛紛落下的魔幻之境。

我在冰河洞穴的新發現

Glacier caves, formed by rivers of melting ice inside Mount Hood’s Sandy Glacier, constantly shift and offer breathtaking sights like glowing blue ceilings and buried artifacts. Three unexplored caves, discovered just an hour from Portland, provided new frontiers that felt as thrilling as space exploration. Each year, new tunnels appear, waterfalls shift, and ancient seeds or bird feathers fall from the ceiling, preserved for decades in the ice. Remarkable extremophile microbes thrive in these extreme conditions, offering clues about life in hostile environments—even beyond Earth.

Hidden Worlds Of Ice Reveal Wonder And Discovery Nearby