Ukuhamba emigwaqweni emide emgwaqeni akuyona into entsha kulabo abajwayele isiko lokuhamba ngaphakathi e-United States, ngezinhambo zomgwaqo eziyingqayizivele njenge-Route 66 ezihlanganisiwe kakhulu emasikweni abezithombe. Kodwa-ke, labo abanesifiso sokuhamba ngaphandle komgwaqo, ikakhulukazi ngebhayisikili baye bavame ukuhlanganisa ukuhamba okuhamba phambili emigwaqeni ehamba kancane emigwaqweni engaphandle komgwaqo eyizinxenye ezingenakubalwa zokuhamba kwazo.
I-Trans-America Trail (TAT) yenzelwe ukuxazulula leyo nkinga, ngenhloso yokwenza umzila ongekho emgwaqweni ongasidingi isikhathi eside sokuhamba komgwaqo, kanti usaqhubeka nokufinyelela okuhle ezindaweni ezifana neziteshi zegesi kanye indawo yokuhlala.
Umlando we-TAT
Iphupho lomgwaqo ongekho emgwaqweni ongasemgwaqeni yilapho abantu abaningi abajabulela ukuhamba ngebhayisikili emgwaqweni bebephuphile iminyaka, kodwa kwakungumshayeli wamabhayisikili omnandi uSamrero owakucabangela ukuzama ukwenza umzila ohamba phambili ozohlinzeka ngaleyo ndlela uhambo oluyinkimbinkimbi. Umlingo walokhu umzila wukuthi akuyona indlela entsha, kodwa uchungechunge lwezindlela ezikhona eziye zahlanganiswa ndawonye ukuze zenze umzila owodwa omude. Ngemuva kwezinkulungwane zamakhilomitha ukugibela namahora amaningi okucwaninga amabalazwe kanye nemizila engase ibe khona, i-Trans-America Trail iye yanda ekuthandeni futhi inani labagibeli abajabulele umzila eminyakeni kusukela lisunguliwe lenyuke ngonyaka ngonyaka.
Yini Ongayilindela Uma Ugibela Umzila
Emakhilomitha angaba ngu-5 000 ubude, akekho uhlobo oluthile lokugibela ongalulindela, kodwa esinye sezici ezithakazelisayo ze-TAT yukuthi nsuku zonke kunezigaba ezithile zobuchwepheshe zokugibela nezendawo ezithakazelisayo ukuze ujabulele. Iningi lezinsuku ezihamba nomgwaqo ziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili ubude, ngakho-ke abantu abaningi bayothola ukuthi wonke umzila ungathatha cishe amasonto amane, nakuba kungenzeka ngokuphelele ukugibela izingxenye ezimfushane zomzila kunalokho.
Umzila uhlolwe ukuba ube neziteshi zokuhlala neziteshi zegesi ezifinyeleleka kalula, futhi endaweni eqondile ukuvumela izithuthuthu eziningi ukuba zihambe ngaphandle kokudinga imoto yokusekela.
Amaphuzu avelele womzila
Ngenxa yokuthi wonke umzila ujikeleza cishe lonke izwe, kunezinhlobonhlobo ezinkulu ezihlotsheni zezinto ezibukwayo nezokuvakasha ozothola kuzo, futhi kusukela emagqumeni ahambayo aya enhlathini nasezintabeni eziphakeme, i-TAT inezinto ezincane kakhulu. Kulabo abathokozela indawo yezintaba kanye nohlobo lokugibela lapho uhlangabezana nezinguquko zokuphakama, khona-ke ingxenye eDoyy Mountains eColorado iyamangalisa futhi iyamangalisa . Ukudabula i-Utah, umzila usufike ekude kakhulu, futhi amahora afika phakathi kwemihlangano nabanye abagibeli, namagquma anamadwala futhi asomile aneziqhwa zawo eziyinqaba ehamba phambili kulolu hambo.
Izici eziyinhloko ze-Motorcycle yakho Engaphandle Kwaloluhambo
Akungabazeki ukuthi i-TAT inikeza isipiliyoni esimangalisayo sokugibela, kodwa enye yezinto okudingayo okufanele uzicabangele ukuthi ngabe ibhayisikili lakho lizobe lifanelekile yini noma yikuphi ukushayela okuzokwenza kube khona umzila ebhayisikili. Ibhayisikili emibili-yezemidlalo ibalulekile kulo mzila, kanti ngenkathi amabhayisikili alula kakhulu angakwazi ukuqedela umzila, angase adinge ukwesekwa kokuphatha imishini yamatende nemishini, kuyilapho amakhulu amakhulu amabhayisikili ahamba phambili ngaphezu kwe-600cc azokwazi ukuphatha umzila ongaxhasiwe othwala imishini kuma-panniers.
Ububanzi be-tank petrol kudinga ukuthi kube ngamamitha angaphezu kuka-160, nakuba ezinye iziteshi zegesi zisondelene ndawonye, kanti ukuthembeka okuhle, amathayi afanele okudosa kanye namapuleti amahle amancane ayadingeka.
Ukulungiselela ukuhamba nge-TAT
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi ukugibela ibanga elide njengalokhu kuzoba kubi ngaphezu kokuhamba kwansuku olulodwa, ngakho-ke ukuba nesimo esihle sempilo kuzokusiza ukusingatha izinselele ngokuphumelelayo. Ukucwaninga okuningi ngokusebenzisa amabalazwe kanye ne-GPS kubalulekile ukuhlela lapho uhlose ukuhlala khona, nalapho ungathola khona ukushisa, kuyilapho kudingekile ukuphawula ukuthi ukuzivumelanisa nezimo mayelana nomzila kungadingeka, ikakhulukazi ngokudlula kweqhwa e-Colorado nase-Oregon, lapho imigwaqo ingaba khona imithi ewile. Ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi ibhayisikili yakho isebenza futhi esimweni esihle kunesidingo, kanti nokusebenza kahle kubalulekile uma uhlose ukuqedela umzila ngempumelelo.