Inqaku loMhleli: Ukuhamba kunokuba nzima ngoku, kodwa sebenzisa izimvo zethu zokukhuthaza ukucwangcisela kwangaphambili uluhlu lwakho lwamabhakethi alandelayo.
Ekuqaleni kwee-1900, iipaki zesizwe ubukhulu becala yayiyindawo yokudlala yezityebi. Ukutyelela kuhlala kubalwa kumashumi amawaka, ngeendlela zokuhamba zizalisekiswa ngeitikiti zikaloliwe ezibizayo, ukhenketho lwebhayisikile, kunye nokukhwela ihashe.
Xa iimoto zijoyine imeko, umndilili waseMelika-omtsha evela kubhubhane wabo-wayenethuba lokwenza njalo betha indlela evulekileyo , ithuba lokubona ilizwe kunanini na ngaphambili. Kodwa kule meko, indlela evulekileyo ibiyindlela enodaka okanye indlela enothuli, ukuba ibikhona kwaphela. Kwaye yethu iipaki zesizwe kwakuseziinkangeleko zasendle ezingalinganiyo kwiimeyile.
Ke, ngo-1920, ama-12 amaMelika-abamele amaqela afana ne-National Park-to-Park Highway Association kunye ne-AAA-asuka eDenver, eColorado, malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-5 600 Uhambo lwendlela , lassoing iipaki zelizwe ezili-12 zibe ngumtya omkhulu. Injongo yabo? Ukutsala uluntu kunye nokhenketho kwimihlaba yoluntu yeli lizwe kunye nokutyhala kwiindlela eziqhubayo ezidibanisa zona.
Inkqubo ye- uhambo olukhulu American wazalwa.
Ukusuka eDenver, indawo yokuqala yokumisa yiRocky Mountain National Park. Iindwendwe zanamhlanje zingathatha iTrail Ridge Road ukunqumla isibhakabhaka sayo; Ngo-1920, ekuphela kwendlela yeqela lemigulukudu yayiyiOld Fall River Road, indlela yepaki yemoto yoqobo ephantse ibe zii-12,000 iinyawo. Kwiminyaka elikhulu kamva, iseyi-11 yeemayile yoluleleko lokungcola, evulekileyo ukusuka ngoJulayi ukuya kuSeptemba.
Indlela kwiGrand Canyon National Park ukusuka ngasentla Ityala: Imifanekiso kaGetty
Indlela emva koko iya emantla inyuka nge-Interstate 25 idlula eCheyenne, e-Wyoming, igobele ngasempuma kuHola wendlela 14 ngeCody naseYellowstone National Park. Ukulandela emanyathelweni eqela, hlala kwiLake Yellowstone Hotel, kwaye unike ipaki yesizwe yokuqala yesizwe iintsuku ezine.
Emva koko, icinyiwe kwiYellowstone-Glacier Bee Line Highway ngeWhite Sulphur Springs, Great Falls, Browning, naseGlacier National Park eMontana. Ngo-1920, iqela lalinokubala amaqhwa angama-60 kunye neendlela zangempela; namhlanje, kukho amaqhekeza omkhenkce angama-25, kwaye indlela eya eGoli yenye yeendlela Ezona ndawo zintle zelizwe .
Ukuhamba usiya ngasentshona kuMontana's Highway 2, ukusuka eKalispell usiya eLibby kunye nomda weIdaho, amahlathi esizwe aphuphuma macala onke ukuya eSpokane, eWashington. Uhola wendlela 2 uyaphuma eSeattle, apho indlela ijikela emazantsi kwiNtaba yeSizwe iRainer Park. Qiniseka ukuba undwendwela iParadesi kwithambeka elisemazantsi lentaba- kwaye ube nombulelo kuba ungahambi ngeqela leemeyile. Kukudubula okuthe tye emazantsi ngeOlimpia, ePortland, nase-Eugene, ekugqibeleni ukufikelela eCrater Lake National Park eOregon. Kuncinci okutshintshileyo ukusukela ngo-1920: Iqela lahlala kwindawo entle eCrater Lake Lodge laza lagqiba i-Rim Drive engama-33 eemayile, eyakhiwe nje ngonyaka phambi kohambo lwabo.
Ikhephu kwiincopho kunye nokucoca amafu kwindlela entle eZiyon National Park e-Utah Ityala: Imifanekiso kaGetty
Ukusuka apha, yiCalifornia okanye ibust, ejolise eRedding naseLassen Volcanic National Park. ILassen ineentlobo ezine zeentaba-mlilo, nangona iqela lingazange lizibone, njengoko ipaki yayingenazo iindlela ngo-1920. Malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-300 ukuya emazantsi, indawo yegranite yeYosemite National Park ithatha indawo, ilandelwa yintlango emi nkqo kwiiSequoia nase IiKing Canyon National Parks (eyokugqibela yaziwa njengeGener Grant National Park kude kube ngo-1940).
Kanye eLos Angeles, indlela idubula ngasempuma kwiNdlela yeNdlela yeNdlela eNkulu, aka Route 66. Ukusuka eBarstow, jonga uye kwiZiyon National Park- umgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-500 ubuze iqela liqeqe ixesha - libuyele emazantsi UKingman, Williams, kunye neGrand Canyon National Park eArizona. Eli qela lichithe iintsuku ezintathu kwihotele eyi-El Tovar enembali ngoku ngaphambi kokuba lihambe liye kwindawo ekuthiwa yiPetrified Forest National Park, eGallup, eDurango, naseMesa Verde National Park, intshabalalo eneminyaka engama-800 ubudala eColorado kunye nelokugqibela lokuma kweli qela. ukhenketho. Baqhuba i-Knife Edge Trail-kodwa ke unokuhamba ngayo. Ukusuka eMesa Verde, iya eSalida kwaye inyuse umqolo waseColorado ngePueblo, eColorado Springs, kwaye ekugqibeleni, ubuyela eDenver. Ukushwankathela uhambo, uStephen Mather - umlawuli wokuqala we-NPS kunye nomphathi weengcinga-ubeka ngokugqwesileyo: Ipaki nganye iya kufunyanwa ibodwa kakhulu. Yonke iyakuba sisityhilelo.