Ua manaʻo ka University of Montana's Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research he 11 miliona mau malihini i hele mai i ka mokuʻāina i ka makahiki 2013, a hele mai kekahi o lākou ma ke kaʻa. Wahi a ka Adventure Cycling Association, ua ʻike lākou i ka piʻi ʻana o kā lākou helu ma nā haneli i nā makahiki 5 i hala.
Ke haʻi aku nei kahi keʻena TV Missoula iā ʻoe i ke kumu.
"Ke hoʻomau nei ka ulu ʻana o nā helu a loaʻa ma kahi o 1200 poʻe i loko o ke kau e like me ka pōkole o kā mākou kauwela he mea nui loa," wahi a Ginny Sullivan, Adventure Cycling Association.
No ka ʻike ʻana i ka hopena, hiki iā ʻoe ke hahai i ke ala…
"Ke manaʻo nei au ua kaulana loa ka huakaʻi kaʻa kaʻa i nā makahiki i hala iho nei, ua like maoli mākou me ka nui o nā malihini kipa," wahi a Brandon Salayi, The Trailhead.
Ma ka Trailhead, hana kekahi mau kaʻa kaʻa i kahi lua no nā lako.
"Malia paha ʻo ka mea maʻamau ka wahie āu i ʻike ai no kā lākou mau kapuahi, a i ʻole kekahi mau papa moe a i ʻole kekahi mau papa kumu a i ʻole ka lole," wahi a Salayi.
Lawe ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi kaʻa i nā mea a pau me lākou ma ke alanui. A i ka wā e hoʻopaʻa ai lākou, ʻōlelo ka Institute e kākoʻo paha kēia poʻe mākaʻikaʻi i nā ʻoihana kūloko.
"Hoʻolilo lākou ma kahi o $75 kālā i ka lā a lākou e hoʻolilo ai i 8 1/2 - 9 mau lā ma ka mokuʻāina i hoʻohui maoli ʻia kēlā mau mea," wahi a Sullivan.
A ʻaʻole kū wale ka poʻe kaʻa kaʻa no ka waiwai, akā hoʻomaha pū kekahi ma nā hōkele, a hoʻopiha i nā wahi e like me ka Lolo Peak Brewery.
"ʻIke wau i ka nui o nā hale kūʻai i kēia manawa e hāʻawi i nā uku no nā mea holo kaʻa e hele mai ana e hōʻike i ko lākou mahiole a i ʻole kahi mea kikoʻī i loaʻa iā lākou a kuhikuhi paha i kā lākou kaʻa, no laila he mea mākou e hana koke ai," wahi a Patrick Offen, Lolo Peak Brewery Co -Nana.
Ua noʻonoʻo paha ʻoe e kipa iā Yellowstone i kēia mau lā?
Pehea e kau ai iā lākou ma kāu kaʻa e hele ai i laila a i ʻole nā wahi mamao ʻē aʻe? Ma hope o nā mea a pau, ʻōlelo lākou ʻo ka huakaʻi he ʻāpana o ka huakaʻi - A ʻo kahi ala kaulana e hiki ai i laila ʻo ka TransAmerica e holo ana ma ke alanui 93.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke hele i kēlā ala e hele ai i ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa a ma muli o ke ala āu e hele mai ai, e hoʻohana i kēia ala e kiʻi ai i Astoria Oregon, a i ʻole Yorktown Viriginia.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “I know a lot breweries right now will give discounts off for bikers that come in that show their helmet or a sticker they have or point their bike out, so it’s something we will be doing soon,”.
- “The numbers just continue to grow and getting about 1200 people in a season that is as short our summers is pretty significant,”.
- “Probably the most basic is fuel you know for their stoves, or potentially some sleeping pads or some base layers or a jacket,”.
