Clark County and its public works department and the city of Las Vegas have done such appalling jobs at designing safe roads for bicyclists and walkers that I often deal with the dangerous roads by leaving the Las Vegas area to bike.
A safe haven is Death Valley National Park, where I drive 17 miles down Badwater Road to the Badwater Basin parking lot and beyond the closed gates in the road that had a few washed out sections that caused the national park officials to close the road to motorists while the park clears the gravel and rock debris.
While the road is closed to car drivers, it's open for bicyclists and walkers. See this video. Click here.
Here's another video. Click here for Badwater Road.
An amazing part of this bicycle ride is seeing Lake Manly coming back to life.
After my Badwater bike ride, it was off to the famed Artist's Drive, a fabulous nine-mile semi-loop that cuts a swath through colorful rock and formations.
It's only two hours away and the drive is stress-free. You can stock up on food supplies while driving through Pahrump.
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