Spectacular Zion National Park By Bicycle

 

The e-bike craze sweeping America certainly was evident at Zion National Park, where people rented lots of bikes that looked like mini-motorcycles and cargo bikes for little kids to sit in the "back" of the two-wheel vehicle.

I was biking on my wheels using good, ol' leg power to check out the spectacular landscape views on this 90-degree day.

The valley floor is spectacular with walls of rock climbing to a gorgeous clear sky.

My strategy is simple: Arrive after the crushing morning rush around 1 PM, drive into the park to find a parking space just past the valley floor turn and take the bike from the car and start pedaling.

Today I biked the valley floor before turning back and bicycling the switchback road to the tunnel.

By the way, there is a paved trail from the visitors center to the turn where to start the valley floor road that is behind a mechanical arm that buses can pass. The park has a rule that requires bicyclists to stop biking to allow bus drivers to drive their buses past them.