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    Electric Buses In Zion National Park: 6-Month Report Card

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    Background: Spectacular Zion Canyon — Cars Prohibited 7 Months a Year:

    I would argue that the 6-mile route up Zion Canyon in Zion National Park is the most beautiful place in the world. Twenty-five years ago, Zion National Park went “green.” The National Park Service decided that automobile traffic in Zion Canyon had become so bad that they banned automobiles in the Canyon during all but a few months in the winter. The Park Service replaced the automobiles with buses, not just any buses, but “green” (for the time) propane-fueled, mostly tandem, buses. See two old propane-fueled shuttle buses below, taken from the Razors Edge on the Angels Landing Hike.

    Propane shuttle buses. Taken from Angels Landing in Zion National Park. October 19, 2009. Fritz Hasler Photo

    The 6-mile road up…

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