Zion National Park Has Gone Electric

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I would argue that the 6-mile route up Zion Canyon in Zion National Park is the most beautiful place in the world (see Figures 8 and 9). Way back 25 years ago, Zion National Park went “green.” The National Park Service decided that automobile traffic in Zion Canyon had become so bad that it banned automobiles in the canyon during all but a few months in the winter. Park Service replaced the automobiles with buses, not just any buses, but “green” (for the time) propane-fueled mostly tandem buses. (See Figures 2 and 3.)

Spectacular Zion Canyon — Cars Prohibited 7 Months a Year

The 6-mile road up Zion Canyon is the non plus ultra…