I saw guided groups on e-bikes in Tuscany 2023. They had accommodation and recharging booked for a multi-day tour. And had a maintenance van following. 😀
Distance: 48.3 miles (77.7 km) Lee Pass to East Rim / 37 miles (60 km) Lee Pass to The Grotto
Days Needed: 1-5 days
Peak Elevation: 7,441 feet
Low Elevation: 4, 327’
Elevation Gain/Loss:6,334’ ascent and -6,646’ descent
Best Travel Time: April-May or September-October
Permits: Required (see below)
Difficulty: Moderate-Difficult
… The Zion Traverse, also called the Trans-Zion Trek, is not a single trail but a group of trails linked together …
This is a stunning maze-like landscape of steep echoing canyons, soaring Navajo sandstone monoliths, and high plateaus. Every possible place where flora can grip the earth is packed with pine and juniper, high-desert flowers, sipping from seeps, springs, or making the most of a bit of rainfall. This is a fascinating geological journey that will ignite a love for desert wildernesses.
One of the national park’s more logistically complicated hiking options, the Zion Traverse offers many rewards for the effort …
quick and easy to switch between riding and carrying your bag
can accommodate bags from 30 to 110 litres
compact when folded for planes, trains, buses, etc.
particularly suited to the military, rescue services, photographers, mountain guides and any other professional or amateur who needs to carry equipment in the wild
MIGHT be an option for hikers with physical problems where they cannot carry a backpack
A Modern Guide to Hiking Gear and Techniques for Active Adults
I’m over age-60 and still a keen hiker. It’s one of the recreational activities that skews to a higher age demographic.
If you want to start hiking as an older adult or you hiked as a youth and are just getting back onto the trails, you’ll quickly discover that the hiking gear and skills used by today’s hikers have changed significantly in the past 20 years. From lightweight gear, footwear, and clothing to advances in GPS navigation and satellite communications, nearly every aspect of the hiking experience has been transformed, making hiking more accessible than ever for older adults.
Written by Philip Werner, the founder of the highly acclaimed hiking website SectionHiker.com, Hiking Over 60 will bring you up to speed on the hiking gear and techniques that modern hikers use today.
Since retiring in 2010, Philip has hiked ten thousand miles in the United States and Scotland. An older hiker himself, he has a unique grasp of the physical challenges that mature hikers may face on the trail. …
But the “strip” can be loud, ugly, hot and aggravating. Once you get away from the highway, the town’s much prettier. They have a good library and great bike trails.
Moab … in eastern Utah … is 233 miles (374 km) southeast of Salt Lake City and 354 miles (569 km) west of Denver, Colorado …
The population was 4,779 at the 2000 census. … Moab hosts a large number of tourists every year, mostly visitors of the Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, which are located close by. The town is also a popular base for mountain bikers who come to ride the extensive network of trails including the famed Slickrock Trail …
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