The hardest two days yet. The local staff don't get to see many cyclists going up from the southern entrance. It was steep. In America, so far, I see hardly no support for off-road cycling (right column, third row)
As I begun the ascent in the afternoon, and skipped the foothill campgrounds, I found a great place, overlooking the canyon and river and woke up to the sound of birds
I made it to the top. The trees are unbelievably huge.
It is hard to relate the beauty of this park. I saw some deer on my way down, a couple of Israelis and a Korean cyclist. What a wonderful time I am having.