Does this punishment fit the crime? 3 cyclists jailed for going thru Grand Canyon

[bmccasland]

Have been an EMT worked SAR, would NOT, repeat NOT want to drag someone out of The Canyon, the desert of Arizona was fun enough. Only place I know where the litter picker-uppers need climbing skills. There is a reason there are still parts of crashed planes in the canyon - too hard and expensive to get them out of there.

[Pedal Wench]

Like others, I've hiked quite a lot in the Canyon, doing rim-to-rim-to-rims about once a year (heading there again in May!), I would not want to encounter a bike on some of those sections. I believe the Arizona Trail uses the South Kaibab trail, which isn't particularly narrow, but there are sections with dropoffs, and it is used daily by mule trains. What those animals would do if they encountered bikes is completely unknown, and I doubt good. I think the punishment does fit the crime, mainly, as most of our punishments, to prevent others from following suite.