Jon Yazzie struggled to connect to his cultural identity for some time, leading him to make the wrong life choices and lack a sense of belonging. It wasn’t until he made his way back to the ancestral lands of the Navajo reservation that he could regain that connection and feel at peace with himself.
This video directed by Austin Smock offers a beautiful and inspiring story of Jon Yazzie getting the kids and community of the Navajo Nation out bikepacking to connect with their cultural roots and land.
Any of us that ride know that although bicycles are extremely fun to ride (and good exercise), they can be a tool for Transformation!
Jon Yazzie was a former mountain bike racer and launched the Dzil Ta’ah Adventures guiding service to offer commercial bike tourism on the Navajo Nation and help raise funding for the Navajo youth bikepacking program.
Dzil Ta’ah offers a slew of private tours, including bikepacking trips, bike tours, and bikerafting. Contact them at www.dziltaahadventures.com/
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