People Doing Good

I meet alot of people, people of all kinds from all different backgrounds. Sometimes I meet them in parking lots, traveling, or through work. I thought I would share some neat things that my friends are doing out there in the world. Make a difference, don't settle for an ordinary life. Think outside the box, heck, get your bones out of the box ! Get those feet moving ! Get that creativity and soulful work put to use ! DREAM BIG !

My past co-worker, Andrea, has spent the winter racing/training sled dogs in NORWAY. WOW ! Sounds dark and cold but dreamy ! Here is her blog on life:  Life working in a distance racing kennel

photo by Andrea

 My other friend/acquaintance, Zoe, I met in a Moab parking lot. She is now over in Mongolia working with the Bankhar Dog Project.  The Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to help slow down and reverse the desertification of the Mongolian Grassland Steppes, and to preserve and protect traditional Mongolian culture. We strive toward these goals by resuscitating the traditional use of the livestock guardian dog known as the ‘Bankhar dog’.

MBDP researches, breeds, and trains Mongolian Bankhar livestock protection dogs and places these working dogs in homes of nomadic herding families on the Mongolian steppe, where the Bankhar perform their traditional role of protecting livestock herds (sheep, goat, horse, camel, yak) against large carnivorous predators including snow leopards, wolves, brown bears, foxes and eagles.
Read more here: http://www.bankhar.org/

photo by zoe, working with the bankahr dogs

Jonah and his packraft

Another friend, Jonah, who is a seasonal river/tour guide, saved up enough money to backpack one of the most epic, longest hiking trails this winter. The mighty Te Araroa Trail, over 3000 km !! WOW! Visit his blog here: http://dudetrek.com/

That should get you inspired enough !