Leaving camp on the tour
under threat from illegal development , logging and mining , and poaching . The Park Rangers are tasked with protecting these massive national parks which are often many thousands of square kilometres . Traditionally , they patrolled the parks on horseback , reindeer , or foot , and later on cheaply-made unreliable motorbikes . With the knowledge that the Yamaha AG ’ s would be lifechanging to the rangers and their work , Mike wanted to be involved . Despite the short notice , Mike attended the inaugural charity rally in 2014 . One of the American donors had been unable to travel to Mongolia , so Mike rode his donated bike . Early in the trip it became clear that Mike had a certain set of skills that were very useful for running a motorcycle event and he quickly became a valued member of the team . Moved by the joy and appreciation from the rangers when the bikes were handed over , Mike decided to return the next year for a follow-up trip , and I also attended .
Carl from Australia checks out a Mongolian family ’ s ger and motorcycle
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