Mountain Biking is Saving the World!

So I'm a pretty avid follower of many blogs and sites on the interweb...helps pass some slower times here at the shop and keeps me up to date on the latest tech and R&D. One wicked thing i stumbled accross is the effect of mountain biking on ecotourism. Turns out us little mud slingers are saving the world one pedal stroke at a time. If you google "ecotourism and mountain biking", you're greeted with a plethora of choice spots all over the freaking globe. From Bhutan (http://www.responsibletravel.com/trip/Trip901976.htm), to Laos (http://www.greendiscoverylaos.com/biking/ps.html or http://www.greentrail-indochina.com/laos/3%20day%20ecotourism%20combination.html), to Peru (http://www.responsibletravel.com/trip/Trip100736.htm) and beyond! I know, it's not just mountain bikers who are getting out there and seeing places in a responsible manner (I use that term in respect to the environmental aspects of your average biking trip, we all know there are less responsible aspects as well). I'm just so darned proud of us for helping turn economies that were based upon illegal poaching and logging into sustainable, profitable, earth-friendly ones where it makes more sense to lead rides, or provide lodgings than go shoot some fluffy endangered something in the woods. So here! here! all you dirty girls and boys, keep on expanding your horizons, Momma Earth is thanking you.

Paradox of the day: Why do people ask the question "Are you asleep?"