Riding Bhutan With Rally for Rangers
Adventure Rider Radio
Canoe West Media
4.9 • 915 Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Steve Zuschin first discovered Rally for Rangers at an ADV event, was drawn in by the mission, and unexpectedly found himself on a plane to Bhutan within weeks. He recounts the challenges of that first rally—from navigating muddy mountain roads in the Himalayas on Royal Enfields to racing tight schedules. It was an unforgettable introduction to a cause that left a lasting impression.
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| 0:00.0 | Steve Zushin has been around motorcycles his whole life. He grew up in one of those families. He's done a bit of |
| 0:05.6 | everything as well, dirt, street, track. But when he discovered adventure riding, he knew he'd found the |
| 0:11.7 | true epicenter of motorcycling. It wasn't just another discipline. It brought together all the best |
| 0:17.8 | parts of riding into one purpose-driven experience. Then, almost by accident, |
| 0:23.3 | Steve ended up at a local rally where a documentary was playing on one of those big outdoor screens, |
| 0:28.3 | something called Rally for Rangers. Sitting there in the grass, he watched an epic motorcycle |
| 0:34.7 | adventure unfold, and then the riders delivering the very bikes they've been |
| 0:38.7 | riding to park rangers working in some of the world's most remote and threatened landscapes. |
| 0:44.3 | Right then, he knew he had to be a part of it. |
| 0:47.9 | What he didn't expect was just how fast that decision would send him across the globe |
| 0:52.9 | riding motorcycles and meeting park rangers, and how deeply it would send him across the globe, riding motorcycles, and meeting park rangers, |
| 0:55.7 | and how deeply it would affect him in the end. |
| 0:59.3 | Today we're talking about that first ride in Bhutan, how it all came together, the wild conditions he faced, |
| 1:05.4 | the deeper meaning that emerged along the way. |
| 1:08.0 | This is a story about muddy roads and steep mountains and shared struggle and putting |
| 1:13.1 | real purpose to a ride. I'm Jim Martin. This is Adventure Rider Radio. Stay with us. We got a good one for you. |
| 1:23.7 | I'm Sam Manick. I'm also. I'm a baby. |
| 1:28.3 | Helgiped of Michael Bowman. |
| 1:29.7 | Presbyteach. |
| 1:30.3 | Elizabeth Martin. |
| 1:31.1 | Jocelyn Smith. |
| 1:31.7 | And you're listening to Adventure Rider. |
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