The Dirtbag Diaries The Shorts--Fighting With Our Feet
Significant life tumult propelled Nick Triolo to leave his home and move to Todos Santos, Baja earlier this year. As an ultra-runner, he instinctively explored the area on foot. As he settled into the town and its community, he became aware of a growing resistance to proposed mining in the area. And he knew he wanted to help. But how? It might have been easy for Nick to shrug off the feeling. Instead he thought big-- he would organize a protest run across the 70-mile wide stretch of the Baja Peninsula-- through the heart of where the mining was proposed. And he would run it in a day. Now, could he get anyone to join him?
See Nick's photos from the run here and here. This story was adapted from Nick's post on The Jasmine Dialogues
Special thanks to Montana Public Radio KUFM in Missoula and Sherie Newman for volunteering time to help with the recording.