Somewhere on the Navajo Nation, a line of mountain bikers coast over burnt dirt and stone. The branches of juniper trees whip their arms and the clear sky warms their backs, but they pay no mind.
Cool air passes through the straps of their helmets and gives them life. They pedal faster and faster down the trail, across the land and toward the end. With each click of their gears, each beat of their hearts, they come closer together—a family, a tribe, a culture. In moments like these, in both speed and silence, they feel free.
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