In this episode, Nik Hawks shares about his joy of paragliding and his work with Gristle King in which he helps people deploy Helium hot spots for building a decentralized wireless network. Helium hot spots have massive potential for collecting all types of data at low cost. Check out Nik at https://gristleking.com/. 

This episode's guest is Dax Ross who enjoys giving back to outdoor recreation through volunteering with the San Diego Mountain Rescue Team, crewing an aid station at the San Diego 100 Mile Ultramarathon, and starting his own races and running groups. Additionally, Dax intentionally maintains and strengthens family and friend relationships through outdoor recreation activities, which directly connects to research findings. Join us on All Bodies Outside to learn about the great ways that Dax uses outdoor recreation to benefit society!

This episode features Nickademus De La Rosa. Nick and his wife are the founders of Lightfoot Coaching, which is a fabulous service that offers a holistic approach to coaching runners. They take a long-term, individualized approach to coaching and look at all facets of a person's life, including identity composition, stress management, and strategies for balancing running with life's responsibilities. However, the ability to offer such a great coaching service wouldn't have been possible without some severe life experiences that Nick and his wife successfully navigated and subsequently learned from. Listening to Nick's story, I also learned a lot and I hope you do as well. Be sure to check out Lightfoot Coaching at lightfootcoaching.org. 

Dr. Ashley D'Antonio is a professor at Oregon State University. She researches recreation ecology, which is a scientific field that examines and tries to manage the environmental consequences of nature-based recreation. Most of her research takes place in parks and protected areas such as national parks and national forests. Join All Bodies Outside to learn about Ashley's research and how she spatiotemporally understands recreationists' experiences and their associated impacts.

Akiebia Hicks shares her story about how she learned about the National Park Service (NPS) and her impactful research that aims to identify structures to better support black employees working with the NPS. Additionally, she discusses strategies for preventing tokenism and enhancing employee engagement. I learned a ton listening to Akiebia and I'm grateful that she was willing to come on to All Bodies Outside! Thanks Akiebia!

Dr. Bess Perry, who is a Michigan State University professor of protected areas and natural resources recreation management, discusses her research about protected areas relevance and visitor displacement in addition to her love for the outdoors. Join All Bodies Outside for an in-depth conversation into how experiential attributes are used to add value to parks and protected areas. 

This episode features Jeremiah Galyon who has long been into athletics and outdoor recreation, including mountainous ultra marathons. However, one day after surfing for 90-minutes in Hawai'i he suffered a severe heart attack in which there was a 100% blockage in his heart. His odds of survival weren't probable given that his blocked heart required several resuscitations and cumulatively left him without a pulse for 1-hour and 58-minutes. Craziness. To work on his heart, the doctors put him in a coma. His family and friends remained hopeful and...he miraculously survived. Incredible. The doctors even cried tears of joy when Jeremiah came out of the coma and showed healthy signs of life. Jeremiah is back to running ultra marathons and working at his surf shop (Sonlight Surf Shop in Pacifica California), but most importantly he loves spending every moment he can with his family. I love how much his guy loves life!

On this episode of All Bodies Outside, Dylan Corbin discusses when he got attacked by a grizzly bear. When that event occurred, he was working for the National Park Service at Yellowstone National Park as an interpreter and an educator. In addition to talking about the grizzly bear attack, Dylan discusses life as a National Park Service employee. Join us on All Bodies Outside to hear about Dylan's unique experience!

This episode's guest is Toby Story who owns Southern Sea Ventures and lives in Australia. He guides clients kayaking through some of the most wild areas of the world, including Antarctica and the Arctic. On top of guiding, Toby is always seeking adventure, whether it is rock climbing, surfing, kayaking, ultrarunning, or backpacking. 

On this episode of All Bodies Outside, our guest is Dr. Michael Brunson, who has a PhD in Park Management and Conservation. In 2012 he thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail, which influenced him to pursue a career in conservation and outdoor recreation. His experience is similar to mine. In 2009, I hiked on the Pacific Crest Trail and it also influenced me to pursue a career in conservation and outdoor recreation. It was a fun episode comparing how the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail continue to influence our lives more than a decade later!