The Banyan Collective

Live acoustic music from inside a van, this is The Wednesday People

Internationally acclaimed snow artist, or more correctly snow drawer, Simon Beck, spent some time with us in the Summit Powder Mountain Skylodge discussing art, orienteering, regrets, and life. Join Simon at Powder Mountain and help him shade his famous ephemeral snowshoe drawings. This is the only trek for Simon to the United States this year. Contact the Goal Foundation for snowshoe volunteer information. Huge thank you to Marshall Birnbaum, Summit Powder Mountain Art Director, for coordinating this memorable interview.

Waterfall Canyon, an Ogden Classic, was the destination for this week's Trailhead Series podcast of the Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show! Ogden Adventure news, events, Vandance (Sundance in a van), and our Waterfall Canyon snowshoe trip report. Enjoy!

Ogden Outdoor Adventure News, Events, and Commentary.

Special effects artist and owner of Escape Design FX, Russ Adams, stepped into the TanVan to help introduce the new Banyan Collective podcast, Van Sessions. As a member of the Ogden City Arts Committee, Russ provides a "Misguided Tour" of the First Friday Art Stroll. Russ also reminisced about homemade transformers, sucking at school, his time on Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge, and his "crotchedy" grandpa.

On this Episode of the Ogden Outdoor Adventure Show, we introduce #VanSessions. With the help of fellow Ogden City Arts Committee member, Russ Adams of Escape Design FX, we chat about how #VanSessions came to be, the First Friday Art Stroll, and yes, movie special effects. Outdoor Events, News, and more...

We were honored and humbled to prove our stat-worthy podcast prowess by being accepted as "working media" for the Winter Outdoor Retailer Show. Make it a priority to visit Striders in Ogden to demo the Altra Olympus 2.0 before the end of January and put your name in the hat for the Catch Me If You Can contest!

Brandon Thomas rocked the Tan Van with his passion for the all-natural, DEET-free PARA'KITO™ Mosquito Repellent. PARA'KITO™ is a refillable wristband with style and comfort that creates a shield of protection around the wearer.

Featured in more than 150 climbing magazines as an artist, pioneering over 300 new routes as a climber, and owner of Merdian Line clothing company, Jeremy Collins is an outdoor adventure renaissance man.

You know the company by 2 words, "Green Thermos." Stanley, a brand of PMI rep Scott Schilling shared beer, products, and Stanleyness along with a preview of new products for 2016. Enjoy the shared moments. Recorded in the Tan Van during the 2016 Winter Outdoor Retailer Show.