Why We Hike

Why We Hike

By Ford EricksonSportsWilderness
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Why We Hike episodes

  • #7: MICHAEL SANDERS! The healing power of the wilderness
    Michael Sanders is one of the great mentors of my life. His unique journey from studying Kung Fu and Chinese medicine to working wilderness therapy in several different roles has brought him an uncommon depth of understanding and connection with nature. The reverence and passion with which he uses nature to teach and invite healing in others is hard to find.
    56 min
  • #6: DAN SANTOVIN! Wilderness Therapy stories

    Dan Santovin is a jovial, insightful, compassionate beast of a man. He has been working as a Trailwalker for the Anasazi Foundation wilderness therapy program for at-risk youth, on and off since 2011.  He shares what got him into wilderness therapy, how his first week nearly killed him, and the positive changes he experienced in himself while working with the youth in the Arizona wilderness.

    Follow Dan on Instagram: @the_barrio  (https://www.instagram.com/the_barrio/?hl=en)

    56 min
  • #5: VAL ERICKSON (my dad)...Why Idaho is great and trying to prove that to his children

    Val Erickson is my dad. Although he says he is not a "hardcore" outdoorsman, he has a deep respect and love for nature. I believe he is the one that laid the foundation for me learning to love the outdoors later in my life. Outside of being a wise, down to earth and insightful Idaho boy, he is also a talented singer songwriter. At the end the podcast there is a snippet of one of his songs "Archer Road" about growing up in Archer, Idaho.

    To hear more of Val's music click on this dang link:

    https://www.reverbnation.com/valerickson/songs

    36 min
  • #4: ABI SCOMA! Type 2 fun
    Abi Scoma is a long time river raft guide, outdoor adventure junky, but overall a very insightful and incredible human being. She tells her story of self discovery and how the wilderness is helping her continually learn more about herself and her place in the world around her.
    58 min
  • #2: CLUTCH LAMBERT Primitive Skills and Cheetos.

    Ford interviews Clutch Lambert while camped in the forest of northeast Washington state. They talk about primitive skills, primitive skill gatherings, finding Native American ruins, eating cheetos.

    Want more of Clutch? Follow him here:

    Instagram: Thunderstone86

    YouTube: Thunderstone Wilderness Ventures

    34 min

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Ford Erickson explores the highs, lows and most importantly, the whys of going outside.