Why We Hike
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Why We Hike
Ford Erickson explores the highs, lows and most importantly, the whys of going outside. It's an outdoor themed podcast with some soul.
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#46: WE ARE BACK! | Spiritual insights from MAKING FIRE! (Church talk)
HOLY CRAP WE ARE BACK SORT OF! Its been a tough 2 years but hopefully I can get this podcast going again!
This episode is a church talk I gave a...
#45: MELANIE STONE! When nature humbles you
Melanie Stone is an actor, film producer, rock and roll goddess and passionate nature lover. In this episode Mel talks about her recent backpacking tr...
#44: BOB DONOHO! Making your life YOUR life
Bob Donoho is an incredible human lifeform. He has had all kinds of wild experiences in the backcountry as a wilderness therapy guide for many years....
#43: LAUREN LALA PEDERSEN! Experiencing wilderness therapy as a teenager & feeling safe outside
Lauren "Lala" Pedersen has the unique perspective of experiencing wilderness therapy as a struggling teen client not only once but TWICE (a combined 4...
#42: PAUL BIRD 2! Spirituality & The Arizona Trail
Paul Bird is a fan favorite. Maybe THE fan favorite. I had Paul on the podcast earlier in 2022 right before he was about to leave on his first through...
#41: Spiritual experiences I've had in the wilderness (Excerpt from my live church talk)
This episode is an excerpt from a live talk I recently gave at church. I talk about ways I believe I have seen God working with me and others in the w...
#40: CARY JUDD! E-Skateboarding 800 miles around Iceland to deal with grief & depression
Cary Judd co-produced an award winning documentary called 828 that follows Cary Judd as he attempts to ride his e-skateboard around the ring road of I...
#39: BEN "PETE" ALLRED! Expanding Your Comfort Zone & The Danger of Staying Home
Benjamin Pete Allred is a mad scientist that loves pushing himself in the outdoors. We talk about his trip to climb the tallest peak in North America...
#38: JESSIE KREBS! Bringing wilderness survival & healing to WOMEN
Sheesh where do I start? Jessie Krebs runs an outdoor survival school specifically for women (OwlsSkills.com), was an Air Force SERE instructor for ma...
#37: SHANAE FOSTER! Signing up for her 1st marathon & Lessons learned from baking bread
Shanae Foster is a wilderness therapy veteran, wilderness EMT, avid rock climber, ancestral living skills enthusiast, incredible sour dough bread bake...
#36: PAUL BIRD! How being gay & holding dead bodies has led to hiking the Arizona Trail
Paul Bird is a fascinating human specimen. He spent 32 months IN A ROW working rigorous wilderness therapy at the Anasazi Foundation and he is now abo...
#35: NATHAN DONNELLY! 72 Days on the Alone Show / Survival Psychology
Nathan Donnelly is best known for surviving 72 days in the Northern Canada wilderness on Season 6 of History Channel's Alone Show. Nathan is the only...
#34: CALLIE RUSSELL! Journey from angsty teen to nomadic goat herder
Callie Russell is a long time outdoor "surTHRIVAL" practitioner and instructor as well as nomadic goat herder, and wilderness therapy backcountry guid...
#33: ABI AYRES! Taking Her Power Back in the Grand Canyon
Abi Ayres is a REAL LIFE Instagram influencer (@AbiAyres) and draws people in with her genuine, bright, goofy personality. She recently took it upon h...
#32: SAMUEL SMITH! Growing Up in Foster Care & Choosing Positivity
Growing up in foster care, Sam Smith had a confusing and challenging childhood. He explains how engaging with the wilderness has helped him overcome a...
#31: The Wind River Mountains (we had a pretty ok time there)
In this episode you will join my comrades and I as we venture, for the first time, into the ominous Wind River Mountains in Wyoming. In addition, towa...
#30: Why do I hike???? WHYYYYYY????
In this episode Elizabeth Baird demands to interview the normal podcast host, Ford Thunder Erickson. She prevails. Ford talks about his most meaningfu...
#29: ELISABETH BAIRD! Don't Make Decisions In the Middle of a Mountain
Elisabeth Baird is an experienced wilderness therapy guide as well as a middle school art teacher. She once did an internship combining art therapy an...
#28: CLUTCH LAMBERT! Killing Animals & Finding Ruins
Good ol' Clutch Lambert was on the 2nd episode ever on this podcast but it was definitely the worst interview I have ever done....not because of him b...
#27: The SCARIEST night of my adult life
In this episode, Ford takes you with him on his solo backpacking trip in the High Uintas Wilderness where he experiences the scariest night he has eve...
#26: DANA ANDERSON! Dangerous Dan the Mountain Man
Dana Anderson is a lifelong outdoor survival skill practitioner and is an especially expert flint knapper AKA arrowhead maker. Dana estimates that he...
#25: BARTLE! Adventure Running
Bartle is a ultra long distance walker/hiker/runner and has great expertise and passion for surviving and thriving off the land.
Bartle tells t...
#24: DANIEL ROSENBERG! Intentionally spending 40 days alone in the wilderness
Good ol' Dan Rosenberg spent 21 days in the wild on the show Naked and Afraid, completed a self-directed 40 day solo 'walkabout' in the northeast Utah...
#23: LORI GUTHRIE! Wilderness Trash Destroyer
Lori Guthrie is a former police officer, park ranger, Anasazi Trailwalker, and forever destroyer of all wilderness trash. She also co-teaches an outdo...
#22: KELLI OSWALD & LEXY NEWBY! The Arizona Trail!
I caught up with Arizona Trail thru-hikers Kelli Oswald and Lexy Newby for a spur of the moment interview in the parking lot of Red Robin. Kelli and L...
#21: MICHAEL BRAMAN! Ultra Marathon Running & Farming
Michael Braman is a speedy ultramarathon runner and farms microgreens for a living.
Michael didn't start running and farming until after the age...
#20: CINDY DAVIS! Finding her Belonging Place outside
Cindy Davis is a fascinating human specimen. She has gone from hating nature in her teen years to now spending 7 days a week in the mountains. She is...
#19: CAITLYN NALDER (Part TWO)! Transitioning out of a Transient Lifestyle
This is PART 2 of my interview with Caitlyn Nalder. We migrated back to her house in this part of the interview because we were getting frost bitten b...
#18: CAITLYN NALDER (Part One)! My Trail Step-Mom
Caitlyn Nalder is one of the most pure hearted, down to earth people I have ever known. She is one of my Anasazi trail mothers, who taught me how to b...
#17: MEG EVANS! Discovering your true identity in the wilderness
Meg Evans or “Ol’ Meg” is a former winter olympic-hopeful figure skater turned rock climber turned experienced wilderness therapy backcountry guide tu...
#16: NATALIE DEMARTINI! The Healing Power of HORSES!
Natalie DeMartini began working with horses at Gunstock Ranch in Hawaii, and eventually moved on to the therapeutic side of working with horses at the...
#15: LANA STRATHEARN! Having a heart at peace when going through hell
Lana Strathearn is an amazing photographer, seasoned Anasazi Trailwalker and dinosaur impersonator. In this episode, Lana shares some hilarious and mo...
#14: FORD ERICKSON! My journey
Fjord talks about the strange events the guided him to an ever growing passion for the outdoors in his mid twenties. Aliens were involved. Not really....
#13: NIC QUILTER! How the wilderness expanded his "industrialized" view of God
Nic Quilter is a seasoned field staff in the wilderness therapy world with Wingate and Anasazi Foundation wilderness therapy programs. Nic is an artic...
#12: LINDSI LAKE! "You grow through what you go through"
Lindsi Lake is an avid rock climber, cyclist, runner and maple flavored oatmeal eater. We had a marvelous conversation about how to navigate the somet...
#11: TAMRA HYDE! How minimalism changed her life
Tamra “Ramblin Tam” Hyde is one of the best communicators I know. Her ability to thoughtfully articulate her words consistently edifies my soul, and i...
#10: MATT GRAHAM! Gaining a relationship with the land through minimizing your gear
Matt Graham is a globally recognized wilderness survival expert, best known for his TV shows Dual Survival, Dude You’re Screwed, and Bushcraft Build O...
#9: HAZEN AUDEL! Host of National Geographic TV's "Primal Survivor"
Hazen is the host of National Geographic TV's "Primal Survivor". He has been living with and learning from various tribes throughout world since he ve...
#8: DAN BAIRD! Teaching Wilderness Survival for a Living
Dan Baird is the creator of California Survival School, and has traveled throughout the world learning and teaching ancient survival skills. Dan is a...
#7: LEXY NEWBY! Backpacking 7,000 miles and never camping beforehand.....(Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail finisher)
Lexy "Heatwave" Newby is an unsuspecting warrior of a woman. She is a finisher of the Pacific Crest, Appalachian, and Continental Divide hiking trails...