12: Campfire Conversations 3 : The Heavy, The Funny, and the Legal Entanglements

06/26/23 • 57 min

It's time for another "Campfire Conversation" story time on The LGBT Outdoors Podcast.
Join host Justin Yoder and co-hosts Patrick Thompson and Mallorie Hall as we "sit around the campfire", read some listener-submitted stories and discuss what they mean.
We cover a wide variety of topics in this episode. Run-ins with the law, a transgender coming out story, how not to use bear spray, and ways our imagination can trick us in the outdoors.
Stories by:
1) Brodie Meche
2) Cherie Belanger
3) Lucas Woodruff
4) Adi
Trigger Warning: The 2nd story contains references to the contemplation of suicide. This story runs from 20:57 - 34:05 if it is more comfortable to skip it. If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, please know there are many avenues of help available including calling 988 or The Trevor Project.

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Ep 11: Mikah Meyer : Taking Pride Outside

On this episode, we get to chat with legendary road tripper, National Park System aficionado, and determined advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, Mikah Meyer.
He visited every one of the sites under the National Park System on what can only be described as an epic adventure.
Host Justin Yoder and co-hosts Patrick Thompson and JC Rienton chat with Mikah about his road tip origins, the power and importance of corporate Pride, and a simple-but-meaningful way to be an advocate for the queer community out on the trails.
Mikah's Instagram
Outside Safe Space
Mikah's Website
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13: Grandma Joy's Road Trip : Making History at 93

LGBT Outdoors is incredibly happy and... JOYful... to bring you this episode of The LGBT Outdoors Podcast. Host Justin Yoder and co-host Patrick Thompson had the mountainous pleasure to chat with Grandma Joy (age 93) and her incredible grandson, Brad Ryan. Grandma Joy and Ryan traveled across the US to visit every single (63 of them!) National Park in the US National Park System over the course of eight years?
A CNN report on their story.
How do you go from sitting on your front porch at the age of 85 to literally hiking up mountains? How do you learn the skill of "minimizing future regret" and simply saying "Yes!" How does Grandma Joy feel about Brad being gay? Just listen.
We are so very grateful for the time we got to chat with both Brad and Grandma Joy. We hope this episode puts a smile on your face, lifts your heart, and inspires you to get off the porch and GET OUT THERE!
You can see all of their fantastic adventures - and follow their travel expierences on their Instagram @GrandmaJoysRoadTrip .
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