Hike with Me, Baby
A series of non-fiction monologues about a powerful pull of nature and life-shifting experiences that often go hand in hand. Special thanks to Lee Thomason, a seasoned hiker that connected us to these stories. Our photographer is Teresa Cunningham. Recorded, edited and produced by Regina Revazova of Open Conversation. For more visit www.openconversation.com
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Episodes
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
James Randle is an artist. He does hyper realistic oil paintings. He speaks about colors, trails, empathy and perspective.
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Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Sofia Garcia sings. "Because I'm happy," she tells me. She sings at the trails too. Excessive desert heat doesn't seem to bother her. "¡Hola, hija!" We stop for a bit, chat, and during these fleeting breaks I got to know Sofia and learn what her songs are about.
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Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Leah Howlett is one of the fastest on the mountains. I'd heard about her races long before I met her. But this is not a story about endurance and achievements trained human body can attain. It is a story of life, love and humility.
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Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Kevyn Rene Calvo Miranda is from Mexico. We first met a couple of years back, by the Piestewa Peak Summit trailhead. He lost nearly two hundred pounds walking the trails regularly, he shared. It spiked my interest in his story at first but... something happened later and entirely altered our conversation.
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Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Moving up the career ladder is normally celebrated in our society. Yet some of us lose a lot along the way; lose slowly and invisibly for others. And, sometimes, one needs to wipe the slate clean to regain the lost aspects of... themselves. This is David Metzler's story.
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Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Sheridan Correa and I met through Lee Thomason, our friend in common and a fellow hiker. Sheridan strikes with the type of joy that is rare in humans to exhibit in day-to-day regular settings: vibrant, radiating, contagious joy and an immense love for life.
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Tuesday Jul 19, 2022