Aug 14, 2026 · 46 min · 13 segments
**Episode 164** **Autism Outdoors Utah:** **An Innovative Nature-based Family Support Program** ***with Damon and Tarah Bryan***…
Damon BryanGuest
Tarah BryanGuestBarry PrizantHost
I, uh, I once, uh, long ago I was, uh, I did sort of a, uh, introductory mountain biking camp for kids and, um, and my own daughter was sort of my pilot, like test subject, and, uh, uh-
... um, if you ever need, if you ever need, uh, some random adult to join you in Moab for free-
A- and I can attest to the fact that Dave is quite random, so it's, uh ... [laughs]
So, so I'm, I'm sure there are some listeners who are saying, "This sounds wonderful, and I want to do something like this." And, and maybe you can give some little bits of advice on both sides on, on kind of the things to be aware of that may be challenging and- or you have to really understand what you're getting into, as opposed to the joys and, and, um, some of the strategies to begin to build even a piece of what you're offering.

I think, um, you know, one thing that from the get-go that we really, um, uh, just have tried to be mindful of is this, this concept of, um, kind of low barrier to entry.

Um, I was, uh, I was on a, a rafting trip once with a g- a guy who's an outdoor-based therapist and, you know, we were talking about different outdoor therapy settings and how, you know, how there are these kind of more high adventure, you know, uh, um-

I, uh, I once, uh, long ago I was, uh, I did sort of a, uh, introductory mountain biking camp for kids and, um, and my own daughter was sort of my pilot, like test subject, and, uh, uh-
... um, if you ever need, if you ever need, uh, some random adult to join you in Moab for free-
A- and I can attest to the fact that Dave is quite random, so it's, uh ... [laughs]
So, so I'm, I'm sure there are some listeners who are saying, "This sounds wonderful, and I want to do something like this." And, and maybe you can give some little bits of advice on both sides on, on kind of the things to be aware of that may be challenging and- or you have to really understand what you're getting into, as opposed to the joys and, and, um, some of the strategies to begin to build even a piece of what you're offering.

I think, um, you know, one thing that from the get-go that we really, um, uh, just have tried to be mindful of is this, this concept of, um, kind of low barrier to entry.

Um, I was, uh, I was on a, a rafting trip once with a g- a guy who's an outdoor-based therapist and, you know, we were talking about different outdoor therapy settings and how, you know, how there are these kind of more high adventure, you know, uh, um-
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