The INSANE Consequences for a Mistake in a National Park | Confronting Eric Hanson

Trail Tales - Thru-Hiking & Backpacking

Kyle Hates Hiking

Wilderness, Sports, Sports:wilderness

4.9 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Eric Hanson was nearly thrown in JAIL for committing a crime in Grand Canyon National Park. What was his crime, you ask? Camping out of bounds. Yes, you read that correctly; the federal government tried to make an example out of him and get him locked up, simply because he is a public figure on TV and on YouTube. In this episode he explains the FULL STORY of what happened. Eric Hanson has his own YouTube channel and, until recently, was the host of the TV show Epic Trails and the YouTube channel BackpackingTV. Eric Hanson on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eric_hanson For sponsorships, business inquiries, or guest/episode ideas reach out to: [email protected] Subscribe on iTunes, and listen on Spotify and Stitcher

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0:00.0	They wanted to make an example out of me.
0:01.5	One year in jail, five years of probation, and a $5,000 phone.
0:06.0	These are the stakes here.
0:07.0	Okay, well, you're on probation now.
0:08.7	You can't leave the country.
0:09.9	And if you do, you'll be thrown in jail immediately.
0:12.1	I literally got fingerprinted and a mugshot.
0:15.0	Like, it was a real mugshot.
0:16.5	To me, this is government overreach.
0:18.0	They could have done anything.
0:19.5	This seems like a targeted prosecution.
0:25.7	How's it going everybody? Welcome to Trail Tales. My name is Kyle O'Grady. I am a through hiker. I am a
0:31.2	peak bagger. I am a backpacker. I'm just a huge hiking nerd. And every single week on this podcast,
0:39.0	I chat with other hiking nerds about their experiences on the trail.
0:41.4	This week's guest is a backpacking YouTuber.
0:45.4	He is the former host of the Epic Trails TV show on Outsides TV channel, and he is also
0:53.6	a criminal, and that's not clickbait. I really mean that.
0:59.2	We're going to talk all about this. Eric Hansen. I'm so excited to have him on the show today.
1:05.4	And honestly, before we get into our conversation, just real quick, I just want to say that what has,
1:13.0	what this man has had to go through is absolutely ridiculous.
1:17.4	And as you're going to see, and I think you're going to agree, the prosecutor and the judge
1:21.6	in his case should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.
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