Mick Dodge
Mick Dodge (born August 29, 1951), also known as "The Barefoot Sensei", "the Barefooted Nomad" and "Walking Mountain"[1] is a television personality and rainforest-dweller in Washington.
Early life[edit]
Dodge is a native of the Olympic Peninsula. His great-grandparents settled in the region and Dodge grew up there as a child. He loved the outdoors. Dodge also lived in many other places around the country and the world as the son of a career Marine,[2] Ronald L. Dodge.[1] The younger Dodge graduated from high school in Okinawa, Japan. He enlisted in the Marine Corps and served for six years.[1]
In the forest[edit]
In 1991, Dodge decided to leave the modern world and retreat to the dense forest due to the stress of modern living.[3] He has remained in the forest for over 30 years, typically only ever re-entering the public as a last resort for serious medical emergencies.
EarthGym program[edit]
Despite the preference to be separated from modern civilization, Dodge is still involved with the community. In 1994, he and Jacquie Chandler created an earth-based fitness program they called The EarthGym, a fitness program in the forest where nature provides most of the equipment for physical training.[4]
Media[edit]
Dodge is the subject of the National Geographic Channel reality TV series The Legend of Mick Dodge, about his unusual life dwelling in a forest.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Smilie, Joe (19 February 2014). "Mountain man Mick Dodge loves the wild but isn't a 'wild man' (CORRECTED)". Peninsula Daily News. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Mick Dodge, rain forest dweller" Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine The News Tribune, January 7, 2014.
- ^ "He lives in a tree, doesn't wear shoes, and brushes his teeth with a pinecone, MNN.com January 07, 2014.
- ^ cat man "Mick Dodge bio, the Barefoot Sensei - The EarthGym", Retrieved on 16 September 2014.
- ^ "The Legend of Mick Dodge | National Geographic Channel", National Geographic Channel