Michael Ridge grew up in Spokane, Washington, despite not being raised in an outdoorsy family. On his nomadic lifestyle for over a decade, shaped by constant moving during their youth.
Michael Ridge, left home for the wilds, sets up his tarp in a new location every two weeks in summer, while in the winter he will erect a teepee in a permanent spot for up to six months.
In a short documentary posted by the YouTube channel Florb, Michael reveals that he was inspired to shun a modern lifestyle when he met a 'powerful elder' who had been living on horses for over 30 years.
