# Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125.md RSS feed: https://mightyblueontheat.libsyn.com/rss Official site: https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/ Author: Steve Adams Episodes: 535 ## Resource An overweight, 61-year-old retiree, with zero hiking experience, decided to hike the entire 2,185.3 mile length of the Appalachian Trail in 2014. What could possibly go wrong? As his brother, Mike, commented, "It's a bit like taking up boxing and fighting Mike Tyson in your first bout." Join Steve and his guests as they discuss all aspects of the trail, from gear to Lyme Disease, then back to trail magic and injury. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125.md ## Episodes - [Episode #545 - Days 45-48 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-545-days-45-48-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-05-11T07:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #544 - Days 42-44 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-544-days-42-44-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-05-07T07:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #543 - Days 38-41 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-543-days-38-41-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-05-04T07:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #542 - Days 35-37 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-542-days-35-37-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #541 - Days 31-34 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-541-days-31-34-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-04-27T22:04:00+00:00 - [Episode #540 - Days 28-30 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-540-days-28-30-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-04-23T20:15:00+00:00 - [Episode #539 - Days 24-27 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-539-days-24-27-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-04-20T20:18:00+00:00 - [Episode #538 - Days 21-23 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-538-days-21-23-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-04-17T02:21:00+00:00 - [Episode #537 - Days 17-20 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-537-days-17-20-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-04-13T09:14:00+00:00 - [Episode #536 - Days 14-16 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-536-days-14-16-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-04-09T07:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #535 - Days 10-13 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-535-days-10-13-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-04-06T07:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #534 - Days 7-9 on the Appalachian Trail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-534-days-7-9-on-the-appalachian-trail) — 2026-04-02T07:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #533 - Days 3-6 on the Appalachian Trail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-533-days-3-6-on-the-appalachian-trail) — 2026-03-30T07:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #532 - Days 1-2 Appalachian Trail 2026](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-532-days-1-2-appalachian-trail-2026) — 2026-03-19T07:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #531 - Crystal Crowder and William Nelson (Mosey and Sourpatch)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-531-crystal-crowder-and-william-nelson-mosey-and-sourpatch) — 2026-03-05T08:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #530 - Tim Bennett (Porkie)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-530-tim-bennett-porkie) — 2026-02-26T08:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #529 - Michael Neiman (Sharkbait)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-529-michael-neiman-sharkbait) — 2026-02-19T08:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #528 - Rob Diamond (Dog Tag)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-528-rob-diamond-dog-tag) — 2026-02-12T10:55:00+00:00 - [Episode #527 - Savannah Schuring (Snazzy Cat)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-527-savannah-schuring-snazzy-cat) — 2026-02-05T17:35:00+00:00 - [Episode #526 - Erin Tuveson (Bookie) from Rambling Roots Hostel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-526-erin-tuveson-bookie-from-rambling-roots-hostel) — 2026-01-29T08:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #525 - Tony Roddy (Silverback)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-525-tony-roddy-silverback) — 2026-01-22T08:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #524 - Todd Sears (Nor'Easter)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-524-todd-sears-nor-easter) — 2026-01-15T08:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #523 - Michelle Michaud (Fyrfly)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-523-michelle-michaud-fyrfly) — 2026-01-08T08:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #522 - Dr Rob Scanlon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-522-dr-rob-scanlon) — 2026-01-01T08:00:00+00:00 - [Episode #521 - James Kinch (Firewalker)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episode-521-james-kinch-firewalker) — 2025-12-25T08:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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