{"podcast":{"title":"Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis","slug":"mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125","podcast_index_feed_id":220125,"rss_url":"https://mightyblueontheat.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/9/9/d/d99d551cb233f578/Podcast_artwork.jpg","author":"Steve Adams","episode_count":535,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125"},"episode":{"title":"Episode #533 - Days 3-6 on the Appalachian Trail","slug":"episode-533-days-3-6-on-the-appalachian-trail","published_at":"2026-03-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125","url":"https://mightyblueontheat.libsyn.com/episode-535-days-3-6-on-the-appalachian-trail","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mightyblueontheat/Days_3-6.mp3?dest-id=426865","summary":"I'm back on trail and getting back into the swing of things. This episode tracks days 3 to 6 after my return to the AT. I'm telling my story, along with those of the people I meet. This week, I spoke with Olivia Neal of the Hidden Pond Hostel and Sarah Lopez, or Maybelline, (on the right) who is attempting her own AT thru-hike. I'm using Polarsteps to record my AT thru-hike this year. If you'd like to follow my progress between episodes, as well as photos of my journey, please go to https://www.polarsteps.com/mightyblue and click on the follow button. I used my hike in 2024 on the South West Coast Path in the UK to help raise money for my absolute favorite charity, Parenting Matters, on whose board I've been privileged to serve for over a decade. You can learn more about the hike and the organization–and donate–by visiting Hike with Steve - Empowering Parents, One Step at a Time | Parenting Matters % . I hope you want to support this critical mission. Don't forget. Our entire series of videos from our Woods Hole Weekend in 2022 is now FREE and available at my YouTube page at Woods Hole Weekend - Trailer There, you'll find all sorts of tips and tricks that our guests took away from the weekend that helped them with their own hikes this year. Check it out. I often ask listeners for ideas on who to interview, and I'm sure several of you say, \"I could do that. I've got an awesome story to tell.\" You're the person we need to hear from. If you'd like to be interviewed on the podcast, just register as a guest on the link below, and I'll be in touch. Come on the show! If you like what we're doing on the Hiking Radio Network, and want to see our shows continue, please consider supporting us with either a one-off or monthly donation. You'll find the donate button on each Hiking…","meta_description":"I'm back on trail and getting back into the swing of things. This episode tracks days 3 to 6 after my return to the AT. I'm telling my story, along with t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2553,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-crisis-220125/episodes/episode-533-days-3-6-on-the-appalachian-trail/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}