{"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 #534 - Days 7-9 on the Appalachian Trail","slug":"episode-534-days-7-9-on-the-appalachian-trail","published_at":"2026-04-02T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","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-534-days-7-9-on-the-appalachian-trail","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mightyblueontheat/Days_7-9_Appalachian_Trail_.mp3?dest-id=426865","summary":"Now a week into the hike, I've gotten into my stride and my body is holding up under the pressure. Already, the \"feel\" of the trail is as welcoming as it was the last time I went, and I'm feeling right at home. The fact that the weather has been kind to us is a massive bonus. This recap covers last Sunday thru Tuesday, ending at Dick's Creek Gap, about 70 miles in. Amanda Aguillard invited me into her home, along with Dan, I guy I'd been hiking around, and she wqas the perfect hostess, running us around, feeding us, and letting us take a breath after the trail. Here are the three of us last Sunday. As you know, I'm also interviewing other hikers I meet out there, and this week, at Tray Mountain Shelter, I met a terrific guy, Ken, or Phoenix. He was full of the joy of the trail, loving the interactions with his fellow hikers, and relishing his adventure. 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. Ch…","meta_description":"Now a week into the hike, I've gotten into my stride and my body is holding up under the pressure. Already, the \"feel\" of the trail is as welcoming as it…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1811,"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-534-days-7-9-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-534-days-7-9-on-the-appalachian-trail.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}