Episode #101 - Pat Coate (Tee Bird)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2018
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
For the second week, I'm reminiscing with the two people I was closest to on the trail. Last week, Ken Hall closed out the first 100, so the NEXT 100 shows start off with Pat Coate, or Tee Bird.
I met Pat earlier than Ken. I was nursing an injury after about 1200 miles and ran into her and her fellow hikers. We started chatting and all felt the need for a beer, so we hitched a lift in a fruitless search for one. We just found ice cream but I found a friend. Pat was then often hiking near me and we got back together in New Hampshire once I'd met Ken.
She was always "up" on the trail and proved to be a great hiking companion. She certainly took over the responsibility of slackpacking once Ken and I had put it to her. She maintained those responsibilities by planning our ill-fated John Muir Trail hike in 2016. Once again, all Ken and I had to do was show up. We knew how to do that.
Our three guests this week from the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Denver are:
Patrick Goguillon of Parakito showed me the innovative wristband repellent. You can see the products at https://us.parakito.com/ and can reach out to Patrick at patrick@parakito.com
Monty Griffith from Bridgford Foods Corporation showed me the MRE Survival Food that the company is introducing to the hiking community. The link will take you to one of their products on Amazon. You can reach Monty at mgriffith@@bridgford.com.
Finally, I spoke with Justine Barone, a feisty woman with an intriguing platform to help hikers rent their gear. Justine is the Co-Founder and CEO at Gearo and she'd be happy to hear from you at jb@outdoorgearo.com. You should also check out her website at https://outdoorgearo.com/
In a new segment for the show, I invited Dan Wowak of Coal Cracker Bushcraft to tell us how to safely build a fire. This will be a new area for the show in coming weeks. His site is at https://coalcrackerbushcraft.com/, while you can also find him on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSVZTsqJn5JjN0h5q5_B_Q.
We hope that you take the opportunity to support our sponsor, Trailtopia, when you consider your next backpacking trip. Go to https://www.trailtopia.com/ to check out their wide variety of meals.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network where we talk the walk with shows by hikers |
| 0:05.2 | about hikers for everybody. Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:32.9 | Welcome back and thanks for joining me once more on Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail. Sponsored |
| 0:37.9 | for one of the very last times by Trialopia Adventure Foods. Trialopia had been such a great |
| 0:44.4 | partner for us and we really appreciated them stepping up last November. They extended their |
| 0:49.1 | original contract to take in the end of Bruce Mattson's hike on another of the Hiking Radio |
| 0:53.0 | Network shows returning to Katarden. But that hike is nearly completed. So we're looking for a main sponsor once more, but I can't thank Trialopia enough for their support of this and our other show. If any of you know who might be a good fit, just drop me a line at Steve at Hikingradionnetwork.com and I will be eternally grateful. |
| 1:12.7 | Actually, while I'm rhapsodising about Trialopia, why not get even sweeter on them? |
| 1:17.7 | With this, do you remember those times on the trail when you really needed to treat yourself? |
| 1:22.7 | You know, those days when you fall in the mud or the rain starts running down your neck, |
| 1:27.4 | the rocks are driving you crazy, or even when you fall in the mud or the rain starts running down your neck, the rocks are driving |
| 1:28.3 | you crazy, or even when you're just fed up. You need a boost. When that happens, stop hiking. |
| 1:35.1 | Take off your pack and treat yourself to one of Trautopia's scrumptious desserts. Why not go for |
| 1:40.9 | Rocky Road pudding, a rich chocolate pudding loaded with mini marshmallows and toasted slivered almonds? |
| 1:47.1 | By the time you get that into your system, you're going to be warm, toasty and satisfied. |
| 1:52.6 | Try Trialopia Adventure Food, the best of home cooking away from home. |
| 1:57.6 | This week, just like last week, is a longer show than normal, as we're celebrating the next |
| 2:01.9 | 100 episodes of the show, having celebrated the first 100 episodes last week. It was Lidenot last time, |
| 2:09.1 | and this time we've got Pat Coat or Teabird. Pat was my number one woman on the trail, |
| 2:14.8 | as she, Ken, Trilliam and I made our way together towards our common |
| 2:18.6 | goals through New Hampshire and Maine. As you heard last week from Ken, Pat too felt the need for a team |
| 2:24.3 | as she got to the trickier mountains and rocks of New England. We all got on so well that the |
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