Episode #121 - Dave Paumen (CBiscuit)

Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis

Steve Adams

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2018

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

I interviewed Dave Paumen at 5:30 in the morning as he was about to enter the 100 Mile Wilderness. I was struck by his calm intelligence and his story. A Vietnam Veteran, he had demonstrated a cold-eyed determination in his life and brought that personality trait to the trail. He had been injured in his first attempt in 2017 but returned to complete his hike this year.

Dave's solid common sense shines through in both the interview and his journals of the two, linked hikes.

Read the journals at http://trailjournals.com/davepaumen17 and

http://trailjournals.com/davepaumen18

Our Mighty Blue Class of 2019 continued with the introduction of an experienced hiker, Tina Dunaway. Tina has had the AT on her bucket list for several years and is ready to get at it. We'll be checking in with Tina from time to time while we're both on the trail.

Let's finish with the triumphant Dave at the top of Mt Katahdin.

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.
0:33.9	Welcome back to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis.
0:39.3	We're already on to episode number 121 and this week we travel back in time.
0:43.8	What about three months actually?
0:45.8	I spoke with Dave Paulman or Seabiscuit back in August when he was about to hit the 100 mile wilderness.
0:51.4	It's funny, we often speak to those who have finished their hikes but rarely when they're near the end. Dave is such a clear thinker and speaker that I'm sure you'll enjoy his insights on the trail. I also think it's quite cool to be speaking with somebody who's right at the end of his journey. Dave will be along soon. I've been given more thought to my upcoming Appalachian trial attempt, and I'm pleased to say have now firmly decided that it is something that I want to do again. I did entertain a few doubts when I had all that time to think about it on the Camino in Spain, but I think my enthusiasm has returned since I returned from Spain. I've been in the US for the past week and I'm heading out again to Spain this Friday to spend Christmas with my sister-in-law and my nephew and his
1:27.8	family. It would be nice to be with the family while I'm away. Also this week we have the second
1:32.6	member of the Mighty Blue Class of 2019. This week my guest is Tina Dunaway. Tina is an experienced
1:38.6	hiker who is, as you're here, really excited about her adventure. Tina will be along after Dave.
1:44.9	Finally, it's Chapter 21 and Day 20 in the year we seize the day.
1:48.9	By Elizabeth Best and Colin Bowles.
1:50.8	This week, the bleeper comes out for both Ellie and Colin,
1:54.2	so I guess that gives you a clue as to how well their trip is going,
1:57.1	but a transformation is about to happen.
1:59.7	First, though, it's Dave Paulman or Sea Biscuit.
2:02.9	Here's Dave.
2:08.2	Well, I'd like to introduce you to Dave Parman or Sea Biscuit.
2:12.5	Hi, Dave, how are you?
2:14.4	I'm doing fine.
2:16.9	Now, it's 5.30 in the morning, which is a ridiculous time of day for an interview.
2:22.8	So we did this because we tried to try to recall yesterday.
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