Episode #124 - Greg Behrens (GBolt)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2018
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
One of our sister shows on the Hiking Radio Network, Returning to Katahdin, featured Bruce Matson's successful attempt to fulfill his 44-year dream of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. Greg Behrens accompanied Bruce for much of the last two states in this journey. Each man had a significant impact on the success of the other man's hike.
Greg felt called to the trail and discovered much, not only about himself but also the trail. He formed new friendships, strengthened an already strong faith, and was able to get to the end through a combination of both.
You can see more of Greg's AT adventure on his YouTube channel, GBolt on a Trail, at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCik_4AcN_NPHW7vu3vhRBGA/videos?view_as=subscriber. You can also read his Trail Journal at http://www.trailjournals.com/journal/entry/577754
Carlton Johnson is the last of our Class of 2019 adventurers. His journey has already started, in that he attempted a thru-hike in 2016 which came to an unhappy end. Read about that as he prepares for the second attempt next year. http://www.trailjournals.com/vagabundo
As you'll hear in the main interview, Greg is a spiritual man, so let's leave him in silent prayer in front of Katahdin's iconic sign.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network, where we talk guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:33.1 | Hi guys, I hope you all had a festive holiday and are ready for another dollop of hiking-related stuff with episode number 124 of Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail. |
| 0:43.3 | I'm recording this on the day after Christmas Day, a day known traditionally as Boxing Day in the UK, but apparently a pretty normal day everywhere else. |
| 0:51.0 | And as I celebrated Christmas in Spain, it's going to be a normal day for me. |
| 0:54.9 | Apart from anything else, I'm not sure I could cram any more food into my face after yesterday. |
| 0:59.0 | I hope you all had a great time. |
| 1:01.0 | This week we have somebody I've been wanting to speak with for a while. |
| 1:04.7 | For those of you who listened to one of the other hiking radio network shows this year, |
| 1:08.4 | returning to Katardon, Greg Berens or G Bolt was the guy |
| 1:12.2 | who Bruce Mattson ended up hiking with through New Hampshire and Maine. He turned out to be a special |
| 1:17.5 | influence in Bruce's hike and I wanted to know more about that and of course the rest of his story. |
| 1:22.5 | So Greg will be along soon. We also have the last, unless somebody else writes in this week, member of Mighty |
| 1:29.0 | Blues Class of 2019 in Carlton Johnson. Carlton has worked hard to be in this class and his story |
| 1:35.0 | demonstrates some of the grit you need to be successful on a long distance hike. |
| 1:40.1 | And we're up to Day 22 of the Year we Sees the Day by Elizabeth Best and Colin Bowles, |
| 1:44.6 | our two intrepid adventurers who appeared to have something of a conflict last week. |
| 1:49.4 | This week, Ellie is dealing with the fallout from a massive bust-up with Colin. |
| 1:54.2 | But first, let's meet G-Bolt. Here's Greg Berens. |
| 2:02.1 | Okay, I'd like to introduce you all to Greg Berens. Okay, I'd like to introduce you all to Greg Barron's or G-Bolt. |
| 2:06.5 | Hi, Greg, how are you? |
| 2:07.8 | Real good, Steve. |
| 2:09.3 | Now, you're the guy who we met this year on our other program, Return to Catardin, |
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