Episode #137 - Appalachian Trail (Days Fourteen to Sixteen)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2019
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Another three-day stint between stops in town took Steve from Franklin to Nantahala Outdoor Center. Before he even left Franklin, however, he started with one of the finest breakfasts that he has ever had. Listen to what he had.
Another view, this time with Rowemer in the foreground, was taken from about 5,000 feet elevation.
The rain has stayed away and an opportunity to catch a perfect sunrise came just north of Cold Spring Shelter. While the picture doesn't do justice to the moment, you can see how a dry day can paint such gorgeous pictures in the sky.
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 |
| 0:06.5 | about hikers for everybody. |
| 0:18.9 | Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:34.9 | Hi, and thanks for coming back again to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate |
| 0:38.8 | midlife crisis. |
| 0:40.3 | It's been another great three days. |
| 0:43.1 | I'm feeling strong. |
| 0:44.1 | I'm feeling fit. |
| 0:46.1 | My, I can tell I'm losing weight because my pants keep literally falling down. |
| 0:53.5 | I can sometimes feel my backside or at least my underpants, |
| 0:57.7 | between the pack and my trousers. |
| 1:00.2 | So I'm definitely losing weight. |
| 1:02.5 | I'm having a good time, and we've done three days since I last spoke to you. |
| 1:08.4 | Last time I put out a podcast, I was in Franklin, |
| 1:12.6 | and this is the story of how I got from Franklin to the NOC. |
| 1:17.4 | So here's what happened on day 14. |
| 1:25.6 | Day 14, Rock Gap, which is mile 105.8 to Silobald Shelter, Mile 113.1. |
| 1:35.6 | My day out of Franklin started just amazingly. |
| 1:42.3 | I don't know what I told you in the last one. I can recall already. |
| 1:46.1 | But I stayed in a place called Franklin Terrace and the owner was a lady called Maureen Williams, |
| 1:52.5 | a remarkable woman. She was, and I hope she doesn't mind me telling you this because she told me |
| 1:56.9 | herself at breakfast that morning. She's 85 years old and she runs the place by herself. |
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