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Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine.

Hi, and thanks for coming back again to Mighty Blue on the App Action Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis.

And yet I haven't been recording recently.

It's been very difficult to get service and I'm recording this on the morning of, I believe it's Wednesday. It is Wednesday, May the 1st at about 10.15 in the morning of, I believe it's Wednesday, it is Wednesday, Wednesday May the 1st,

at about 10.15 in the morning. And for those who you have done this or been on the trail,

I'm at the Aldi Murphy Monument. And this monument means a lot to me, for a number of different

reasons. When my father and I, when I was younger rather, my father and I loved watching Aldi Murphy movies.

Yep, he wasn't a great actor.

But there was something about him that was so, so dignified.

And I really, really, really liked watching Audion films.

And Dad and I would watch these movies.

He used to call him Cowdies and Indy Bums.

And I know it's not politically correct to do so, but that's what I remember them as. them Cowdies and Indybums and I know it's not politically

correct to do so, but that's what I remember them as, these Cowdy and Indybum movies.

And I'm sitting up here because I'm taking a day to day with some of my trial family.

One of our listeners, and I'm not going to, well he his name is Doug we can, he has kind of invited us into his home

and we're going to camp there, we're going to shower there, we're going to, I'm going to launder there,

and we're going to eat there, which is even better. So it's very nice of Doug to do that. So I

thought I'd get these recorded so I can get the show out today.

So I'm sitting by this monument with my fellow Tramley.

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