Episode #152 - Appalachian Trail (RTK interviews Mighty Blue)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2019
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Bruce Matson (RTK) asks Mighty Blue listeners' questions, with subjects ranging from interesting characters, food, a comparison between his two AT hikes to lessons learned.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network where we talk the walk with shows by hikers about hikers for everybody. |
| 0:10.7 | Since we were last together, the Appalachian Trail has been stricken by something that happens every day in other parts of the country. |
| 0:18.3 | The guy who had been previously removed from the trail found his way back |
| 0:21.5 | there and, armed with a machete, attacked hikers, killing one and injuring another. The shock |
| 0:27.4 | that I and many hikers have felt has been so personal, so deep, and we've all tried to process |
| 0:32.6 | it in our own ways. As far as this podcast is concerned, I consider stopping, because it seems so trite in |
| 0:40.0 | comparison to the gravity of this terrible event. But that thought lasted just for a few seconds. |
| 0:45.8 | Instead, I choose to continue in the same vein as I refuse to let this Census Act define the |
| 0:51.0 | Appalachian Trail class of 2019. Of course for those directly and even indirectly |
| 0:56.1 | affected, it will forever be seen only in terms of this attack. All I can say to those people |
| 1:01.7 | and their families is that the entire community grieves with you. But for the rest of us, |
| 1:07.1 | I hope that we can continue with our hikes, our magnificent adventures, and complete what |
| 1:11.7 | we started. The podcast, for many of you, because that's what you tell me, has provided proof |
| 1:17.6 | that the trail is for everyone. It was before these events, and it will continue to be so long |
| 1:23.1 | after this guy has been put away. One last thing. For those of you tempted to pull your spouses, daughters and sons from the trail, |
| 1:32.1 | please think really hard about it. |
| 1:34.7 | Although I can appreciate that temptation, |
| 1:36.8 | remember that the Appalachian Trail is statistically safer than any city in America. |
| 1:42.0 | It has suffered a terrible blow, but it remains safe. The killer is caught, |
| 1:46.3 | and the hike of family is closer than ever. Now let's get on with the show, and let's hike. Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, |
| 2:08.6 | joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 2:24.3 | Hi, thanks for coming back again to Mighty Blue on the Applaction Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis. |
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