Episode #193 - Rob and Gavin Duncan (Waffle and Hawkeye)

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

Steve Adams

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

I first heard of Rob and Gavin on the trail when Rob's wife, Beth, wrote to me in May to tell me about their journey. The family had been listening to the podcast for some time as they prepared for the AT.

Now that they were on the trail, Beth wanted to update me on their progress. I knew that Gavin was struggling a bit, so I reached back out and tried to give some encouragement, telling that I'd like to hear their story when they were done with the AT.

I'm really glad that we were able to get them on the show because Gavin had an especially poignant message for hikers of all ages.

Hiker's Welcome was one of the hostels that I enjoyed in 2019 AND 2014, so I asked John Robblee, or Packrat to come on the show and tell us about this iconic stopping point. You can reach the hostel at 603-989-0040, or find them online at www.hikerswelcome.com.

Finally, Paul Stutzman's Hiking Through finds Paul running into trouble in almost the same spot that I did, back in 2014. Not so happy memories!

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	Hi and welcome back once more to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis.
0:39.7	I am Mighty Blue or Steve Adams and every week I bring you stories from individuals or couples
0:44.6	who have hiked some or just one of America's great hiking trails.
0:49.1	Though principally the trail that we feature is the Appalachian Trail.
0:52.4	As you can tell, they're in a bit of a clue in the title of the show. This week, though, we got a family. They didn't all actually hike the trial, but they did experience a lot of it as a family, and I speak with all of them. We'll be hearing from Rob, Gavin, Griffin and Beth Duncan in a moment. I've also got an interview this week with John Robbley, or Packrat. Rob is the owner of Hikers Welcome Hostel in Glencliffe, a place that I visited just before
1:15.8	Mount Musilak in New Hampshire, both in 2014 and this year 2019, on my through hikes.
1:21.9	Rob will be after the Duncan family. Finally, in hiking through by Paul Stutzman, Paul has a very miserable day out of
1:29.8	Peresburg, as I once did. I got bitten by a dog and Paul got bitten badly by the weather.
1:35.8	Even has a go of God, so that'd be worth listening to. So, let's get started with the Dunkins.
1:41.8	Here are Waffle and Hawkeye, or Rob and Gavin, along with
1:45.2	Beth and Griffin.
1:51.6	So today I'd like to introduce a family, actually, and I think this is worth saying,
1:59.4	let's introduce everybody on the call. This is Rob and Gavin Duncan
2:03.6	who hiked. We're also joined by Beth and by Griffin. So introduce yourself. Say who you are.
2:09.5	I'm Rob. I'm the dad in this picture. Yeah. A trail name of Waffle. Waffle.
2:15.5	I'm Gavin and my trail name was Hawkeye.
2:19.4	I'm the eldest son.
2:21.3	Okay.
2:21.8	I'm Griffin.
2:22.7	I have hiked on the trail, but I did not go on the A.T. through hike.
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