Episode #194 - Jessie Crawford (Supergirl)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2019
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
When Jessie Crawford had a drink with Stylez, a friend of mine from the Class of 2014, they discussed post-trail life and "how weird the transition is." When she got into contact I knew that she had a story to share, so we hit the record button and chatted away.
Quite apart from her "weird transition," Jessie proved herself to be another of the empowered, strong young women who now take on these hikes and she had a fine story to tell, including one of the best explanations of what trail magic really is.
When Jessie returned from the trail she started her own graphic design business and you can see her work at https://jessiecrawford.com/
If you reach out to her through the site I'm sure she'd be delighted to hear from you.
Also, this week, I'm introducing another new podcast from the Hiking Radio Network, A Woman of a Certain Age: Phoenix on the Appalachian Trail. This will be covering the journey of Phoenix, whose real name is revealed in the show as we meet her.
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 |
| 0:25.5 | every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:34.4 | Hi guys, and it's Thursday morning again. Unless of course you're listening to this after Thursday, but you know what I mean. |
| 0:41.1 | So you landed back at Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis. |
| 0:45.8 | This podcast gives you your weekly AT fix, and today's guest is no exception. |
| 0:50.7 | This week we've got Supergirl herself, better known to her friends as Jessie Crawford. |
| 0:55.2 | Jesse wrote to me a couple of weeks back telling me how her post-trail life was going, |
| 0:58.9 | so I wanted to have her on the show so that she could share the story of a hike, |
| 1:02.2 | as well as have a conversation about what it feels like when it's all over. |
| 1:07.2 | I'm sure that this will resonate with some of you, so Jesse will be along shortly. |
| 1:11.6 | I'm suspending the Hostel section this week to introduce you to the subject of yet another podcast. |
| 1:16.6 | This one will be starting around the end of February and will be called a woman of a certain age, Phoenix on the Appalachian Trail. |
| 1:22.6 | We're going to be meeting Phoenix after Jesse. |
| 1:25.6 | Finally today, Paul Stutzman's hiking through |
| 1:28.8 | finds Paul at McAvieve's at McAvieve's, |
| 1:31.7 | meeting somebody who understands exactly how he's feeling. |
| 1:35.5 | Paul will be along after Phoenix. |
| 1:38.3 | So let's get started and introduce you to Jesse Crawford, |
| 1:41.6 | known on the trail, a Supergirl. |
| 1:48.6 | Music you to Jesse Crawford, known on the trail, a Supergirl. I'd like to introduce you to somebody who wrote to me about a specific topic, and while we are |
| 1:54.7 | going to come to that later, she's got her own story, as everybody else does, about her hike |
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