Episode #198 - Willow Bolton (Angel)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2019
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
With all the problems that one may encounter on the Appalachian Trail, Willow Bolton decided that highlighting her disability (something that she refers to as a blessing) would be a good way to bring some attention to it.
In the interview with Steve she mentions, almost in passing, another major issue and, despite her stoicism, Steve was moved by her determination.
If you'd like to learn more about Willow's "blessing," you can go to https://www.hydroassoc.org/. If you'd like to help out with a donation you'll find a donation button on the homepage.
This week, we also spoke with Ryan Hopkins, who produced Steve's show while he was on the AT this year. Ryan has some news of his own that involves a song called "Thru" by a group named Tie Goes To The Runner. Steve met Scooch and Paris (two of the group's members) this year and they graciously shared their song with him. Watch their video here on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-ejGjWCGHU
Finally, Paul Stutzman indulges in the somewhat questionable joys of Naked Hiking Day.
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, |
| 0:23.9 | joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:33.9 | Hi everybody, and as I'm recording this on Christmas Day, |
| 0:37.3 | happy holidays from Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, |
| 0:39.7 | the ultimate midlife crisis. |
| 0:41.8 | Yep, I'm still working on the holiest day of the year, |
| 0:44.1 | just so that I can bring another story about hikers to you. |
| 0:47.0 | You can tell that I enjoy this, can't you? |
| 0:49.8 | This is another show with another emotional story, |
| 0:53.3 | and this week's guest, Willow Bolton, or Angel, |
| 0:55.7 | is somebody you've already met before, but from somebody else's story. I won't spoil it for you, |
| 1:00.9 | but this young lady went through a lot this year to hike the Appalachian Trail. I'm hoping that |
| 1:05.1 | trials and tribulations may make one or two of you realise that the trail is definitely for |
| 1:10.6 | everybody. Willow will be |
| 1:12.1 | along soon. I'm putting off the hostel section this week to catch up with a friend of the show |
| 1:17.1 | who helped me out so much this year as I was hiking the AT. Ryan Hopkins put all the shows out |
| 1:22.4 | when I was on the trail and we called up as he had some really exciting news to share. |
| 1:26.9 | Ryan's a remarkable young man and I'm sure you're going to enjoy hearing from him. |
| 1:30.4 | Ryan will be on right after Willow. |
| 1:32.8 | Lastly, our wandering nomad, Paul Stutzman, reaches the middle of summer, |
| 1:36.9 | and naked hiking day, and yep, he went there. |
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