Episode #205 - Derick Lugo (Mr Fabulous)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2020
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
It's a fabulous show this week, not least because we have Mr. Fabulous, or Derick Lugo, as the main guest. Derick hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2012 and has earned himself a reputation as a speaker about the trail, as well as a growing recognition as a writer. His new book, The Unlikely Thru-Hiker, is now available at his website and on Amazon.
You can connect with Derick in a variety of ways.
Website: https://www.dericklugo.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derick.lugo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dericklugo/
The short story of his hike with his brother–The Trail Brothers–can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR21w5qi-B8
Another fabulous guest is April Mae, who Steve spoke with following a post that she made on Facebook. Her story is illuminating and inspiring. The pictures below show April's "Before" and "After" pics. Her story is a testimony to the power of hiking and its beneficial effects upon both the body and the psyche.
Don't forget to check out our sponsors, Hiker Medals, at https://www.hikermedals.com/. We've been delighted to have had them on the show these past few weeks.
Also, if you'd like to support the various shows on the Hiking Radio Network, you can find the donate button at the podcasts page on the Mighty Blue site: https://mightyblueontheat.com/the-podcast/
Finally, today, Paul Stutzman stands on the edge of glory, tackling the 100-Mile Wilderness as he prepares for Katahdin.
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, |
| 0:05.4 | about hikers, for everybody. Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joined Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:34.4 | Hi guys, and yep, you're back on with me, Mighty Blue, for another episode of the podcast, Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, sponsored once more by Hiker Metals. |
| 0:45.9 | With all the shows that we're doing on the Hiking Radio Network, sometimes I find it tricky to keep up with why I'm actually ordained. |
| 0:52.0 | And while I'm mentioning the network, I wanted to let you know about a milestone we're |
| 0:55.0 | going to reach the very day that this episode lands. |
| 0:58.4 | With our six shows, all available at HikingRadioNetwork.com, we will be passing one |
| 1:03.9 | million downloads this very day, Thursday the 13th of February. |
| 1:09.4 | This show has about 85% of the downloads, |
| 1:11.9 | but each show has added to the total, |
| 1:13.5 | so thanks very much for your awesome support |
| 1:15.6 | for the past three or years. |
| 1:18.1 | Today, to mark the milestone, |
| 1:19.5 | we've got two fabulous guests. |
| 1:21.9 | The first is actually Mr Fabulous himself, Derek Lugo, |
| 1:25.3 | a man known to many of you, I'm sure. |
| 1:28.7 | The second, April May, |
| 1:33.0 | shares a story that I found compelling when I spoke to her after seeing a post on Facebook, |
| 1:39.6 | which I can be reading out to you. April will be on after Mr Fabulous. Finally, Paul Stutzman reaches almost the end of his journey in hiking through. I've decided to split this last chapter into two |
| 1:45.3 | parts, adding Paul's moving epilogue to his Cudarden summit next week. This week we'll see him |
| 1:50.7 | through the 100 mile wilderness. But before all of that, as most of you already know, I went on my |
| 1:55.6 | first 80 hike in 2014. When I finished, my pride and joy was that photo at the top of Mount Catan. It was all I needed. |
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