Episode #228 - Brian Bell (Brother Bear)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2020
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Brian Bell has shaped his life to enable him to spend as much time as he can in the outdoors. He looked for a local trail club to see if he could help, then volunteered more and more until he took responsibility as a trail overseer in Shenandoah National Park.
Continuing to give back to his local community, he has started a volunteer organization called Keep Virginia Cozy, putting together teams to spend some time in the outdoors and picking up litter that they find.
You can find out more about Brian and Keep Virginia Cozy with the links below.
His website: http://keepvirginiacozy.org/
On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/keepvirginiacozy
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepvirginiacozy/
On MeetUp: http://www.meetup.com/keepvirginiacozy
Bounce has had a tough few days. After our chat, I found out a little more. This is the picture he posted on his Facebook page.
Grandma Gatewood has reached the end of the road and we hear of her final days. I don't know about you, but I will miss her!
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network, where we talk the walk with shows by hikers |
| 0:05.3 | about hikers for everybody. Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, |
| 0:24.0 | joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:34.4 | Hi guys, it's me again, Steve Adams, and you found your way back to Mighty Blue on the |
| 0:39.5 | Apple Action Trail, the ultimate mid-life crisis, sponsored again this week by Triple Crown Coffee. |
| 0:45.6 | This is the show where we bring you a variety of guests who have, who are, or even who want to |
| 0:50.9 | hike, normally the Appalachian Trail, and some who add to the vitality and the almost mystic allure that the trail has. |
| 0:57.3 | This week we're going to be talking with a guy who is planning for his hike next year, |
| 1:00.4 | but he's already contributing to your lives as hikers. |
| 1:03.6 | He's got a great story to tell, and Brian Bell, or brother Bear, will be along soon. |
| 1:09.1 | Also this week we have Sean Campbell again or Bounce. |
| 1:12.8 | I had a feeling that something wasn't quite right with Bounce this week and a Facebook post |
| 1:17.1 | after we'd spoken showed me why. I'll be sharing that with you after we've heard from him. |
| 1:23.7 | Finally the last chapter and epilogue to Grandma Gatewood's extraordinary life story. |
| 1:29.0 | Many of you have written to me about this book, and everybody seems to have loved it. |
| 1:32.5 | Next week, I'll be starting with the new revised version of Keith Foskitt's balancing on blue. |
| 1:37.6 | So make sure you're here for that as well. |
| 1:40.2 | But before we kick off the show with Brother Bear, there's this. |
| 1:44.2 | When I used to get up in the morning on the Appalachian Trail, I would have sacrificed my first |
| 1:49.5 | born for a good cup of coffee. Instant was a bit, I don't know, blah, but how much more satisfying |
| 1:54.9 | it would have been to have had some backcountry bean bags from triple ground coffee. |
| 1:59.3 | They do a light, medium and dark roast. In fact, you can get |
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