Episode #230 - Amber Heuisler (Wheezy)

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

Steve Adams

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2020

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Amber Heuisler, or Wheezy, came to my attention recently on Facebook. Her proud boast of walking 200 miles on the AT may not seem to be so much of a cause for celebration but, as she explains, in my view it is an achievement on a par with my thru-hike last year.

She is an inspiring young woman who has fought back in life and found that being on the trail is exactly where she wants to be. I hope others are as inspired as I was when I caught up with her in Damascus a few weeks ago.

You can keep up with Amber on the trail at her YouTube vlog https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=redeemed+wanderer

Bounce has found some peace once more, and he shares with Steve what the hike is doing for him.

Our new book, Balancing on Blue, by Keith Foskett, picks up with Keith flying over the Atlantic, then reflecting upon how he got to the AT. If you'd like to check out this and Keith's other books, just go to his Amazon author page at https://www.amazon.com/Keith-Foskett/e/B00A535AQ6?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1596666090&sr=8-1

Thanks to our sponsor for the past few weeks, Triple Crown Coffee. Not only do they make a great Cup of Joe, they give back to the trail with every sale. I hope that you want to support them as you choose what you drink on the trail. Check them out at https://triplecrowncoffee.com/

If you like what we're doing on the Hiking Radio Network, please consider supporting us with either a one-off or monthly donation. The donate button is on the Mighty Blue podcast page at https://mightyblueontheat.com/the-podcast/

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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,
0:21.4	the ultimate midlife crisis,
0:23.8	joins Steve and his guests every week
0:26.3	as he staggers from Georgia to Maine.
0:33.7	Hi guys, it's me again, Mighty Blue or Steve Adams,
0:36.7	and you are listening once more to Mighty Blue on the Applachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis sponsored by Triple Ground Coffee.
0:43.8	After last week's epic at an hour and three quarters, we're back to a much more manageable show.
0:50.7	Our main guest is Amber Hursler, or Weezy. Now, Weezy isn't any ordinary hiker.
0:56.5	She wrote a post in Facebook and as soon as I read it, I knew that I wanted to hear from her.
1:01.6	She is an inspiring young woman and Amber will be along shortly.
1:05.6	After Amber, I'll be catching up with Bounce once more and you'll probably recall,
1:09.6	Bounce has had a tough few weeks so it was
1:11.5	great to hear him sounding so positive this week. Exactly why that is, you're going to hear
1:16.0	after Amber. Then having introduced his characters last week, Keith Fosker explains why he's on the
1:21.9	trail and the various adventures and life choices that led him there. Keith will be on after Bounce.
1:28.3	But before all that,
1:35.1	we've got this. When I used to get up in the morning on the Appalachian Trail, I would have sacrificed my firstborn for a good cup of coffee. Instant was a bit, I don't know, blah, but how much more
1:40.9	satisfying it would have been to have had some backcountry bean bags from Triple Crown coffee.
1:45.6	They do a light, medium and dark roast.
1:47.9	In fact, you can get a mixed six-pack of their three flavours,
1:50.6	named, not surprisingly, after the three trails in the Triple Crown,
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