Episode #245 - Alan Carpenter

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

Steve Adams

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2020

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Another full show today, with Alan Carpenter taking up long-distance hiking in his 60s and still going today, well into his 70s.

Alan's story is a testimony to his persistence, while his joy at the people and sights of the various trails he has done shines through. He does get a little banged up from time to time. In our conversation, you'll hear about how he got his legs into the state you see below. Ouch!!

You can learn more about Alan and his hiking at https://longdistanceadventures.com/, while he is also available at https://alantcarpenter.com/. Alan's book about a healthy lifestyle is at https://www.amazon.com/Choose-Better-Live-Healthy-Choices/dp/1734254408/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=choose+better%2C+live+better&qid=1605221852&s=books&sr=1-1

Julie Judkins and I talk about Education and Outreach at the ATC. Julie has shared a document that highlights their JEDI approach!! You can read it here. https://appalachiantrail.org/our-work/about-us/jedi/

I was so struck by the beautiful new medal from Hiker Medals recently and wanted to share it with you all AND get Wim Schalken on the show to tell us about it. He even includes a new discount code!! Go to https://www.hikermedals.com/product-page/2020-medal-free-engraving

Larry Luxenberg's "Walking The Appalachian Trail" makes its debut on the show this week. It was written in the 90s and has contemporary stories from the era that offer some interesting counter narratives with some of today's hiking journals. Should be fascinating. If you can't wait for me to read it all, you can buy it from Amazon, here. https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Appalachian-Trail-Larry-Luxenberg/dp/0811730956

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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 every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine.
0:34.0	Hi everybody and thanks to one and all for coming back to checking with me once more.
0:38.2	You're all welcome and you're listening to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail,
0:41.4	the ultimate midlife crisis.
0:43.5	This is the show where I chat with random guests who have done something very extraordinary
0:47.4	in that they've committed themselves to uprooting their lives
0:50.6	and taking on one of America's or the world's long-distance trails.
0:54.6	These stories are sometimes funny.
0:56.7	Well, at least I laugh and often find them funny.
0:59.9	They can be sad, but they're often uplifting, which is what a lot of you tell me when
1:03.3	you write to me at Steve at HikingRadio Network.com.
1:06.5	This week, well, you're going to have to wait to hear from him, but Alan Compton has a story
1:11.2	of perseverance which I almost couldn't believe.
1:14.8	One of my buddies, Clay Bonnam and reached out to me and suggested I chat with Alan.
1:19.5	He says he has an astounding story.
1:22.2	And as so often happens, actually, Clay was spot on.
1:25.9	We'll be hearing from Alan soon.
1:28.4	Then Julie Judkins, Director of Education and Outreach at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy,
1:33.5	discusses how the ATC is trying to make the trail more accessible to communities
1:37.0	who may not always be best positioned to hike.
1:40.4	As you're going to hear, it is a delicate subject, and I don't help by ask you a delicate question or two.
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