Episode #246 - Matthew Emerson (Prada G)

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

Steve Adams

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

We have a story today of a young man who walked away from a life of extreme poverty to find himself (literally) on the Appalachian Trail. Matthew Emerson's story is now a book, and his visceral experiences set the scene for his journey and a new life at the end.

Matthew's insights gleaned from his hike resonated with me, and we share a frank discussion for this Thanksgiving Day.

You can find Matthew's book on Amazon. Click the picture of the cover and you'll be taken there.

Another hiker-turned-author, Ben Crawford, shares why, despite exposing his family to YouTube scrutiny, there is more to tell. Like Matthew's book, you can find Ben's on Amazon by clicking on the book cover.

Remember, you can get your own signed copy of Ben's book by answering the question I asked in the podcast. Send your answer to steve@hikingradionetwork.com.

I also mention the magnificent, personalized map of my 2019 hike. You can see my video below and more of Larry Knight's work at redeftmapping.com.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs2XvoTHrkw

Finally, continuing both the book and map theme, Larry Luxenburg's Walking the Appalachian Trail talks of another giant map. Once again, find Larry's book at Amazon. (Sorry about the small pic!!)

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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
0:05.3	about hikers for everybody. Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis,
0:24.1	joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine.
0:34.0	Hi everybody and thanks for coming back to listen to the show.
0:37.3	This is Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, and I'm Mighty Blue, otherwise known by my family,
0:41.7	as Steve, Steve Adams.
0:44.1	It's Thanksgiving this week.
0:45.3	In fact, if you're listening on the day of release, why are you?
0:48.5	You should be watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, eating obscene amounts of food
0:52.7	and watching the Detroit Lions losing their full straight Thanksgiving Day came.
0:57.2	Mind you, this one's against the Texans, so they may have a shot of breaking that terrible run.
1:01.4	Our first guest today is Matthew Emerson.
1:03.6	Matthew Hight the Trail in 2011, and when you hear his story, you'll maybe understand why I was a little concerned about having him on the show.
1:10.6	Nothing about Matthew, by the way. I was just concerned how much he may get into his very difficult life from the age of 18. He's written a book about his hike, but when I read the opening chapters, it was all about those early years, and it is visceral. But you hear an articulate guy with some finely honed thoughts on the trail that I'm sure have become more nuanced
1:28.0	over the years. Matthew will be on shortly. Now, normally we'd have a couple of mid-sections
1:33.3	of the show. We have, but this is neither the ATC, we didn't record because of the holidays,
1:38.6	and the final chat, which has already been postponed twice with Bill Tickner, Mr President.
1:43.5	Well, Bill has been postponed again.
1:46.3	I tried the interview, but the sound was so bad that I've shelved it for a week once
1:49.6	more to make sure that you can all hear.
1:51.5	He's got some really interesting things to say.
1:54.8	So, instead of those two, I've continued the book theme by inviting on Ben Crawford.
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