Episode #247 - Stephanie Logan Hall (Puffin)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2020
⏱️ 106 minutes
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Summary
Another really full show this week, with four segments. First up, there is a recently minted thru-hiker, Stephanie Logan Hall, who completed her SOBO hike on November 19. I was particularly keen to hear from her and her early impressions–which will doubtless change with time–of the trail and her adventure.
Those of you who regularly listen to the show will know how impressed I am by these young women who take on the trail. It is clear to me that the world is in safer hands as they become our leaders for tomorrow. I'm afraid it's time for us old fat white guys to step aside!!
You can reach out to Stephanie through her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000442855977
Stephen Eren, Trail Facilities Manager with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, shares his views on Life on a Trail Crew. As he said that he would in our conversation, Stephen has provided us with plenty of links to explore the possibilities of working on the trail.
Get involved with SWEAT, Rocky Top, or Konnarock Trail Crews: https://appalachiantrail.org/get-involved/volunteer/trail-crews/
Rocky Top https://appalachiantrail.org/get-involved/volunteer/trail-crews/rocky-top-trail-crew/
Konnarock https://appalachiantrail.org/get-involved/volunteer/trail-crews/konnarock-trail-crew/
Learn more about Trail Maintenance, Visitor Use Management, Leave No Trace, and Wilderness https://wildernessskillsinstitute.org/2020-wsi/
I was–at last–able to connect for a debrief with Mr President, or Bill Tickner, after the conclusion of the AT section of his now-completed Triple Crown, which saw him cross the "finish" line at Damascus.
Finally today, Larry Luxenburg's Walking the Appalachian Trail looks back at the origins of the trail, and the people who made it happen.
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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. |
| 0:20.6 | Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joined Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:34.3 | Hi everybody and I hope that you all had a great Thanksgiving and that you're ready for another |
| 0:38.5 | episode of Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis. I am Mighty Blue and this |
| 0:44.6 | week I'm going to be interviewing a young woman who finished the AT less than a week before Thanksgiving. |
| 0:50.1 | Yep, that Thanksgiving, the one that we've just had. Stephanie Logan Hall completed her Sobo hike on November the 19th, |
| 0:57.3 | so I really wanted her immediate reaction to a hike. |
| 1:00.8 | As you'd imagine, it was probably way too early to expect her |
| 1:04.1 | to be definitive about how a hikers impacted her, |
| 1:07.3 | yet she's a clear-headed woman who had plenty to say about a recent adventure. |
| 1:11.2 | Stephanie, or Puffin, will be long shortly. |
| 1:14.9 | We continue our series of conversations with the Appalachian Trial Conservancy, |
| 1:19.2 | with Stephen Aaron, trail facilities manager at the ATC. |
| 1:22.9 | Stephen tells us about life on a trail crew. |
| 1:25.7 | You know, I've been so impressed by the people we've had |
| 1:28.2 | to speak in this series. What stood out to me, more than anything else, is the love of the outdoors |
| 1:33.4 | and the outdoor life that sets these folks apart. Yep, they're doing their job, but it seems |
| 1:38.2 | much more than that to me, almost like a calling. Stephen will be on after puffing. I finally got to record Bill Tickner's thoughts on finishing his triple crown. |
| 1:48.1 | It is amazing, you know. |
| 1:49.9 | When we started recording, he was on trail, with a crappy phone I might point out, |
| 1:54.8 | we managed to get a recording every single week. |
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