Episode #273 - M.J. Eberhart (Nimblewill Nomad)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
On a beautiful day in the Grayson Highlands, Ryan hikes and sits down with Nimblewill Nomad for a follow-up interview from the last time they spoke on the trail.
Nimblewill is over 900 total miles in since leaving Flagg Mountain, Alabama, earlier this year. He is attempting to set a record by thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail at 83 years old. His hike this season has drawn the attention of many in the trail community and all are rooting for his success. Hike on Nimblewill!
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Katie continues her tentative on-trail rehab. She is still in Shenandoah National Park and gradually increasing the pressure on her knee. Steve and Katie discuss her plans to increase both the weight that she's carrying as well as the number of miles she is doing. As always, her determined spirit shines through.
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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, joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:34.1 | Hi, everyone. Welcome back to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis. I'm Ryan or JR. |
| 0:41.1 | It was a great episode with Steve last week, and I hope you all are continuing to enjoy the summer format of the show with both of us hosting. |
| 0:47.9 | There's been some great ideas sending in from listeners, and of course, if you have any thoughts or comments or know someone that would be a good fit for the show, |
| 1:00.0 | always feel free to reach out. So today's episode is a special one for me and I'm grateful for how it worked out. You may remember, but I first met Sunny, more famously known as Nimble Will Nomad, |
| 1:05.6 | a few weeks back just by chance at a road crossing near Franklin, North Carolina. |
| 1:10.2 | Sunny was extremely generous with his time and agreed to be interviewed that day. |
| 1:14.4 | Little did I know exactly who I was talking to, but it was revealed to me during that discussion. |
| 1:19.1 | In the time since, I have kept up with his blog and read about his previous journeys or |
| 1:25.0 | odysses as he refers to them. |
| 1:27.3 | Side note, if you want to learn more about other long distance hikes, his website is a great |
| 1:31.6 | resource and a joy to read about. |
| 1:33.5 | I'll make sure to put those in the show notes. |
| 1:36.4 | Reading about his perpetual hiking since 1998 has inspired me and encouraged me. |
| 1:41.4 | A good reminder that you can craft a life that best suits you at any age. |
| 1:45.4 | While, of course, tomorrow is never guaranteed your life does not have to fit a certain |
| 1:49.7 | mold simply because of your age. I think that's just great. Back when we first met in Franklin, |
| 1:55.6 | I also met a guy named Stanley who has been providing trail magic when he's able to, to Sunny, when he's |
| 2:01.5 | able to meet him on the trail. |
| 2:03.0 | Stanley was kind enough to invite me back up to his campsite in Grace and Highlands this past |
| 2:06.8 | weekend to hear from Sunny again about how his hike is going. |
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