Episode #286 - Eric Patterson (Wild)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2021
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
In the show this week, we have one of those guys who has wanted to do the Appalachian Trail for pretty much his entire life. That kinship with the trail and the forest began when he got lost on a scout trip at the age of ten. Eric Patterson harbored the feeling of peace and comfort throughout his life and finally got to achieve his dream in 2020.
He tells his story and the impact it has had on him.
You can follow Eric on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/WILDONTHETRAIL/videos
and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/wildonthetrail/
Katie and I caught up this week when she was sitting on top of a mountain in the 1000 Mile Wilderness. As it always does with thru-hikers, Maine is making a massive, positive impression upon her.
In Winton Porter's Passin' Thru, Winton introduces us to another couple of unforgettable characters.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network, where we taught 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 Steve and his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:34.2 | Hi guys, it's good to be back with you all again. |
| 0:37.4 | I'm Steve Adams or Mighty Blue, and you are listening to Mighty Blue on the Apple Action Trail, |
| 0:42.0 | the ultimate Midlife Crisis, which is one of six shows currently available for free on the Hiking Radio Network at Hiking Radio Network.com. |
| 0:51.9 | This show, the Mighty Blue Show, highlights hikers mainly on the Apple Action Trail, |
| 0:56.5 | though certainly not only on the Apple Action Trail. |
| 0:59.1 | However, this week's guest, Eric Patterson, otherwise known as Wild, |
| 1:03.0 | has only ever really had his eyes on the AT. |
| 1:05.8 | He's been dreaming of doing a through hike from a very early age, as you'll hear. |
| 1:10.4 | Eric will be long shortly. |
| 1:12.6 | After Eric and a week since she summited Catarden, I catch up with Katie Wessling or Phoenix |
| 1:17.4 | as she's sitting on the top of a mountain in the 100 mile wilderness. And that's something. |
| 1:22.6 | I called her through Skype and we chatted away like she was in the next room. Every time somebody |
| 1:27.2 | tells you that cell service isn't great on the trail, |
| 1:29.6 | just think how many times Katie and I have been able to catch up on the trail itself. |
| 1:33.6 | Phones work fine out there. |
| 1:35.6 | And then Winton Porter in his book passing through, introduces us to another couple |
| 1:40.0 | of trial characters who pass through his life. |
| 1:43.1 | So let's get on and meet Eric Patterson, |
| 1:45.6 | or Wild. So today's guest is another one of those, I don't know, lucky, unlucky people |
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