Episode #299 - Shannon Finn (Joy)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2021
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Shannon Finn became Joy this year. I followed her on Facebook and appreciated her visceral writing, where she rarely held back if she had something to say, which was often!
We've often remarked at the life-changing nature of a long-distance hike, and Joy has experienced this change in compelling ways. Not only did she lose weight through her hiking, she also found out who she was meant to be. Her story is inspiring.
You can follow Joy on Facebook and Instagram at
https://www.facebook.com/shannon.finn.33
https://www.instagram.com/alotofshannonigans/
Our second Class of 2022 member is Sarah Fox, who is going to Flip Flop from Harpers Ferry, taking her dog Marshall with her for part of the journey. Sarah's knowledge of dogs in the outdoors is extensive, as you can see at https://adventureswithmydogs.com/
We'll catch up with Sarah again as she prepares to head out.
We also heard from Paul Collins, or Skunkape. Paul is one of the organizers of the Hangcon Gathering, in Florida this coming January. Jester and I will be attending, so I invited Paul to come on and fill us in on a few details. You can learn more at https://hangcon.com/
In Winton Porter's Passin' Thru, I resume Chapter 15 where I left off last time, with Winton lying in an exhausted heap at the top of Blood Mountain, having attempted his fastest run up there.
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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, |
| 0:23.9 | joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:33.9 | Welcome one and all to the 299th episode of Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis. |
| 0:42.4 | I am Mighty Blue, and yes, this is the 209th episode. |
| 0:47.4 | Next week we're going to do something a little bit different, in fact, completely different. |
| 0:51.9 | But this week we have another of those remarkable women |
| 0:54.8 | who get out on the trail despite often overwhelming odds. And today's guest is definitely one of |
| 1:00.6 | those women who perhaps shouldn't have been out there this year. But she was, and she has a |
| 1:05.2 | great story to tell. Her name is Shannon Finn or Joy. I've been following Joy out on the trail |
| 1:10.4 | for most of the summer and |
| 1:11.5 | she has been articulate, raw, very emotional and has embraced the trail community with a real |
| 1:18.3 | fervour. Joy will be long in a moment. Also today I'll be introducing you all to our second |
| 1:24.1 | class of 22 hiker who we're going to be following next year. This is Sarah Fox, |
| 1:29.5 | and she'll be doing some of her hike, not all of it, with her dog, Marshall. Now, you know I'm not a |
| 1:35.3 | massive fan of dogs on the trail, but Sarah really knows her stuff, so I'm sure you get a lot out of hearing |
| 1:40.1 | from her. Sarah will be on after joy. At the end, we'll have the second part of |
| 1:44.6 | Chapter 15 from Winter Porter's passing through. If you recall last week, I left off with |
| 1:49.7 | winter at the top of Blood Mountain, stretched out after a great attempt to do his best time |
| 1:53.7 | running up the mountain. Today, we're going to find out if he did do his best time. In addition |
| 1:58.6 | today, we also have a visit from another friend of the show. |
| 2:01.5 | Paul Collins, or Skunkake, will be here to tell you about a free weekend that is taking |
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