Episode #323 - Nathan and Kimm Wright (Switchback and Crewhiker)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2022
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Today, we have Nathan and Kimm Wright, from the Pinhoti Outdoor Center. I met them both at Trail Days this past weekend, and we got into a discussion on the benefits–or otherwise–of relocating the Southern Terminus of the Appalachian Trail to Alabama, using the Pinhoti Trail to effect that change.
This is a controversial subject that Nathan and Kimm are well-versed in. Indeed, Nimblewill Nomad, who was with the two of them at Trail Days, got particularly het up over the subject. We'll let you decide. Listen to the two of them, then read the article below by Nimblewill, and, if you're convinced, why not sign their petition on change.org?
https://nimblewillnomad.com/2022/02/24/pt-bmt-at-let-em-be/
https://www.change.org/p/do-not-move-the-appalachian-trail-terminus
They also talked about the Pinhoti Trail "Kick Off," later in the year. You can check that out at https://www.facebook.com/events/1437834616634802
Some of the surviving members of the Mighty Blue Class of 2022 report in, with Dom Tammaro and Dan Whitesides giving their progress reports.
From an old friend of the show, JC Van Etten, or Catmando, I got a call yesterday morning and he sent me some spectacular pictures ofrom the summit of Mt Whitney. It was great to hear from me, as well as a reminder that I'll be pushing for Whitney later this year.
Finally, the rest of the first chapter of George Steffanos's "Then the Hail Came."
If you'd like to find out more about "Then The Hail Came," check out George's website at https://georgesteffanos.webador.com/. You can also find George's book on Amazon at this link. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QFG4ZR6
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| 0:14.7 | You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network where we talk the walk with shows by hikers about hikers for everybody. |
| 0:35.5 | Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, |
| 0:39.1 | joins Steve and his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:49.0 | Hi everybody, and thanks for coming back to the podcast. |
| 0:52.3 | This is Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, and I'm your host, Steve Adams, the aforementioned Mighty Blue, |
| 0:58.5 | and this is our 323rd show. Today, we've got a couple who have appeared before on |
| 1:04.1 | just a section hiking show. They are Nathan and Kim Wright. I was at Trail Days this weekend, |
| 1:09.5 | and I'd originally intended to do a |
| 1:11.5 | trail day show but to be honest, having turned up late, I rarely left my spot in the author's |
| 1:17.7 | tent where I met a whole bunch of you who were stopping by to stay hello and sometimes |
| 1:22.3 | to buy a few of my books. So thank you, by the way. One woman, Alicia, who told me that she was a big fan of the show, |
| 1:29.4 | told me to stop here so hard on Pennsylvania where she's from. Sorry about that, Alicia. |
| 1:34.3 | Though, if you get the chance to do the trail, you'll know exactly where I'm coming from. |
| 1:38.5 | Anyway, I was staying at Lady Dyes' B&B in Damascus, where I met up with Nathan and Kim and their buddy, the legendary |
| 1:45.2 | nimble war nomad, who was a charming guy, by the way. We were talking about an issue of particular |
| 1:51.0 | interest to all three of them, so I invited Nathan and Kim on the show to follow up on that subject. |
| 1:56.4 | We're going to be hearing from them in a moment. Also today, some of our surviving class of 2020 members checked |
| 2:02.4 | in with me, trumpet and his dog Frankie, as well as Dom Tamarro or Can Do. At trail days, I actually |
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