Episode #368 - Kenneth Pararo (Moron)

Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis

Steve Adams

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

Kenneth Pararo is our guest today. He reached out to me, sending me a link to his podcast, and I entirely misjudged him. When I eventually spoke with Kenneth, he was articulate, thoughtful, and a lot of fun. He's an AT thru-hiker, though when he went for a second time, he took a rather different route. Why and how he did so is explained in our chat.

Once you get past his intro to the podcast, you'll hear more of his somewhat quirky personality come through.

You can find the podcast here: https://bookofmoron.podbean.com/. Give it a listen.

Also today, with thru-hiking season kicking into gear, we hear from three of our Class of 23 members.

Bryan Robbins is on his way this very morning (April 6) and will be slackpacking for a few days before heading home to retire, then back to the trail for the duration.

Also today, Steve Kortekamp and his daughter, Brooke, are hitting the trail this week. Steve's had a bit of a health scare, but he heads out having been cleared by his Doc.

Best of luck to these two.

Already on the way is Betty McEnaney. Betty and I spoke when she was at the top of Albert Mountain, which is the approximate 100 mile mark. Here she is at the foot of the tower.

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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Transcript

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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.
0:33.5	Hey guys, nice to be back with you all again. You're listening to me, Mighty Blue, or Steve Adams,
0:38.7	and the show is Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail,
0:40.7	The Ultimate Midlife Crisis.
0:42.7	This week, we're on our episode number 368,
0:45.6	and honestly, I originally wasn't going to have our main guest today.
0:50.1	Boy, I'm glad I changed my mind.
0:52.2	His name is Kenneth Parraro,
0:53.7	and the two strikes against him were his trail name, which is moron,
0:58.4	the way he introduced his own podcast, which you'll hear about in our interview.
1:03.6	But as soon as we started talking, I immediately overcame the prejudices that I initially had.
1:08.6	This guy is not a moron by any stretch and he articulated so clearly
1:12.9	several things I feel about the trail. I think you're really going to enjoy his story. Kenneth will be
1:17.7	on in a moment. Then we're really into the Mighty Blue Class of 23 with three of our members this week.
1:23.6	First up, Brian Robbins starts this very morning, April 6th, from Springer.
1:28.4	Followed two days later when Steve Corderke and his daughter, Brooke, setting out from the same place.
1:33.5	Then we catch up with Betty McEnany, who I spoke with the other day, when she was at the top of Albert Mountain.
1:39.2	A bit of an iconic spot, and it's just about the 100-mile mark.
1:43.2	Then we finish up with the end of Chapter 15 of George Staphanes's then the hail came,
1:48.6	with jaws just about hanging on by a thread as he makes his way home for a much needed bit
1:54.3	of R&R.
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