Episode #376 - Mark Beno (Papa Dump)

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

Steve Adams

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Mark and David Beno, a father and son hiking team, took on the Appalachian Trail in 2022. Mark shares their story in this week's show. The two of them chose to flip flop, choosing an unusual plan by leaving from Damascus headed north in March, then flipping back to Damascus after summiting Katahdin and heading south.

This was more than a bucket list item for Mark, and he appreciated the community he found himself in.

You can follow Mark and David's hike on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mbeno1?mibextid=LQQJ4d

We catch up with our most recent–and last–starter in our Mighty Blue Class of 23. Nancy Farrell heads out this week after allaying her concerns over her boyfriend's health. We'll find out soon how those early miles affect her.

Betty McEnaney caught a lot of rain this week, and shares THAt story with us all.

I've recently been to Trail Days and followed that by five days back on the AT with three friends. I share a little of that experience with you all.

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, good to be back with you again. After spending a few days at trail days, then hiking back on the Appalachian Trail for another five days.
0:41.4	I'm going to talk briefly about both of those things later. But first, you are listening to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis.
0:50.2	Just a thunder in the background. It's helpful. I'm Steve Adams or Mighty Blue, and we've got another full show for you this week.
0:58.2	First guest today is Mark Bino, or Papa Dump. Mark and his son, David, or Forrest Dump, went on there through hike in 2022, and even though they started in Marks, they chose to do a flip-flop, starting in Damascus and
1:11.4	pretty much missing the bubble. They loved it, even taking their dog pearl with them for about
1:15.9	750 miles. Mark will be along in a moment to share their story. We'll be catching up with just
1:21.5	two of our Mighty Blue Class of 2023 this week, as I'm taking up a bit of time to talk about the
1:26.2	trail days and then the hike
1:27.5	afterwards. In the class of 23, our last starter, Nancy Farrell, is heading out on her flipflop
1:34.1	this week, while Betty McAnaney shares her bad weather, bad pack stories from this past couple of
1:40.2	weeks. Finally, then the hail came has Georgian Vermont and heading into the business end
1:45.7	of an 80-through hike. So let's get started. Here's Mark Beano or Papa Dump. Our guest today
1:55.4	did a flip-flop of the Appalachian trial last year with his son and, for part of the way,
2:00.7	his dog.
2:01.6	This is Mark Beano or Papa Dump.
2:04.0	Hey, Mark, how are you?
2:05.5	I'm doing great, Steve.
2:06.8	Thanks.
2:08.1	Well, I don't always ask this as the next question, but I must ask this.
2:11.6	Why on earth you, Papa Dump?
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