Episode #38 - Kyle Bock (Kickstarter)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2017
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Kyle Bock has had some dark days, not least because he lived in Alaska for over fifteen years with no running water and, for the past few years, with no electricity. Kyle has taken on the challenge of an AT thru-hike with an almost professional approach, yet enjoyed his journey as he contemplates what the trail means to him. He is expressing himself with his beautiful photographs, altering them to reflect how he felt at the time. The only contact information that he shared was his Instagram account, which is under the name of Bockasaurus. Pay a visit to Kyle's page; you'll be glad that you did. The three photos here are examples of the thought he has put into his pictures. 
Kyle hopes to complete the trail in about four months; I'm really looking forward to catching up with him on his return. Attie has reassessed her situation and is now pushing forward with her hike. She continues to enjoy her adventures but has been a great example of somebody who may have expected much of what she has experienced but didn't necessarily count on the yearning to be at home. I faced similar times when I was away; I'm just glad that she has made this reassessment and pushed forward. As always, thanks to everybody who supports the show. I hope that you listen to my new podcast, Mighty Blue on the John Muir Trail when it comes out soon. Watch this space.
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| 0:00.0 | Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joined Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:25.9 | Thanks for joining me again for the show. We're on to episode number 38 this week and we've got a |
| 0:31.7 | really interesting guy as the main guest. His name is Kyle Bock or Kickstarter and he's currently on the trail. |
| 0:38.9 | You may have heard him a couple of weeks ago when he sent me a message that he'd met up with |
| 0:42.2 | their old friend Gris. |
| 0:44.1 | Kyle is past 1,000 miles already and hiking well within himself. |
| 0:48.5 | He has a fascinating backstory that seems to have prepared him perfectly for the AT. |
| 0:52.6 | He's also a very articulate guy, so I'm sure |
| 0:54.7 | you'll be drawn to him. He has an intensity about him that really made me think about people's |
| 0:59.3 | motivations for taking on this hike, and I really enjoyed our conversation. Kyle will be on |
| 1:04.5 | shortly. Addie told me previously that she's planning in 12-hour timeframes, staying in the moment and not planning |
| 1:12.0 | beyond the immediate future. I still don't quite know what that means, but trial days seems to |
| 1:17.1 | have given her something of a lift and she's still out there. I always knew that I wouldn't |
| 1:21.1 | be able to cover the finish of a journey with my own hiking this summer getting in the way, |
| 1:25.6 | yet I'll be going away with the hope that she'll continue and complete this long-held dream that she started with. Whatever happens, when I return, |
| 1:32.5 | I'll have a complete catch-up with her to fill in the gaps for you all. Now, here's Karl Bock. |
| 1:52.3 | Right, I'd like to introduce a guy called Kyle Bock he's on the class of 2017 he's got a really really interesting backstory hi guy Kyle how are you hey Steve how |
| 1:59.8 | you doing thanks it's a pleasure and honor to be on your show. |
| 2:02.6 | Cool, great. |
| 2:03.6 | And I was contacted by Kyle. |
| 2:07.6 | In fact, I played it on the, he actually called me through SpeakPipe on our website, which |
| 2:14.6 | was great, and I actually played it on the show last week or the |
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