Episode #381 - Kevin Kinne
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2023
⏱️ 97 minutes
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Summary
Today, we hear from a man who really loves the AT. Kevin Kinne and I have been communicating since 2017, and he maintains part of the AT near Great Barrington. He also provides trail magic for hikers, forming firm friendships along the way. One such meeting resulted in a thru-hike of the JMT with the Suttons and their son, Harvey.
You can follow along with their journey at Kevin's YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTX1tw8B4M1VYKsfJnEH8GA
If you're inspired to volunteer for the trail, you can reach out to Kevin's club, The Western Massachusetts Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club at https://www.amc-wma.org/at
If you'd like to find a club in your region, try this link to all the ATc clubs providing volunteer opportunities. https://appalachiantrail.org/get-involved/volunteer/clubs-partners/
We also hear from just two of our Class of 23 members, Jessica Lang-Wright and Dale Shotkoski. For one of them, it's the end of their adventure for this year.
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
I often ask listeners for ideas on who to interview, and I'm sure several of you say, "I could do that. I've got an awesome story to tell." You're the person we need to hear from. If you'd like to be interviewed on the podcast, just register as a guest on the link below, and I'll be in touch. https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-c/guests/intake/
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Transcript
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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, joins Steve and his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:33.7 | Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast. You're listening to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, |
| 0:38.0 | the ultimate midlife crisis. And I'm your host, Steve Adams on Mighty Blue. Each week we meet |
| 0:43.1 | somebody who's connected to a trail. It may be the Appalachian Trail or another of the long-distance |
| 0:48.0 | trials, but it's always somebody with their own story about their trial. A few people are so |
| 0:53.0 | connected to trials as the trail maintainer and I've really given them |
| 0:56.0 | the spotlight that they undoubtedly deserve. |
| 0:58.9 | I started communicating with today's guests about six years ago. |
| 1:04.6 | Kevin Kitty and his wife have sectioned height some of the AT but they soon knew they |
| 1:08.2 | wanted a volunteer for the trial. |
| 1:10.2 | Their journey has enriched their lives, meeting people with whom they struck up they wanted a volunteer for the trial. Their journey has enriched |
| 1:11.2 | their lives, meeting people with whom they struck up firm friendships, one of which ended |
| 1:15.5 | in a JMT through hike with some friends of the show. Kevin will be on the moment with his story. |
| 1:21.9 | Also today we catch up with just two of our Mighty Blue Class of 20203, but we have three interviews. |
| 1:29.0 | You'll find out why after Kevin. Finally, we're into New Hampshire with George DeFans. You know, he's such a good writer that |
| 1:34.2 | I can see the things he's talking about, mentioning Glencliffe in today's show. That little |
| 1:38.9 | place will always mean moose luck to me. First up, here's Kevin Kinney. Today's guest is somebody who |
| 1:49.6 | actually first wrote to me, because I checked it this morning in 2017. He's a trail maintainer, |
| 1:55.7 | and I made a kind of mental note to invite him on the show, but as these things go, I forgot. |
| 2:01.5 | Anyway, we've communicated a few times now, and not only is a trail maintainer, an 80 section hiker, |
| 2:06.1 | but he's also done the jump of your trail with some people that we know. This is Kevin Kinney. |
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