Episode #63 - Kyle Rohrig (The Mayor)

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

Steve Adams

Wilderness, Sports

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2017

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Kyle Rohrig was one of the first people I wanted to interview on my podcast, so it is somehow fitting that it has taken me more than 60 episodes to finally get the chance to speak with him. For me, it was worth the wait. He comes across as a modest, quiet guy with hiking now firmly in his blood. He made an attempt on the Continental Divide Trail this summer to complete his Triple Crown. The weather played a part in aborting that hike, yet he has now set himself up the opportunity to complete the Triple Crown with his girlfriend, and friend of the show, Jessica "Dixie" Mills. Kyle and his "aloof" dog, Katana, have appeared in several viral posts on the internet, with the Lion King moments a highlight. When I asked Kyle for pictures, he sent as many of Katana as he did of himself. If you'd like to find out more about Kyle and his adventures, you can visit his website, and his blog, at BoundlessRoamad.com , while you can also follow him, as boundless_roamd, on Instagram. Kyle wrote about his journey on the AT in 2014 with Lost on the Appalachian Trail, following up that big success with his latest, Hear The Challenge: Hike The Appalachian Trail. Click on either link and you'll be taken directly to Kyle's book pages on Amazon. In Doc Spot, Lynne Savino terrifies us all once more with thoughts and remedies for Altitude Sickness. This has been such a successful spot on the show that we'd love to extend its run. If you have any medical issues regarding hiking that you'd like Lynne to consider for us, please drop me an email at steve@mightyblueontheat.com and I'll pass them on to Lynne. Please remember to join me and Bruce Matson every Monday morning on our other podcast, Returning to Katahdin: An Appalachian Trail Dream. Here, we chat about Bruce's preparation for his upcoming thru-hike in 2018. We'll also be catching up with him twice a week from the trail. Last, but by no means least, thanks as ever to our title sponsor, Trailtopia. Don't forget to visit their website at Trailtopia.com.

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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.
0:26.0	Welcome back to our little show, Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, sponsored by our friends at Trautopia.
0:33.0	This is kind of the second part of a double header on the show. Last week we had on the fabulous Dixie, or Jessica Mills.
0:40.3	This week, on episode number 63, we have an almost equally fabulous partner, Carl Rourerick,
0:46.0	otherwise known on the trail as the mayor.
0:48.8	For our conversation, every now and then, you can hear what I presume is his little dog,
0:52.7	Katana, in the background.
1:14.2	I was half tempted to ask if I could talk to the dog as well. The Katana is yet another trial personality, though you'll hear all about Kyle and his little buddy in a few minutes. We've also got another Dock Spot with Dr Lynn Savino. I'm loving this section, with Lynn serving up well-researched information that it has often left me speechless in my utter ignorance of the issues.
1:16.9	This week, she's talking about altitude sickness.
1:21.4	Not necessarily appropriate for the AT, but applicable on many other trails.
1:25.4	While we're certainly not looking to extend these sections just for the sake of it, if you have any medical issues you'd like
1:27.5	Lynn to advise us about, just drop me a line at Steve at Mighty Blue on the AT.com and I'll put it to
1:33.8	Lynn. She's really trying to cover all the issues that may arise on the trail. So any new
1:39.3	ideas will be very welcome indeed. Now, do you remember those cold, wet evenings on the trail?
1:46.8	When you pitched up at a shelter and there was nothing you would have rather had than a beautiful,
1:51.5	hot, home-cooked meal? Well, apart from actually going home, you could try out one of the
1:56.8	delicious meals from Trail Topia. Why not dig into their spectacular jambalaya with its authentic creole flavor?
2:04.0	How about their beef stew?
2:05.6	Which is loaded with beef, potatoes, carers, mushrooms, corn, green beans and green bell pepper
2:10.9	in a fantastic beef gravy.
2:13.3	Go on, try them.
2:14.5	Trust me, you're going to love them.
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