Episode #67 - Nate and Sharon Harrington (The Hiking Vikings)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 28 December 2017
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
We first met Nate and Sharon at Trail Days in Damascus earlier in 2017. I was initially fascinated by the signs of Katahdin that Nate was selling, but he had such a compelling story to tell so I went back to him and Sharon to do a full interview. Life (or young Hank) got in the way between then and now, so it wasn't until recently that we were able to complete the interview. Neither of the children was awake as we talked, though Asher Thomas (AT) decided that he had something to say after our chat.
The signs continue to be a source of pride, income, and an opportunity for The Hiking Vikings to give back to the trail in the form of donations to the ATC. The two pictures below are both of the replica sign; one on top of a mountain and one that lives on my desk. These are a constant reminder of the day you did something special. If you'd like to buy one, go on over to BetweenTheBlazes.com.
There is so much about Nate and Sharon's journey that is worth watching, so these links should give you a flavor of what happened when the two of them took on the Appalachian Trail.
First, there is the MacAfee Knob proposal, surely the most romantic place to pop the question. Then, there is their Katahdin finale video "Walking Together." You can see these videos and many others on Nate and Sharon's YouTube channel, Between The Blazes.
If you'd like to follow Nate and Sharon, you can find them on both Facebook and Twitter under the name "tokatahdin."
We also have a great run through of another lesser-known trail, the Superior Hiking Trail by Blaise Vitale. Blaise is soon to attempt an Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 2018. Learn more about the Superior Hiking Trail here.
Thanks, as always to our generous sponsors, Trailtopia. Don't forget to visit their site as well as our brother podcast, Returning To Katahdin. If you'd like to find out even more about Bruce's journey, visit his site, ReturningToKatahdin.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. |
| 0:26.9 | Hi and thanks for coming back to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, sponsored by Trialopia |
| 0:32.3 | Adventure Food. I thought I better mention that its food we're talking about just in case I left |
| 0:37.9 | you in any doubt over the last couple of months. This week, we're up to episode number 67, |
| 0:44.6 | and our guests are Nate and Sharon Harrington, while their young son, Asha Thomas, |
| 0:49.2 | who we're going to hear about in the interview, will be putting in a guest appearance at the end. |
| 0:54.2 | If the name of our guest is familiar to regular listeners, you may recall that I met |
| 0:58.2 | Nate and Sharon at trial days earlier this year. They set up a stall to sell their |
| 1:02.5 | amazing Catardan signs. Nate will tell you about them in the interview, but basically |
| 1:07.5 | they're mini-replicars of the sign that everybody clambers on to when they summit |
| 1:11.3 | cardan. You stick your summit picture on top of the sign and I can tell you from person experience, |
| 1:17.0 | they look great. I've added a picture in the show notes of mine. We'll be hearing from the |
| 1:22.0 | Harringtons or the hiking Vikings in a minute. First, how about a spot of lunch? How about those days when you've |
| 1:31.2 | struggled through the morning, probably got 10 miles under your belt, and breakfast is a distant |
| 1:36.3 | memory. It's lunchtime and yep, you could always have your full snickers of the day for yet |
| 1:41.0 | another sugar rush. But sitting there in an empty shelter protected from the bitter wind, |
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| 1:50.7 | with green beans, corner mushrooms. |
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| 1:55.4 | And if you need to go without the gluten, |
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