Episode #79 - Maria Wishart (Wheezy Pee)

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

Steve Adams

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 599 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2018

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

For Maria Wishart, hiking the Appalachian Trail became part of her life and, when she could no longer drive the distances required to get her AT "fix," her solution was to move to a more convenient spot on the trail. Maria and her husband had shared most of those hiking miles but after the move, her husband was constrained by work, so Maria started hiking on her own.

But Maria's story is much more than another hiker doing the trail in sections. She got into hiking when she set foot on the trail for the first time, on Mount Greylock. Discovering what the trail was all about, she researched and set out on her journeys, with her husband. Another impetus was her dying father's wishes on his bucket list. What she learned from his bucket list was extremely instructive.

She is enthralled by the trail and has now completed just over half of the entire 2,190-mile length of the AT.

Maria will be happy to hear from you through Facebook or Instagram, while you can email her at wheezypee@aol.com

On today's show, we also heard about two upcoming shows on the Hiking Radio Network. First, Dixie "LIVE" on the Continental Divide Trail will be available later this week. Watch the Mighty Blue Facebook page for announcements.

The other show that I announced today is Anna Huthmaker's show, The Trail Dames Podcast, where Anna interviews like-minded, empowering and empowered women on mountains and in forests. You can find Anna's show on iTunes and everywhere you listen to podcasts. Alternatively, you can click the show name (above) and be taken directly to episode #1.

Please remember that Bruce Matson is onto week number four in his AT bid. You can find that show at Returning to Katahdin on iTunes or by clicking the link above.

Last, but certainly not least, my eternal thanks to our sponsors, Trailtopia. Check out their latest food offerings and be delighted by the taste.

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
0:05.2	about hikers for everybody.
0:20.7	Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis,
0:24.2	joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine.
0:33.8	Hi and welcome back to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, part of the Hiking Radio Network
0:39.3	and sponsored by Trialopia Adventure Food. Today we're up to episode number 79 with Maria Wishart
0:47.0	or Weezy Pea. Yes, you will find out why she is known as Weezy Pea. She has a devotion to the AT that is literally life-altering.
0:57.3	The two of us laughed a lot during the show and I know that you're going to love hearing Maria's story.
1:03.2	We've also got my fellow podcaster and author and all-round good guy Gary Seiser.
1:09.0	Gary has been on the show twice before and this time he's going to be
1:11.7	telling us about the foothills Trail. Before we'd get on to anything else though, I think it's
1:17.6	dinner time. Do you remember those cold, wet evenings on the trail? When you pitched up at a shelter
1:22.2	and there was nothing you would have rather had than a beautiful, hot, home-cooked meal.
1:27.8	Well, apart from actually going home, you could try out one of the delicious meals in Trialopia.
1:33.3	Why not dig into their spectacular jambalaya with its authentic creole flavour?
1:38.0	Or how about their beef stew, which is loaded with beef, potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, corn, green beans and green bell pepper
1:45.7	in a fantastic beef gravy.
1:48.6	Go on, try them.
1:50.1	Trust me, you love them.
1:51.6	Treltopia, the best of home cooking away from home.
1:55.3	Now, this is going to be a slightly longer intro than normal
1:58.1	because I've got something kind of exciting to share with you all.
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