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Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail:

The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis

Nov 28, 2019

When Jessie Crawford had a drink with Stylez, a friend of mine from the Class of 2014, they discussed post-trail life and "how weird the transition is." When she got into contact I knew that she had a story to share, so we hit the record button and chatted away.

Quite apart from her "weird transition," Jessie proved...


Nov 21, 2019

I first heard of Rob and Gavin on the trail when Rob's wife, Beth, wrote to me in May to tell me about their journey. The family had been listening to the podcast for some time as they prepared for the AT.

Now that they were on the trail, Beth wanted to update me on their progress. I knew that Gavin was struggling a...


Nov 14, 2019

When we met Yalla on our thru-hike earlier this year, Trigger and I were immediately drawn to her as a person but it was her name that stuck with us for the rest of our journey.

Yalla tells us about her flip flop, starting at Harpers Ferry on the way to Katahdin then southbound from Harpers to Springer. She recounts...


Nov 7, 2019

When Darrell and Alicia set out to hike the AT in 2018 they assumed that they would hike the whole way together. It didn't work out that way and, as a result, they have different perspectives of the same hike.

When injury strikes, it is important to know beforehand what the plan would be for a couple on the trail....