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

Episode #529 - Michael Neiman (Sharkbait)

Michael Neiman, who, along with Bruce Matson, brought us Platinum Blazing to the trail, is our guest this week. Michael thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2018, and his new book tells that story–as a 98% true novel. Michael,...

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Recent Episodes

Episode #529 - Michael Neiman (Sharkbait)
Feb. 19, 2026

Episode #529 - Michael Neiman (Sharkbait)

Michael Neiman, who, along with Bruce Matson, brought us Platinum Blazing to the trail, is our guest this week. Michael thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2018, and his new book tells that story–as a 98% true novel. Michael,...
Episode #528 - Rob Diamond (Dog Tag)
Feb. 12, 2026

Episode #528 - Rob Diamond (Dog Tag)

We welcome Rob Diamond to the show today. I met Rob in 2024 in Hot Springs, when we went and tried to help out after Hurricane Helene. Rob told me then that he was planning on a 2025 thru-hike, so I asked him then to follow u...
Episode #527 - Savannah Schuring (Snazzy Cat)
Feb. 5, 2026

Episode #527 - Savannah Schuring (Snazzy Cat)

Savannah Schuring, or Snazzy Cat, took on an Appalachian Trail thru-hike–which she completed in a remarkable three months–as her graduate thesis. On the way, she was interviewing hikers as to their motivations to be out on th...
Episode #526 - Erin Tuveson (Bookie) from Rambling Roots Hostel
Jan. 29, 2026

Episode #526 - Erin Tuveson (Bookie) from Rambling Roots Hostel

Today, we meet an AT thru-hiker from the Class of 2015 who went on to buy and run a hostel near the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Erin Tuveson, or Bookie, became so enamored of the trail that she wanted to be around the community...
Episode #525 - Tony Roddy (Silverback)
Jan. 22, 2026

Episode #525 - Tony Roddy (Silverback)

This week, Tony Roddy joins the podcast. Tony walked across America in 2015, vowing to do one of the long-distance American trails ten years later. His original choice was the CDT, but a last-minute change took him to the App...
Episode #524 - Todd Sears (Nor'Easter)
Jan. 15, 2026

Episode #524 - Todd Sears (Nor'Easter)

We meet a member of the Class of 2012 this week, who happens also to be a member of this years class of 2026. In fact, Todd Sears is starting the day after I start, in March this year. He had a long career in military intelli...
Episode #523 - Michelle Michaud (Fyrfly)
Jan. 8, 2026

Episode #523 - Michelle Michaud (Fyrfly)

Michelle Michaud is our guest today. She has completed the Appalachian Trail three times, having been on trail every year since the late 90s. Her love for the AT is apparent, and she has managed to parlay that love into a bus...
Episode #522 - Dr Rob Scanlon
Jan. 1, 2026

Episode #522 - Dr Rob Scanlon

We welcome Dr Rob Scanlon to the podcast today to talk about five essential skills that hikers need to learn to avoid becoming a depressing statistic on trail. Rob shares anecdotes and data to illustrate those five skills, an...

About the Host

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Steve Adams (Mighty Blue)

Author / Podcaster / Speaker

I'm Steve Adams, or Mighty Blue, and I'm the MOST unlikely hiker you could imagine. I spent more than 40 years in the insurance business, in London, Bermuda, New York, and Florida. I sold my insurance business in 2013 to prepare an Appalachian Trail thru-hike, something I'd had at the #1 spot on my Bucket List for years. To my great surprise–and the shock of many of my friends–I did it, summitting Katahdin just over six months after I'd set out.
Eventually, after plenty of stopping and starting, I managed to complete my AT book(s) and started this podcast. More than five years in, we've published nearly 300 episodes of the podcast.
In 2018, my niece and I completed the Camino de Santiago in Spain, then in 2019 I went on my second successful AT thru-hike.

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