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

An overweight, 61-year-old retiree, with zero hiking experience, decided to hike the entire 2,185.3 mile length of the Appalachian Trail in 2014. What could possibly go wrong? As his brother, Mike, commented, "It's a bit like taking up boxing and fighting Mike Tyson in your first bout." Join Steve and his guests as they discuss all aspects of the trail, from gear to Lyme Disease, then back to trail magic and injury.

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Episode #253 - Reid Marshall and Marina Santiago (Wombat and Brown-Eyed Girl)

Jan. 14, 2021

An unexpected encounter

Episode #252 - Mike Current (Energizer)

Jan. 7, 2021

What Oz didn't give to the Tin Man.

Episode #251 - Steve Yale (Walmart 2021)

Dec. 31, 2020

A Man on a Budget!!

Episode #250 - Trevor Hendry (Bear)

Dec. 24, 2020

A Bear in the Woods

Episode #249 - Matthew Norman (Odie)

Dec. 17, 2020

A Trail Connector

Episode #248 - Larry Knight (McGyver)

Dec. 10, 2020

You just need a map!!

Episode #247 - Stephanie Logan Hall (Puffin)

Dec. 3, 2020

Fearless

Episode #246 - Matthew Emerson (Prada G)

Nov. 26, 2020

A Young Man Grows up on the Trail

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Reviews

Love this guy

"Great podcast. He does a fantastic job with it. Well worth the time to listen"

By 30Bramble on Oct. 1, 2020 via Apple Podcasts

“Carpe Diem”

"I discovered your podcasts by accident while doing a training hike for section hikes of the AT. Ironically I listened as I was going up my steepest climb of the day and you were talking about how str…"

By offroad1967 on Sept. 29, 2020 via Apple Podcasts

Wonderful anecdotal stories

"I have only begun to listen to Steve’s story and interviews. As an aspiring thru hiker and a near member of AARP, I appreciate his candor and humor at tackling this tremendous feat. Looking forward t…"

By UncoverMyEyes on Aug. 4, 2020 via Apple Podcasts

Great podcast centered on hiking but not only about hiking

"This is a podcast about people and stories. Mighty Blue, the host, is just a nice and engaging guy. He also seems like an interesting guy who has a talent for finding the interesting aspects of anyon…"

By maine.man on Aug. 1, 2020 via Apple Podcasts

Excited to listen each week

"Mighty Blue does a great job engaging his guests. I have been keeping up with the current episodes and going back to the beginning and catching up the older shows in chronological order so that I can…"

By ZtienNwahs on July 24, 2020 via Apple Podcasts

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