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

We have a NASA guy on the show today. Nick Kindred worked on the Artemis Program, and when he was able to retire, he set his sights on completing his Appalachian Trail adventure of a number of years by finishing the rest of it in a 1200 mile LASH from Harpers Ferry to Katahdin. Nick’s thoughtful observations, and his conversations with his wife about the extended separation on trail, should give pause to those who haven’t considered the impact of lengthy separations on their own adventures. He hasn’t shared any social media links, but he sent me this link about the Artemis program that is of interest. Artemis Our Class of 2024 members who we catch up with this week are No Rush the Elder, and Professor Milkshake. No Rush is trying out the delis of New York as we speak, while the Prof is just a day or so from the VT / NH border. Our new book reading, Happy Hiking, by my friend, Emily Leonard is–of course–written from a woman’s POV and a woman’s voice. I hope you enjoy listening to my reading of it. If you’d