Episode #33 - Ron Tipton (Turkey Foot)

Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis · May 4, 2017 · 1h 8m

This week, I'm interviewing Ron Tipton, a man who has spent his entire adult life in conservation and the environment. He hiked the trail in 1978, yet it isn't his hike that we're going to discuss in any detail. When Ron completed his thru-hike, he had already determined that this was a life and a career that he wanted to pursue. He has spent more than 40 years of his career as an advocate for public land preservation and national park protection. He became the President and CEO of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in 2013. Visit the ATC's website, www.appalachiantrail.org. It is full of…