Episode #257 - Dan Gosmeyer (Shoeless)

Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis · Feb 11, 2021 · 1h 18m

We have another of my Class of 2019 brothers on the show today. I met Dan Gosmeyer pretty early on the trail and recall his quiet determination but, with a tiny hiking budget, I had doubts he'd get to the end. But the trail does something to a person. It reveals character that you may not have even known was there.

Sure enough, sometime last year I received a friend request on Facebook from Dan and confirmed immediately. I checked out his page and was delighted to see that I'd been wrong; he did it.

He's still a quiet guy, thoughtful in his deliberations. In fact, I had to cut out quite a few…