Episode #101 - Pat Coate (Tee Bird)

Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis · Aug 23, 2018 · 1h 34m

For the second week, I'm reminiscing with the two people I was closest to on the trail. Last week, Ken Hall closed out the first 100, so the NEXT 100 shows start off with Pat Coate, or Tee Bird.

I met Pat earlier than Ken. I was nursing an injury after about 1200 miles and ran into her and her fellow hikers. We started chatting and all felt the need for a beer, so we hitched a lift in a fruitless search for one. We just found ice cream but I found a friend. Pat was then often hiking near me and we got back together in New Hampshire once I'd met Ken.

She was always "up" on the trail and proved…