"Jester" Section Hiker – Details, episodes & analysis

Jester and Kenzie discuss their personal faith journeys, overcoming life’s challenges, and how they incorporate their love for the outdoors into their spiritual lives. Kenzie shares her story of transforming from an atheist to a believer and the impact of her podcast. They also delve into Kenzie's adventure on the John Muir Trail, the dynamic of overlanding with her husband, and the lessons learned from extended travel in the outdoors. Both women reflect on their experiences and how the trail has deepened their relationship with God.

Connect With Kenzie Smith:

Podcast: https://myvalleyhisvictory.com/podcast

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MyValleyHisVictory 

Website: https://myvalleyhisvictory.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myvalleyhisvictory/ 

Connect With Jester:

Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JulieGayheart 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/

Jester Wallis Productions: https://www.youtube.com/@JesterWallisProductions 

Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"

Tune in as I chat with Marsha Waybright LIVE from the front porch at the Laurel River Club Bed & Breakfast!

Laurel River Club Bed & Breakfast: 

Website: https://lrcbnb.com/ 

Connect With Jester:

Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JulieGayheart 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/

Jester Wallis Productions: https://www.youtube.com/@JesterWallisProductions 

Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"

Join Julie "Jester" Gayheart in this episode as she hikes a section of the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut. Follow her journey from New York Route 22 to Hoyt Road, and later from Connecticut’s Bulls Bridge to Shaghticoke Road, Caleb’s Peak, St. John’s Ledges, and the Housatonic River. Jester shares her passion for hiking, recounts encounters with trail maintenance teams and fellow hikers, and reflects on personal milestones. 

7/16/24 - Day 1 (Far Out): 

NY Route 22 (1454.4)

Hoyt Road (1461.3)

6.9 Miles

7/17/24 - Day 2 (Far Out): 

Hoyt Road (1461.3)

Schaghticoke Road (1465.8)

4.4 Miles

7/18/24 - Day 3 (Far Out):

Schaghticoke Road (1465.8)

CT Route 341 (1473.3)

7.5 Miles

7/19/24 - Day 4 (Far Out):

CT Route 341 (1473.3)

Dawn Hill Road (1482.9)

9.3 Miles

7/20/24 - Day 5 (Far Out): 

Dawn Hill Road (1482.9)

West Cornwall Rd (1489.5)

6.6 Miles

46 of 46 Podcast Episode With Jester: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/169-summit-sessions-60-when-the-appalachian-trails-meets-the-adirondack-park-with-julie-jester-gayheart--60712120?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3yy7DtFoFhvh2oel3hibfbiJVaYpitgjVeedgOFvLGb--W2JDzwuM0l0g_aem_5GXjhOgxnJwqVPczt5Ra5Q 

Watch The Allegheny Trail (Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpggXI74Qec 

Watch SAFE AND FOUND: https://safe-and-found.com

Connect With Rolf Asphaug (Colorado Trail - Trail Angel): 

Email: rolfdenver@mac.com

Podcast With Rolf: https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/152-section-hiker-q-a-with-rolf-asphaug/ 

Connect With Jester:

Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com

Jester's Gear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5wx7IWX7G0 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JulieGayheart 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/

Music By: Victor Lundberg "Top of The Morning"

Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers gains another member this week, Holly Gossage! Holly enjoys living in central Pennsylvania and living close to those white blazes we all know and love on the Appalachian Trail. Holly also enjoys the blue blazes of the Tuscarora Trail and is working on section hiking a route known as the Tuscalachian Loop!

Thanks for Listening and Happy Section Hiking!

Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers - Playlist:
https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/category/jesters-class-of-2022-section-hikers/

Episode #60 - Vince LoGreco (Potomac Heritage Trail):
https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/episode-60-vince-logreco/

Tuscarora Trail Information:
https://www.hikethetuscarora.org/

Connect with Holly Gossage:
Email: gossage2@hotmail.com

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/171678319630270

Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/

Gear Lists & More: https://solo.to/jestersectionhiker

Music for the Podcast provided by:
The Okee Dokee Brothers - "Through The Woods"
http://www.okeedokee.org/

Jester adds another member this week to her class of 2022 section hikers out blazing the trails this year. Julie Breindel-Hill shares with us her plans to section hike roughly 500 miles from Duncannon, PA to Vermont on the Appalachian Trail. Julie loves teaching Math, is a Mom to four children of her own, and was inspired to begin her journey on the AT after giving some hikers a ride in Shenandoah National Park back in 2016.

Thanks for Listening and Happy Section Hiking!

Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers - Playlist:
https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/category/jesters-class-of-2022-section-hikers/

Connect with Julie Breindel-Hill:
Email: jeffsjules6@gmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julieisgeo/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.ellenbergerbreindelhill

Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker

Gear Lists & More: https://solo.to/jestersectionhiker

Music for the Podcast provided by:
The Okee Dokee Brothers - "Through The Woods"
http://www.okeedokee.org/

Amy Tippett, also known as Tiger Belle, joins "Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers" for this episode. Amy shares with Jester her journey to the Appalachian Trail and her love for section hiking the trail. Amy also enjoys day hiking on the Mountains To Sea Trail and getting out on trails in Western North Carolina. Jester and Amy also chat about the importance of colonoscopies, mammograms, and taking care of yourself so you can hike for many years to come.

Thanks for Listening and Happy Section Hiking!

Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers - Playlist:
https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/category/jesters-class-of-2022-section-hikers/

Connect with Amy Tippett:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyjohiker/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amy.t.tippett

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4gunRune0i1PNzH0a_HNIg

Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/

Gear Lists & More: https://solo.to/jestersectionhiker

Music for the Podcast provided by:
The Okee Dokee Brothers - "Through The Woods"
http://www.okeedokee.org/

Sridhar Saraf not only joins Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers this week but he also shares with us why he loves listening to the Hiking Radio Network Podcasts, how he got his trail name "Lucky Dog", and what his plans are for his section hike on the Appalachian Trail this summer. Sridhar and Jester share a lot of laughs and enjoyed reminiscing about the AT.

Thanks for Listening and Happy Section Hiking!

Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers - Playlist:
https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/category/jesters-class-of-2022-section-hikers/

Connect with Sridhar Saraf:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sridharsaraf/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SridharSaraf

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sridhar.j.saraf

Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/

Gear Lists & More: https://solo.to/jestersectionhiker

Music for the Podcast provided by:
The Okee Dokee Brothers - "Through The Woods"
http://www.okeedokee.org/

After listening this week to Jester's newest member of her Class of 2022 Section Hikers you are going to be inspired to start planning your next section hike A.S.A.P. Deb Mille' has survived Lung Cancer, only has 80% of her lung capacity, and if that's not enough she just recently had her big toes on both feet fused. Deb also lives in the reality that we are not guaranteed tomorrow, so start hiking!

Thanks for listening and Happy Section Hiking!

Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers - Playlist:
https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/category/jesters-class-of-2022-section-hikers/

Connect with Deb Mille':
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinityhiking/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6m8EPDVtrqJI0j5LiMJYw

Trail Journals: https://trailjournals.com/infinity2022

Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/

Gear Lists & More: https://solo.to/jestersectionhiker

Music for the Podcast provided by:
The Okee Dokee Brothers - "Through The Woods"
http://www.okeedokee.org/

Deb Taylor (Sundial) and Danny Mooney (Fiik) started their section hiking journey on the Appalachian Trail back in 2011 and have been hooked ever since. Prior to 2020, both Deb and Danny enjoyed being avid triathletes and became very involved in their local triathlon community. In 2020, when triathlons were being canceled due to covid, Deb and Danny stepped up their section hiking game and took more trips out to the AT and have become completely immersed in their hiking, the trail community, and trail culture.

Thanks for Listening and Happy Section Hiking!

Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers - Playlist:
https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/category/jesters-class-of-2022-section-hikers/

Deb and Danny on Mighty Blue's Podcast:
https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/mighty-blue-on-the-appalachian-trail-the-ultimate-mid-life-c/episode-290-deb-taylor-and-danny-mooney-sundial-and-fiik/

Connect with Deb and Danny:
Email: triathlon32@yahoo.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/coachdeb32

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachdeb32/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deb.taylor.984/

YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC8hBpjbcE1Gil9GwPEb8s1Q

Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/

Gear Lists & More: https://solo.to/jestersectionhiker

Music for the Podcast provided by:
The Okee Dokee Brothers - "Through The Woods"
http://www.okeedokee.org/

Welcome to episode #9 in Jester's series of shows this summer titled, "Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers". Jester shares with us her fun chat with Benjy "Doc" Brown. Jester and Benjy chat about his love for the Mountains To Sea Trail, his love for North Carolina History, why he enjoys walking on the road portions of the MST, and fills us in on his section hiking plans this summer to complete the MST for a second time.

Thanks for Listening and Happy Section Hiking!

Jester's Class of 2022 Section Hikers - Playlist:
https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/category/jesters-class-of-2022-section-hikers/

Connect with Benjy Brown:
Email: brownba@guilford.edu

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/coffee_beans_737

Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart:
Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/

Gear Lists & More: https://solo.to/jestersectionhiker

Music for the Podcast provided by:
The Okee Dokee Brothers - "Through The Woods"
http://www.okeedokee.org/