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A friend of mine in the National Park Service here in Harpers told me that Robert and Paul just got their permits to film part of thier movie here in Harpers Ferry. I guess pre-production is getting closer to full on filming. Going to look into the dates as to when they'll be here.
If this is the case then hiking the AT at the southern terminus the next couple of years after the film is released will probably be a zoo.
Lone Wolf
06-23-2006, 13:07
It's already a freakin zoo!
It's already a freakin zoo!
You are probably right. I don't live down in that area. If it is already a zoo now then what will it be then?
Alligator
06-23-2006, 13:31
You are probably right. I don't live down in that area. If it is already a zoo now then what will it be then?S a f a r i .
max patch
06-23-2006, 13:35
The "hiking" isn't a zoo, but the "camping" is -- if you insist on staying at shelters.
The Solemates
06-23-2006, 15:21
A friend of mine in the National Park Service here in Harpers told me that Robert and Paul just got their permits to film part of thier movie here in Harpers Ferry. I guess pre-production is getting closer to full on filming. Going to look into the dates as to when they'll be here.
not good news for the trail....
Nightwalker
06-23-2006, 20:38
It's already a freakin zoo!
It's according to when you go. My early-Autumn and December GA AT hikes were pleasantly peaceful last year.
Of course, in the Spring, you're liable to see anyone out there...
:cool:
generoll
06-23-2006, 21:29
all the more reason to start looking at alternative routes like the BMT
Lone Wolf
06-23-2006, 21:36
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Hike SOBO. Very uncrowded until you hit the wave of holier-than-thou NOBO know-it-alls. They never suffered.:)
If this is the case then hiking the AT at the southern terminus the next couple of years after the film is released will probably be a zoo.
Yet another good reason to hike the BMT instead. :D
Doctari.
StarLyte
06-24-2006, 11:14
The were at Blackburn a month ago.
Hope you all are ready for this impact.
The more people who fall in love with the AT can mean....1) More future trail volunteers...2) More financial contributions...3) More clout with Congress.
SGT Rock
06-24-2006, 12:04
Well it could also result in more people out there giving nothing back. The overall balance of extra help vs. increased impact has the possibility of making trail maintenance jobs harder. I hope it doesn't, just pointing out that it isn't necessarily going to get better.
I guess I'm different than most.:-? I'm looking forward to the movie. I'm a Paul and Robert fan. I think the movie will be an overall positive for the trail and that most naysayers really don't hike that much anyways.:eek: I really don't get the everybody that came after me is too much mentality.:confused: I know the cure though! Take a long (and in some cases a very, Very, long) hike!;)
fishinfred
06-24-2006, 13:11
The more people who fall in love with the AT can mean....1) More future trail volunteers...2) More financial contributions...3) More clout with Congress.
I agree with Jeff on this because, face it our Govt Caretakers are selling off land along the trail to the highest bidders as you read this and once its gone ....ITS GONE! I THINK that the more people who know about the trail and experience the trail the more clout we will have to preserve and protect it . Sure it will have a large impact .....in the 1st 30 - 100 miles or so (most will drop out like they do now ),but at least more will have seen and experienced it and who knows it may lead to more who care and do things for it . ....maybe:-?
Plenty of ways to avoid the crowds if that happens....start earlier,go SOBO etc....The more the merrier and the more clout to preserve it in the long run
Just my thoughts....
FF
wacocelt
06-24-2006, 14:25
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Hike SOBO. Very uncrowded until you hit the wave of holier-than-thou NOBO know-it-alls. They never suffered.:)
You preach that gospel LW!!!
Greentick18d
06-24-2006, 14:45
I agree with Jeff on this because, face it our Govt Caretakers are selling off land along the trail to the highest bidders as you read this and once its gone ....ITS GONE! FF
In the ATC rag they said the sell off has been canc'd by congress - is there something else going on?
"Aloft" book by Alan Tennant
Plot Outline: Two men tackle a series of adventures while tracking the international flight path of the North American peregrine falcon.
This movie has been announced by Robert Redford for 2007. Newman is rumored to have just signed on.
Actually the book by Tenant is called "On the Wing" the new movie based on the book is called "Aloft". Starring and directed by Robert Redford. At this point Newman being in the movie is speculation and rumor. There are several articles stating that the two will be the stars.
http://www.alantennant.com/wing.html
RITBlake
06-24-2006, 15:33
am I the only that is confused as to how this is even going to be a movie???
It's not even halfway through the book when he stops hiking. Then is the movie going to follow him around on his section hikes?
what??
am I the only that is confused as to how this is even going to be a movie???
It's not even halfway through the book when he stops hiking. Then is the movie going to follow him around on his section hikes?
what??
This is probably one reason Redford has announced doing "Aloft" (see previous post) instead of "A Walk in the Woods"
RITBlake
06-24-2006, 18:01
what was I thinking, the thread was titled "Walk in the Woods Update"
:mad: I didn't like the book when I read it and I don't like what's going to happen with this film.
They better change a lot of stuff that was in the book. Like making fun of an old woman who'd had a stroke (Mull's Motel owner's elderly mother).
And if they think they'll film down here, I know of one Thru Hiker who will probably get himself in trouble over it. He's promised the author a bloody nose if he ever shows up in Georgia again. And he's not impressed with "big name" actors, either.
The last time a movie was shot in North Georgia (Black Dog), one of the crew bought an expensive GoreTex jacket at the outfitter at Neel Gap. When the filming was over, he brought it back for a refund. Not only did the filming block the highway so that the outfitter lost business, but some tacky Hollywood-type, "rents" a jacket for free.
I guess I'm not impressed, either.
:mad: HapKiDo:mad:
The more people who fall in love with the AT can mean....1) More future trail volunteers...2) More financial contributions...3) More clout with Congress.
The more people "love" the AT, the sooner it will be "loved to death."
The more people "love" the AT, the more they'll want to build their house as close to the Trail as possible.
The more people "love" the AT, the less it will become a (pseudo)wilderness trail.
Don't count on positive results with "love" of the Trail.
HapKiDo:mad:
fishinfred
06-25-2006, 03:06
C'mon man! ANY experience of the trail will =
LOVE OF THE TRAIL in some way .........
Quit dreamin and get out there !
ME FOR 1 WILL LOVE IT TILL DEATH!
FF
fishinfred
06-25-2006, 03:31
The MAGIC of the MOUNTAINS will open your eyes .....if you ever see them!
Really .....everyone ..didnt your experience change you?????
REALLY! HAPKIDO when you ever experience the real deal....
You'll know too!
"THE MORE THE MERRIER AND THE MORE THE CLOUT TO PRESERVE "
Surely even the 9000+ members here at WB are nothing to the big dollar developers and the MONEY HUNGRY GOVT when it comes to making the trail better or even keeping it the way it is ...maybe we need someone famous & rich to get the experience ....perhaps they will pull a Baxter????
Wouldnt that be nice ?:-?
Peace Bro
SHINE IT ON!:sun
FF
I think the movie will be an overall positive for the trail and that most naysayers really don't hike that much anyways.:eek: Just because someone thinks this film might have negative repercussions for the trail, it immediately follows that they really aren't true hikers? What kind of logic is that?! Just because you don't agree with someone's opinion doesn't mean they are less of a hiker than you, Nean..
Just because someone thinks this film might have negative repercussions for the trail, it immediately follows that they really aren't true hikers? What kind of logic is that?! Just because you don't agree with someone's opinion doesn't mean they are less of a hiker than you, Nean..
Never said such chigger.:confused: Just pointing out that some of the most outspoken against the movie spend very little time on the trail anyways.:-? I am also amused by the mentality that whoever discovers the magic of the trail from the book or movie is bad and somehow not as pure or equal as those that came before.:o I apologize if my opinion insulted anyone.:)
So folks know, the permits were specifically put out for the "Walk in the Woods" movie from what I am told. As for the plot of the movie, I'm sure you've all seen movies made from books. "Based on" is a pretty loose term. There is no reason why they can't do the whole trail. I would be surprised if Paul or Robert play a character named Bill Bryson. I would also be very surprised if there isn't more of a leave no trace message within the movie, as these guys are both hardcore conservation folks. Hopefully Nean is right and there is a good impact on the trail. I will further speculate that some portion of proceeds go to the ATC and other groups for protection and trail maintaining. But I guess we'll all have to wait and see.
Again, NO plans on a movie by Redford involving the Bryson book. You will find he has signed up to star and direct a 2007 National Geographic production about the Alan Tennant book "On the Wing" Movie titled "Aloft"
Plot Outline: Two men tackle a series of adventures while tracking the international flight path of the North American peregrine falcon.
Well, maybe they could do Aloft early 07 and then take a Walk in the Woods after.:) Thats what I would do. :-? :eek: :banana
generoll
06-26-2006, 10:28
if there are 9000 contributors on whiteblaze as someone suggested, do you think for even a fraction of a second that we could agree on ANYTHING long enough to actually write our congressmen to protect anything? I can tell you from personal experience that congressmen DO respond to personal letters and or phone calls as long as they are genuine and not just a part of some orchestrated campaign. i'm sure that form letters go straight to the circular file. i'd assume that insane rants as we see here end up going to same route, unless they get first routed to homeland security or some such.
from day one a congressman realizes that his first duty is to get re-elected. republican, democrat, or independent. it doesn't matter. ideology be damned, he can't get re-elected if he realizes that his actions are genuinely pissing off a substantial portion of his electorate. so if you are capable of writing a reasoned and concerned letter on a subject to your congressman, i submit that he will listen and and if he gets enough such letters, then he will take steps to pacify that segment of his voters that cared enough to actually write him on a subject.
reading the comments here in this forum makes me realize two things:
one, we will never be able to agree on anything.
two, reasoned and rational responses are equally unlikely.
oh, let me add a third discovery. thread titles are meaningless. we can start out talking bubble gum and wind up commenting on hammocks or tin can stoves. read anything at your own risk.
:)
Really .....everyone ..didnt your experience change you?????
No, not really. The changing happened in the 10 years before the hike. The hike just confirmed everything I suspected.
Like any book or movie, I would wait to read or see it before praising or slamming it. This movie could be wonderful, or it could be a piece of shiyat. It's not as if anyone here can stop it from being made or shown.
Maybe someone can explain to me how you think this has anything to do with the Appalachian Trail.
Redford has signed up to direct and star in a movie loosely based on Alan Tennant's book "On the Wing: To the Edge of the Earth with the Peregrine Falcon." Redford is to play George Vose, a Cessna pilot, who's tracking a peregrine falcon. What does this have to do with "A Walk in the Woods?"
I guess Redford could modify the script so as to track the falcon from the Cessna for a while, then parachute out and hike the A.T., later meeting up with plane that landed by remote control at small airfields 100 miles north of his jump.
Whenever Redford or Newman have a new project, speculation begins that the two will work together again. One more time, before one of the two croak.
I think this thread is taking up server space.
The movie about the Falcon sounds vastly more interesting (to me) than a movie about the AT based upon Bryson's book. Just my opinion.
Maybe someone can explain to me how you think this has anything to do with the Appalachian Trail.
Redford has signed up to direct and star in a movie loosely based on Alan Tennant's book "On the Wing: To the Edge of the Earth with the Peregrine Falcon." Redford is to play George Vose, a Cessna pilot, who's tracking a peregrine falcon. What does this have to do with "A Walk in the Woods?"
Maybe you could take the time to read the beginning of this thread.
That said here are two links I found:
http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/newman%20to%20re-team%20with%20redford%20for%20final%20movie_100033 5
http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/newman%20and%20redford%20to%20take%20a%20walk%20in %20the%20woods
The fact that he is quoted as saying they are trying to work out a deal says to me that either Newman agreed to be in the plane movie, or thier working on a different project.
All I was saying in the beginning is what I was told from a Park employee. They have the permits to do the movie. Maybe they haven't announced the project yet. I don't know.
I might be wrong, but I think it's conceivable that a hollywood actor/director might work on two projects in the same year. i know this sounds incredibly remarkable, but these are two great actor. Maybe 2 films is possible. We'll see.
Mountain Man
06-26-2006, 20:16
I was told a few months back by someone working at the ATC Headquarters in Harpers Ferry that they had been contacted about them planning on doing a movie "A Walk In The Woods", and they mentioned Redford & Newman. Things may have changed since then though.
Nightwalker
06-26-2006, 23:05
The movie about the Falcon sounds vastly more interesting (to me) than a movie about the AT based upon Bryson's book. Just my opinion.
Yeah, it was funny semi-fiction, but it'd have to be a Jack Black/Ben Stiller type project to work as a movie, IMO.
Jack Black as Katz:Perfect. Bill Bryson IS a Candy*ss but he is funny
Jachkyou should print up some more Bill Bryson is a Candy*ss shirts for the premier.
Jachkyou should print up some more Bill Bryson is a Candy*ss shirts for the premier.
.............because you know we'll all end up going to see it!!!
Lone Wolf
06-27-2006, 04:23
Jack Black as Katz:Perfect. Bill Bryson IS a Candy*ss but he is funny
Why do feel Bryson is a candy ass? Cuz Jack says so?
SGT Rock
06-27-2006, 07:03
I still like Kelsy Grahmer as Bryson (listen to Bill's voice in a radio interview) and John Goodman as Katz. Jack Black is too hyper IMO to be a good Katz.
Yeah, it was funny semi-fiction, but it'd have to be a Jack Black/Ben Stiller type project to work as a movie, IMO.
I know some people find them funny, but you couldn't pay me $50 to to see a movie with either Stiller or Black in it. Make that $100 for a Stiller flick. Seriously. Just plain awful IMO. (Black WAS good in High Fidelity however)
I did find Bryson's book funny at times though. The audio book read by him is quite funny.
StarLyte
06-27-2006, 09:00
Yes, Black has his uniqueness.
I like Sgt. Rock's suggestion.
I recently spent 5 days at Miss Janet's. Every morning at the breakfast table, she started a different topic for discussion. "The" movie was the subject one morning, but she asked this question: what role would each of us play in the movie, or.....what actor would play us in the movie?
It was quite an interesting breakfast table that morning! As if Janet isn't interesting enough.
The main actors for the movie? These were some of the suggestions:
Keanu Reeves, Jack Black, Peter Stormare ALL as Katz.......http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001780/, and as for Bill Bryson: only one person came up with something: Phillip Hoffman....http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000450/
And who would play Miss Janet if her character was involved? You'll have to guess-and it's no one you will ever imagine.
And who would play Miss Janet if her character was involved? You'll have to guess-and it's no one you will ever imagine.
Jennifer Anniston. What do I win?
SGT Rock
06-27-2006, 09:10
I want Lee Ermey to play me :D
Not because I think we are alike, just because I respect him.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000388/
George Clooney will be playing me. He's nearly as talented and almost as good looking as me. :rolleyes: Just ask my Mom.
Footslogger
06-27-2006, 10:02
If they would ever decide to cast the "Footslogger" I'd suggest they go after Sean Connery. He's an old fart like me and has a great accent.
'Slogger
gardenville
06-27-2006, 10:28
Dolly Parden as Miss Janet
I figure that I can't criticise it unless I see it. So I guess I'm going to see it.
Panzer
Nightwalker
06-27-2006, 13:01
Why do feel Bryson is a candy ass? Cuz Jack says so?
Nah, because I read the book.
Actually, bigot is a better wrod. He seems to disdain southerners, mountain dwellers, Americans and people in general, kind of in that order.
Nightwalker
06-27-2006, 13:06
Well, if we all get to pick the character that fits/plays us, then I'm definitely Steve Buscemi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000114/)
I like that idea.....I listened to the book on tape. Bryson did a fantastic job reading it.
I still like Kelsy Grahmer as Bryson (listen to Bill's voice in a radio interview) and John Goodman as Katz. Jack Black is too hyper IMO to be a good Katz.
BlackCloud
06-27-2006, 13:41
It's already a freakin zoo!
I second that motion.
BlackCloud
06-27-2006, 13:44
The more people "love" the AT, the sooner it will be "loved to death."
The more people "love" the AT, the more they'll want to build their house as close to the Trail as possible.
The more people "love" the AT, the less it will become a (pseudo)wilderness trail.
Don't count on positive results with "love" of the Trail.
HapKiDo:mad:
Psuedo or otherwise the AT has been a wilderness trail since WWII
Bette Midler as Ms. Janet. :-?
StarLyte
06-27-2006, 14:04
Bette Midler as Ms. Janet. :-?
YOU CALLED HER DIDN'T YOU.
You must have.
You cheater.
You get nothing.
SGT Rock
06-27-2006, 14:09
Bette Middler? I don't see it. I liked Dolly Parton better. At least the accent is close.
SawnieRobertson
06-27-2006, 14:44
For one who appreciates both Redford and Newman, this could not be better news. Of course, I will find the filming of A Walk in the Woods offensive--unless I get to be present to watch it. And them. :-)
YOU CALLED HER DIDN'T YOU.
You must have.
You cheater.
You get nothing.
No, I haven't talked to her since Traildays. It was a logical choice, just as casting Billy Bob Thorton as Lone Wolf would be another logical choice. I'm sure Bette would be honored. Not so confident Billy Bob would be as excited! :D
What did I win?
StarLyte
06-27-2006, 19:33
No, I haven't talked to her since Traildays. It was a logical choice, just as casting Billy Bob Thorton as Lone Wolf would be another logical choice. I'm sure Bette would be honored. Not so confident Billy Bob would be as excited! :D
What did I win?
If you're REALLY telling me the truth......then come find me at the Billville Hiker Feed, if you're not attending, find me at the Gathering.
I'll give you something very kewl. Seriously. :-?
Marsha
Who's gonna play B. Jack?
Footslogger
06-27-2006, 22:21
Who's gonna play B. Jack?
==============
Bruce Springstein
'Slogger
==============
Bruce Springstein
'Slogger
Now THAT's funny!!!!:jump
Who's gonna play B. Jack?
Bobby Hill, Hank's kid
max patch
06-28-2006, 00:41
Wayne Knight
Who's gonna play B. Jack?
Ted Kennedy. or Perhaps Boris Yeltsin
Why do feel Bryson is a candy ass? Cuz Jack says so?
Because he wussed out and didn't finish the Trail. If folks in their 70's and 80's can finish the Trail he should've been able to finish too.
Because he wussed out and didn't finish the Trail. If folks in their 70's and 80's can finish the Trail he should've been able to finish too.
Or maybe he's afraid the Grizzly Bear, as seen on the books cover, would get him.
Cookerhiker
06-29-2006, 17:27
I still think Drew Carey should play Katz. But I don't watch much TV or movies so I don't know much about the actors out there.
Toolshed
06-30-2006, 07:13
Just got back from a vacation to visit my family in the UK and everyone we stayed with eventually brought up Bill Bryson (When I explain where in PA we live, I usually mention the AT 20 minutes away, which cuases them to ask the "Walk in the Woods" question). Most are infatuated with him. Now I read "Notes from a Small Island" a few years back and it was OK, but you need to have British sense of humor to fully enjoy.
Anyways, most of my cousins live around the Lake District & Hadrians wall, where there are many walkers of all ages and sizes. They all have this vision of the AT as an extreme wilderness trail in remote forests miles upon miles from civilization - Anyway, I found their take quite interesting. It seems Bryson came over tackled and tamed our wilderness. :)
I must say, I'd rather take fell walking over AT backpacking any day simply becuase of the constant views regardless of where you are (no Trees, so to speak, just miles and miles of sheep covered mountains and hills).
I hope I am not too dissapointed by the movie.
eArThworm
06-30-2006, 11:43
Who's gonna play B. Jack?
How about Robert De Niro or Jack Nicholson?
Cookerhiker
06-30-2006, 11:50
Just got back from a vacation to visit my family in the UK and everyone we stayed with eventually brought up Bill Bryson (When I explain where in PA we live, I usually mention the AT 20 minutes away, which cuases them to ask the "Walk in the Woods" question). Most are infatuated with him. Now I read "Notes from a Small Island" a few years back and it was OK, but you need to have British sense of humor to fully enjoy.
Anyways, most of my cousins live around the Lake District & Hadrians wall, where there are many walkers of all ages and sizes. They all have this vision of the AT as an extreme wilderness trail in remote forests miles upon miles from civilization - Anyway, I found their take quite interesting. It seems Bryson came over tackled and tamed our wilderness. :)
I must say, I'd rather take fell walking over AT backpacking any day simply becuase of the constant views regardless of where you are (no Trees, so to speak, just miles and miles of sheep covered mountains and hills).
I hope I am not too dissapointed by the movie.
Thanks for your post. In less than a month, I'll see for myself; I'm gong on a "walking tour" inn-to-inn in the Lake District, starting in Grange-over-Sands. I expect it's much more luxurious than the AT.
Who's gonna play B. Jack?
Christopher Lloyd. :p
Jack Tarlin
06-30-2006, 17:31
Geez.....
We played this one out ob\n the Trail around five years ago.
For Bill Bryson: William H. Macy (Fargo, etc.)
For Katz: John Goodman
For Mary Ellen: Kathy Bates
For the crazed guy who always picks you up hitchhiking: Steve Buscemi
For the tired, jaded, guy who runs the hiker motel: William Sanderson
For the fat annoying bastard clerk who hassles you at the convenience store:
Michael Moore
For the cool guy at the hiker hostel who looks like Bob Peoples: Bob Peoples
Oh, and for Baltimore Jack: Oliver Reed is dead, so we'll have to go with Russell Crowe.
StarLyte
06-30-2006, 17:46
Geez.....
We played this one out ob\n the Trail around five years ago.
For Bill Bryson: William H. Macy (Fargo, etc.)
For Katz: John Goodman
For Mary Ellen: Kathy Bates
For the crazed guy who always picks you up hitchhiking: Steve Buscemi
For the tired, jaded, guy who runs the hiker motel: William Sanderson
For the fat annoying bastard clerk who hassles you at the convenience store:
Michael Moore
For the cool guy at the hiker hostel who looks like Bob Peoples: Bob Peoples
Oh, and for Baltimore Jack: Oliver Reed is dead, so we'll have to go with Russell Crowe.
Jack......JACK......You're ON IT.
The actor portraying my part would have to equal me in good looks so I'd pick Colin Farrel to portray yours truly.
ME FOR 1 WILL LOVE IT TILL DEATH!
FF
YOURS or the Trail's Death?
I know whose I'm voting for.
HapKiDo
REALLY! HAPKIDO when you ever experience the real deal....
You'll know too!FF
DUH-dear, I LIVE here, fifteen minutes from the GA AT at Neel Gap and I've hiked it all in sections, some more than others. I can get to Springer in an hour and fifteen minutes.
I've experienced the REAL deal and don't see anything positive in a movie which introduces the AT thru the words of a thoughtless, litter-monger who demeans the South and people who live here. BBryson is no backpacker. Nor was Jacques D'Amboise. Each used the Trail to rake in money for themselves. The Trail was secondary to their achieved goal. Follow the money, kid, follow the money.
The "real deal" is backpacking uninterrupted by SouthernPhobes and Faux-Backpackers, thank you very much.
We get enough of the "backpacking posers" up here.
HapKiDo:-?
Bryson didn't write Woods to demean the trail. He writes about experiences, and the fact that he did not hike the whole trail puts him in the same class with the vast majority of "hikers" who either have "thru-hiked" or who call themselves "hikers". You may or may not enjoy his writing style, but his book is not IMHO an explotation venture, just merely an interesting book on an adventure that only a few fortunate souls ever will have the opportunity to pursue. Bill takes a lot of unwarranted criticism, not because he didn't finish the entire trail - not an uncommon outcome of an AT quest - but rather because he wrote about it in a way that made a lot of ordinary people enjoy his tale better than anyone else's journals, stories or books. Good on him.
For my money A Brief History of Almost Everything is a far better book, but one may be hard pressed to find good roles for all of the aforementioned actors.
Anyone have a copy they can lend me? I must have skipped the chapter that mentioned Balitimore Jack and Lone Wolf.
Who would play Woodrow Murphy?
100 points to win!!!!!
10 points to the first that knows WM's trailname! 20 if you've hiked with him, 30 if you slept in the same shelter, 40 if you've dealt with him drunk and a whooping 50 if you can recite his opening line.
Bjorn----Port Clinton Pavilion-----Got his load on in Port Clinton Bar - Helen was the BT----EZ was on good behavior in those days - 1995
The Old Fhart
08-13-2006, 13:59
I enjoyed meeting and talking with Bjorn, tale of the forest, several times. The last time we talked was at a Gathering in Hanover where he was camped nearby. He had knee operations and was recovering. His booming deep voice made him stand out as well as his size.
DUH-dear, I LIVE here, fifteen minutes from the GA AT at Neel Gap and I've hiked it all in sections, some more than others. I can get to Springer in an hour and fifteen minutes.
I've experienced the REAL deal and don't see anything positive in a movie which introduces the AT thru the words of a thoughtless, litter-monger who demeans the South and people who live here. BBryson is no backpacker. Nor was Jacques D'Amboise. Each used the Trail to rake in money for themselves. The Trail was secondary to their achieved goal. Follow the money, kid, follow the money.
The "real deal" is backpacking uninterrupted by SouthernPhobes and Faux-Backpackers, thank you very much.
We get enough of the "backpacking posers" up here.
HapKiDo:-?So I see.
But it's the addressing of Fishin Fred as "kid" that really made me laugh. (No offense, Fishin Fred, and thanks for the saw-cooked pancakes near Mt ALbert that cold morning. I was pretty damn sick and you wer a life saver.)
fishinfred
08-13-2006, 16:53
YOURS or the Trail's Death?
I know whose I'm voting for.
HapKiDo
Jeeze thats a bit harsh don't ya think? A death wish for someone who just told ya to get out there and experience the magic of the hike ? From your earlier post and attitude I took you for a Rookie planning a 07 hike ...
The trail's not going anywhere ......but the Condos are coming and the more folks who care to preserve it .....the better chance we will have to stop BIG MONEY from encroaching upon it .....IMO
by the way you will get your wish someday :rolleyes:
FF
Hey Frosty
No offense taken :) and thank you for the use of your shower that day I came down to town for supplies.Hope you are doing well!
PEACE!
Fishinfred
As others have stated, I think there is a realistic fear of the masses getting the wrong idea of the AT after seeing the Hollywood version of a humorous book. Though I hope many people understand the spirit of hiking after the film's release it's more likely they will cause more problems for others than solve ones for themselves.
Perhaps we WB'ers, as a group dedicated to the spirit of hiking the AT, should send an open letter to the producers asking them to include a post-film quote or mantra which incompasses the intent of the AT. I know Newman and Redford are both people who believe in giving back, so they may be all ears for this simple gesture. Not to dissuade people from checking it out, but rather to enlighten them of it's real life purpose or potential purpose. There's a bunch of great quotes which could be used.
Maybe the Benton Mackaye quote, “The ultimate purpose? There are three things: to walk; to see; to see what you see!”