Great Trail Videos

[g00gle]

Good morning, Blazers!

Hope your Sunday is off to a great start. I just watched the sun rise over the lake and enjoyed all the promise of a new day, and I got some great outside plans today, so I hope all of you are planning a great day as well...

When it comes to Trail Journals, I've tried reading them, and even enjoyed some, but over the last couple years I have really become addicted to the video versions of AT journals. I'm sure there are a million opinions as to the best way to chronicle ones journey or to follow someone else, but the videos have become my favorite medium.

And to that end, I wondered if anyone else has found any exceptional trail videos they'd like to share or point out. (Actually, just watched one for the third time last night posted by Weathercarrot - excellent video if anyone missed it: Sticking To It ~ The Appalachian Trail Odyssey )

So, one of my all time favorite video sets on the AT was from a hiker named Loner. Loner was the epitome of the HYOH ideal, and he just seemed to have the greatest time doing it. His hike was back in 2012, but like many AT videos it's truly timeless. Just a very genuine guy out enjoying trail life. The YouTube videos he created are artistic and fun - they can be found here: LONER 2012 Appalachian Trail Thru Hike They are well worth watching.

Also on that note: Teardrop just interviewed Loner a few days ago and posted a video of that on YouTube. Some interesting information came up in that interview that didn't actually make it in to Loner's AT videos (for good reason.) That interview is posted here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXfVIVgKUZA

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Some more of my favorite journal videos were...

* Red Beard on The AT

* Fatherman on the AT

* 2014 Thru Hikers

* To Katahdin

* HUMP'S 2013 APPALACHIAN TRAIL

* Puma Ghostwalker

These were by no means all of the videos I've watched over the last few years. Heck, I've probably forgotten more of them than I'll ever remember (though, I found many I had forgotten about while searching for some of these.) But these are some of my more memorable ones.

One short video I found to be very creative and really quite amusing was: Isaiah Cooper The Appalachian Trail

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I've watched (and even own) a vast collection of documentaries and cinema movies based on the trail, as well.

What are some of your favorites? What would you recommend for someone to watch if they wanted to see or learn more about the trail from videos, movies, or documentaries? Did you make your own videos? Did you like MountainSquid's trail maintenance videos? (I sure did!) What other videos would you recommend?

More people than just me will read this thread over time, so please share any videos or movies (and links, if possible) that you enjoyed or thought were important.

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HAPPY SUNDAY, EVERYONE!

[yaduck9]

I also liked redbeard's vids.

I found that redbeard's vids combined with watching Loner AT's vids were interesting because, as far as UL gear, they were 180 degrees out of synch.

Both had fun and completed the AT.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL8...k7KfEPcmtgm3dA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iZd...2BESekwm17gybl

[ny breakfast]

here's a video montage that doesn't get old it's mancub & kitfox 2012 hike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tpvzsq2VAg

[Kaptainkriz]

That is beautiful!

here's a video montage that doesn't get old it's mancub & kitfox 2012 hike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tpvzsq2VAg

[g00gle]

Checked my Amazon account last night and found a few more interesting ones I bought a few years ago...

2000 Miles to Maine: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
A Pretty good documentary full of hiker interviews and great scenery.

Southbounders
An actual movie that takes place on the AT about a couple of SoBo's, trail life, love, and adventure.

Trail Angels
I don't even remember buying this. Will have to watch again some time this week...

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And, of course, a couple of good YouTube picks:

* As It Happens: Pacific Crest Trail

* High Sierra - A Journey on the John Muir Trail || FULL DOCUMENTARY

* Flow: A Journey Through Culture and History on the Appalachian Trail

[Moosling]

Sam Ducharme has had some great videos this year I've enjoyed following him, he likes to meet people and gives everyone some camera time which is really cool.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWK...5xXvfDmZpLQKuw

[kjbrown]

Check out Gator Miller he just finished his AT hike and has a very entertaining channel

[g00gle]

Stumbled across a couple more for my to-do list:

• Wizards of the PCT

• Embrace The Brutality

They both sound pretty interesting...

[Bird Dawg]

Ditto the current "Sam I AM" (Sam Ducharme) videos. I also enjoyed the "Hitched Hike" series - done by a husband and wife team and the husband's best friend. Well edited and entertaining. I believe they were also in the Class of 2012. Joe Brewer ("Apache") did a series in 2012 that really got me hooked on the idea of attempting a thru-hike. But, my favorite - hands down - is "Loner". I have watched them one by one several times. If you go back and watch them again now, he has added tons on information in the Comments section of each video that wasn't there when they were originally posted. I'd also encourage you to watch the interview noted above. I just watched it today and really enjoyed it.

[g00gle]

I'll check out Sam soon...

Started on the Hitched Hike videos and they are off to a great start.

I've also been checking out Neemor's World and his videos are pretty interesting, too. He's still on the trail right now.

Keep the suggestions coming!

[g00gle]

Well, that's embarrassing... I just realized this thread wound up in Trail News. I meant to put it under General. No idea how this happened as I rarely view the news section (thanks to Scott J. being the only news for the last month.)



My apologies for the mishap here. Hopefully a mod can move this thread to the proper area of the forum.

[slbirdnerd]

Mancub & Kitfox is a great video, so sweet! Gator Miller is awesome... There are so many others!

For the JMT, "Mile, Mile and a Half" is awesome as well as "High Sierra."

[Jake2c]

Watched the Loner video. Pretty good. Guy had a great attitude.

[g00gle]

Decent videos series (as mentioned above) from Gator Miller.

Still Looking for AT adventure? Try out:

Marwi on the Trail

And...

Crystal Weaver

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Also, a few more (off-trail, but trail-related) videos I liked were...

National Geographic Live! - Jennifer Pharr Davis: Triumph on the Trail

Authors at Google: Andrew Skurka, "Ultimate Hiking Gear & Skills Clinic"

Keep on trekking!

[g00gle]

Has anyone seen either of these?

• "Flip Flop Flippin' - One man's search for character(s) on the A.T."
  

• Walk

Trying to decide whether to rent or just buy them...

[fiddlehead]

Although not specifically about the AT, it probably has 1/3 of it's scenes from the AT, here is my first ever attempt at a trail video from our 2001/2001 triple crown hike. ]
Called "Really Livin"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZUlNbtMvLg

I've learned a lot since then and try to minimalize my shooting and editing errors now.
One word of advice for those watching: The 2 letter state's abbreviation is in every scene at the bottom left, so you can tell which trail that scene was from.
Enjoy!

[g00gle]

Wow! That was some great footage!

Terrible idea to watch at 10pm, as I really want go hiking right now, but not too many places I can legally do that at this hour.

C'mon 2016!!!

That was pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing it!

[Zed]

Has anyone seen either of these?

• "Flip Flop Flippin' - One man's search for character(s) on the A.T."
  

• Walk

Trying to decide whether to rent or just buy them...

I found all of Squatch's videos quite entertaining.

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[WILLIAM HAYES]

gaiterat on youtube

[Kaptainkriz]

I like this vid from mancub last year: http://youtu.be/6LWNhOEcSvc