N2Backpacking | Backpacking Tips, Gear, Podcasts & Trail Guides
Practical backpacking tips, gear advice and trail guides from BirdShooter, an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker. Plus the N2Backpacking podcast.
In Episode 23, Kori "Rocket" Feener talks about her recently released film Hard Way Home which documents her personal journey on the ~ 2200 mile Appalachian Trail in 2012. In the movie, Kori talks about her physical and emotional struggles on the A.T., the healing powers of long distance hiking, and what it's like to film and produce a film while hiking the Appalachian Trail. She also gives us some insight in to the film industry and talks about her recent trips to various film … [Read more...]
The weatherman said there was a 100% chance of rain today, and he was 100% right! It rained all morning, and all afternoon. I confess that I'm still not sure how I was talked in to this trip, or how we got away with it at all. Despite the gloomy weather (and our ventures in to Panthertown Valley just last weekend), the wives reluctantly gave the OK - and here we are climbing "As Knob" on the Appalachian Trail about an hour before dark. Our destination is Plum Orchard Shelter. … [Read more...]
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Just found some vintage footy from this legend in the A.T. Thru-Hiking community. I saw him speak at Trail Days many years ago and actually purchased this 1993 Lynne Whelden "How To" video right before I hit the Trail … [Read more...]
Blind Courage, a great early 90's book on the Appalachian Trail and an inspiring story of blind thru-hiker Bill Irwin. Help support the movie at http/:www.blindcouragethemovie.com … [Read more...]
In Episode 22, Ken (aka "The Weasel") and I discuss our experience as extras in the soon to be released movie Walk In The Woods. It is based on the best-selling 1998 book by Bill Bryson, and stars Robert Redford and Nick Nolte - both who were on set for our scene in the movie which was filmed at Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta, Georgia. Ken and I record the podcast 2 years to the day of an interview we did on the Chattooga River Trail (Episode #5). We … [Read more...]
Just read an article at Appalachian Trials on "9 Things A Former Thru-Hiker Wishes She Had Known Before Hitting The Trail". And what was on the list? My personal favorite....#7 Listen to music:" It will help keep you positive in the present as you hike and afterwards the music you listened to will become a time machine back to exact moments on the trail. You may not know the place or even the state but the song will bring back a perfectly rendered memory. "Many go in to the woods to … [Read more...]