I'm about half way through the book and stumbled on to this trailer for the movie Wild. The movie seems to be following the book pretty closely and looks pretty solid - and intense. It's due to hit theaters December 5th. … [Read more...]
Episode 20: The Pacific Crest Trail
June 5, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 20, Thirty-Pack talks about his 2013 thru-hike on the 2,663 mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). Over six months, he hiked 420,880 feet of elevation walking from Mexico to Canada along the western mountains of the U.S. This after he completed the Appalachian Trail on the East Coast in 2012 (see Episode #13). Will the Continental Divide Trail and coveted Triple Crown follow in 2014? Listen and find out. Topics in this podcast include an injury that nearly ended his … [Read more...]
Robert Redford Filming Of Walk In The Woods Underway
April 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Passionate about the Appalachian Trail? Live in the Southeast (particularly in Atlanta or North Georgia)? Then this is your big chance to hang with Bob and Nick - they just started filming a Walk In The Woods based on Bill Bryson's A.T. memoir. The movie is due for release in November 2015, and filming at The Lodge in Amicalola State Park began on 4/22/14. Extra's casting is reportedly underway per this article in the Gainesville Times, and if your not the Trail Hard type - there's … [Read more...]
Episode 19: The Pacific Crest Trail (Bonus)
April 5, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 19, I speak with Thirty-Pack about his recent thru-hike on the 2,663 Pacific Crest Trail. This is the bonus material from the initial interview, so make sure you listen to Episode #20 first. In this bonus podcast, 30-Pack talks about his first day on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), trail romance, hiking with dogs, favorite trail towns, and interesting hitches. He finishes with some final thoughts on thru-hiking and how it has changed his life over the last two … [Read more...]
Episode 18: The Triple Crown
February 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 18, Troubadour recounts his quest for the Triple Crown: Thru-hiking The Appalachian Trail (in 1994), The Continental Divide Trail (in 2002), and The Pacific Crest Trail (in 1999). In the podcast, Troubadour compares the three major U.S. long distance hiking trails and talks about some favorite sections on each. He also gives a nod to great trail towns, hostels, and trail angels on these three epic trails. In the early years of the Internet, Troubadour was also a … [Read more...]
Protected: Campfire & Marshmellows With The Bradys
January 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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13 Year Old Completes The Triple Crown
October 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Triple Crown consists of the Appalachian Trail (2,181 miles), the Continental Divide Trail (3,092 miles), and the Pacific Crest Trail (2,652-mile). This 13 year old girl who is an 8th grader in Salem, Oregon just completed all three. Only about 200 people can say that, and here's a video interview with her .... … [Read more...]
Reese Witherspoon Sports Vintage Hiking Look For The Movie Wild
October 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The filming of the movie Wild has begun, and both Cheryl Strayed and Reese Witherspoon are tweeting photos from the set. As you recall, the movie is based on Stayed's best selling book which chronicles her adventures (or mis-adventures) on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995. The wardrobe team got this one right, because they have Witherspoon decked out in a vintage external frame backpack and old school leather hiking boots (complete with colored laces). The movie is set to release in … [Read more...]
Episode 15: Ultimate Summer Road Trip (Mackie)
August 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In Episode 15, Mackie and I sit down to discuss a 65 day and 17,000 mile cross-country road trip that went down in the summer of 1996. On the journey, we hiked sections of the Appalachian, Continental, and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trails and visited some treasured American wilderness including Isle Royal, Glacier, Mt. Ranier, Redwoods, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon National Park. In the podcast, Mackie talks about the adventure, some major mishaps, high and low moments from the … [Read more...]
Reese Witherspoon Set To Star In Wild, A Story Of Discovery On The Pacfic Crest Trail
July 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Wild, a best-selling book of Cheryl Strayed’s journey on the Pacific Crest Trail is about to become a movie staring Reese Withersoon. HollywoodReporter.com reports that ... "Fox Searchlight has acquired worldwide rights to Wild, a screen adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s best-selling memoir that will star Reese Witherspoon. The film is scheduled to begin production in the late fall once a director is chosen and will be overseen by … [Read more...]
