This was a good attempt at making a documentary about the Appalachian trail, but it needed a bit more focus and definitely better camera work. As it stands, it's more of "let's take the camcorder out and see who we meet today". The subjects were interesting and the premise held my attention but the stories became repetitive. I wish they delved a little more into why people were out there. The box for the DVD mentions that they were inspired by Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" (one of my favorite books), but the doc doesn't reference it once. Think they could have made a much better film if they went out with a plan to get the real stories of the trail.
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Genuine depiction of Trail life
kickatree18 April 2007
You want to know what it is like on the AT? Watch this flick. Chad's experience on the trail moved me in ways that only someone who felt the same anxiety in the beginning could be affected. If you try to see this documentary as a "how to" guide, then you will not see the real meaning behind the "hike your own hike" attitude that besets most of the thru-hikers attempting to complete the trail each year. Videography was good considering the logistics behind keeping in touch with the gypsy backpacker Chad as he makes his way to Maine. The film's style resembles a video-blog, but the style was very effective method of communicating trail life as it happened for the benefit of the home viewer. kickatree AT'96
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