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A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

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    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      Just got a Facebook link from a fellow 2013 hiker that he is about to spend a couple of days being an extra in the making of the movie.
      Anyone know more?
      Assume it would be being discussed on that other site but I can't go there.
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    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      OzJacko wrote:

      Just got a Facebook link from a fellow 2013 hiker that he is about to spend a couple of days being an extra in the making of the movie.
      Anyone know more?
      Assume it would be being discussed on that other site but I can't go there.


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    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      max.patch wrote:

      well, i live in a suburb of atlanta but i don't have the rode hard and put away look that that they're willing to pay for. and i ain't working for free.

      Heck no. You're the spittin' image of Conan O'Brien.
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    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      i'm not a fan of the book, but i'll admit that i laughed out loud when he described rainbow springs campground. everything he said was half true, and then exaggerated for comedic effect. i don't think jensine has gotten over it yet.
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    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      odd man out wrote:

      I hope they keep the scene where Katz jettisons half of his gear on the approach trail, including all the food. That was my favorite part of the book.


      Back at the TOS, this would always bring the Leave No Trace folks out of the woodwork. :)
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      Astro wrote:

      odd man out wrote:

      I hope they keep the scene where Katz jettisons half of his gear on the approach trail, including all the food. That was my favorite part of the book.


      Back at the TOS, this would always bring the Leave No Trace folks out of the woodwork. :)


      It's a shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good thru hikers gear like that.
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    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      max.patch wrote:

      i'm not a fan of the book, but i'll admit that i laughed out loud when he described rainbow springs campground. everything he said was half true, and then exaggerated for comedic effect. i don't think jensine has gotten over it yet.

      That book was a fun read. There were a lot of places where I laughed out loud. My wife would say what now? Finally I wound up reading the book to her aloud.
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    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      milkman wrote:

      max.patch wrote:

      i'm not a fan of the book, but i'll admit that i laughed out loud when he described rainbow springs campground. everything he said was half true, and then exaggerated for comedic effect. i don't think jensine has gotten over it yet.

      That book was a fun read. There were a lot of places where I laughed out loud. My wife would say what now? Finally I wound up reading the book to her aloud.


      I read the chapter on bears aloud to my wife. :evil:
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    • Re:Re: A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      Rasty wrote:

      Astro wrote:

      odd man out wrote:

      I hope they keep the scene where Katz jettisons half of his gear on the approach trail, including all the food. That was my favorite part of the book.


      Back at the TOS, this would always bring the Leave No Trace folks out of the woodwork. :)


      It's a shame when folks be throwing away a perfectly good thru hikers gear like that.


      Yes, he definitely left more than a trace.
    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      TrafficJam wrote:

      max.patch wrote:

      hiker hostel reporting that amicalola falls state park is closed for 2 days; someone has booked the entire park. film crews on site.


      I wonder how many hikers that will affect. I'd be upset if I were sectioning it and only had a limited amount of time to hike. Was there any warning?


      Amicalola Falls is just the approach trail. Even if the first miles of the AT were affected, one could hike the forest service roads. It has been many months since I was there. I walked the AT south, turned around at Springer Mountain, and walked back on the roads. There was a forest fire. I smelled the smoke. I night hiked north after rejoining the AT. The story I heard was the fire was started by someone trying to chase a bear away. The approach trail was closed by the fire.
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    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      TrafficJam wrote:

      max.patch wrote:

      hiker hostel reporting that amicalola falls state park is closed for 2 days; someone has booked the entire park. film crews on site.


      I wonder how many hikers that will affect. I'd be upset if I were sectioning it and only had a limited amount of time to hike. Was there any warning?


      no advance warning that i'm aware of.
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    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      from the marietta daily journal:

      ONE OF HOLLYWOOD’S biggest heartthrobs of the 1970s — Robert Redford — and one of its most memorable “tough guys” from those days — Nick Nolte — are slated to be in Marietta on Wednesday in connection with the filming of “A Walk in the Woods,” based on the 1998 Bill Bryson memoir about two old friends attempting to hike the Appalachian Trail. Sources tell Around Town filming will take place in Louise’s Restaurant on Kennesaw Avenue, long known for its country-style breakfasts and down-home setting. Redford is coproducing the film, which also will star Hayley Lovitt, who has been seen in “Homeland” and “The Bachelorette.”

      marietta is 90 minutes from springer. the restaurant is closed on wednesday for the filming. the restaurant is right next to kennesaw mountain national park which is where i do the majority of my dayhikes.
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    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      "Mamagoose" who I think lives near Gatlinburg (gave us trail magic there) has some photos on her FBook of the two stars with some Warrior Hike people who are part of the cast.
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    • Been waiting for years for this *&^% movie. According to imdb, it's slated for release near the end of next year. It's been nearly twenty years since the book was published. I don't understand what's taking so long. "Wild" is much closer to release, no? Not nearly the same thing but still. The PCT movie will happen before the AT movie.
    • A Walk in the Woods - the Movie

      I'm looking forward to it's release and kinda bummed to hear that it won't be until late next year. Like Rafe, I'm tired of waiting.
      If you go see this movie with that realization that it's not going to accurately reflect what hiking is really like you'll probably enjoy it more.
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    • Drybones wrote:



      TW...what kind of bike do you ride?


      I've owned a few, but currently I have a Ninja 300 as my commuter and pleasure bike. <3 that little thing! Here's a picture of her. :D
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    • TrafficJam wrote:



      You are one cool lady! AND you are participating in thread drift...that means you definitely belong in the cafe. :thumbsup:


      LOL! Thanks. ^^ I'm just me, kind of clumsy, usually goofy, pretty damn weird. But I"m good with that.
      I appreciate the invite! This forum feels much more like home than the other.
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    • twistwrist wrote:

      Drybones wrote:



      TW...what kind of bike do you ride?


      I've owned a few, but currently I have a Ninja 300 as my commuter and pleasure bike. <3 that little thing! Here's a picture of her. :D


      Nice bike...ride with care, the problem with bikes is the other guy, I had two crashed in my younger days, one broke a leg in two places, the other crushed the chest and broke all the ribs in the right side and put a hole the size of a softball in me...but that didn't stop me from riding...got married and she did, here lately the thought of getting a Harley keeps coming to mind, I'm ready for my second childhood.
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    • twistwrist wrote:

      Drybones wrote:



      TW...what kind of bike do you ride?


      I've owned a few, but currently I have a Ninja 300 as my commuter and pleasure bike. <3 that little thing! Here's a picture of her. :D

      Nice bike. A lot of my Harley friends have Ninjas. My first bike was a Kawasaki 125. The first time I got on it I gave the throttle a big twist and screamed into a chain link fence. Got right back on it and later on my Dad said when he saw that he knew I was gonna ride a long time. Next bike was one of the early Kawasaki triples. (350) At the time they were the insane bikes. (1972) A while later I started riding motorcycle escort. Rode all kinds of bikes with them. Funerals, crane moves etc. Mainly funerals. Eventually had to go through the second childhood and rode a Heritage Softail. Got a 250 Rebel now that the wife and I puttz around on at the campgrounds every now and then. Didn't take it this past week with us just because it was only a 2 dayer. Looking at the Gold Wings now. Have to. All my ex-Harley friends have them and have been bugging us to ride. They keep telling me when Harley riders finally grow up they get a Gold Wing. (LOL) I just laugh and keep telling them soon. Soon.
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    • Drybones wrote:

      twistwrist wrote:

      Drybones wrote:



      TW...what kind of bike do you ride?


      I've owned a few, but currently I have a Ninja 300 as my commuter and pleasure bike. <3 that little thing! Here's a picture of her. :D


      Nice bike...ride with care, the problem with bikes is the other guy, I had two crashed in my younger days, one broke a leg in two places, the other crushed the chest and broke all the ribs in the right side and put a hole the size of a softball in me...but that didn't stop me from riding...got married and she did, here lately the thought of getting a Harley keeps coming to mind, I'm ready for my second childhood.

      Have had more than a few crashes myself.
      My best one is when I hit a railroad tie in the middle of !-95 going about 85 mph. Flew over the front of the bike and the windshield caught me in the stomach and ruptured my spleen and it had to come out. I rolled 365 ft. down the center lane and the bike rolled 435 down the shoulder. All I remember is sky and pavement, sky and pavement over and over. When I finally stopped all I could think about was getting hit by oncoming traffic. I stood up, looked around, couldn't tell which way it was coming from, saw the grass in the median, headed for it and laid down. Couldn't move after that. This one has a good ending though. I was working 2 jobs at the time. Newspaper and motorcycle escort. I didn't have insurance at the time. My spleen was enlarged and was gonna have to come out. Because I was working escort at the time, Workman's Comp paid for it all and compensated me for both jobs and continued to compensate me for escorting after I returned to the newspaper. All I got out of it was a ruptured spleen (which was gonna have to come out anyway) and a lot of road rash. No insurance. All paid for. God gave me a freebie on this one.
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    • milkman wrote:

      Looking at the Gold Wings now. Have to. All my ex-Harley friends have them and have been bugging us to ride. They keep telling me when Harley riders finally grow up they get a Gold Wing. (LOL) I just laugh and keep telling them soon. Soon.


      I used to see tons of Gold Wings on car-camping trips, eg. to Gunstock campground in NH. Me, I'd probably kill myself on a motorcycle, so I stick to human-powered road bikes. A newly-unemployed friend (and co-worker) has taken me on mountain-bike circuits in nearby woods. Not sure I'm a sold on that recreation, looks like lots of ways to get hurt. OTOH ski season will be back soon, and we all know the risks inherent in that...
    • 2 jobs ago I used to commute the 15 miles to work by bicycle.
      Then I got the bright idea that a motor bike would be a better way to travel.
      That lasted one season because I got tired of being harassed on my way home from work on the weekend.
      Went back to the bicycle and felt much safer.
    • After 11 motorcycles (that I can remember) and hundreds of crashes in the dirt ( motocross, flat track and hill climb) and twenty some years of Harleys I gave it up a couple of years back ( lucky enough to never have hit the road) and bought an old jeep to play with. I do miss dirt bikes though.
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