2000 Miles to Maine: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail
Watching the trail end without fanfare, without outside praise but rather with overwhelming personal success and gratification gave me hope in the spirit and steadfast resolve of mankind. It's almost tear-jerking, honestly. I will be watching this film again. In fact, if there was a 2000 Miles to Maine book, I'd buy it too. Sometimes I feel sucked into self-doubt, but this was singly the most uplifting true story I've seen since The Rookie and this didn't even have baseball in it. --The Glossy News, Brian WhiteYou'll have to forget about the desire for elegance and need for introspection that plagues most amateur wilderness filmmakers. 2000 Miles to Maine, rather, is a comic adventure requiring some level of identification with thru-hiking mentality, the ability to forgive the faults of imperfect characters, and a complete disregard for the rules followed by more traditional walkumentaries.This is not your typical popcorn and Red Vines kind of movie, and interpreting some of the humor may require a stronger tang than what a glass of wine has to offer.Thru-hikers that walk for a non-living will love it; people who dream about being a thru-hiker will either change their mind after seeing this movie, or quit their job immediately and hit the trail; people who like the solitude of hiking in the remote mountain West may wonder what all of the fuss is about and cringe at the social (dis)graces often found on the AT; finally, don't show this movie to your Mom if you just graduated high school and are heading to Springer: she'll flip out. Then again, for some those fixin' to find themselves outside the reigns of what parental influence can offer, maybe 2000 Miles to Maine will make a perfect Mother's Day gift. --Backpacking Light, Ryan JordanThe DVD arrived today in great shape. I've already watched it twice! Thanks for your hard work and devotion to the project, and thanks for getting it out to me in such a quick manner. It is a great piece of work!The vid is cool. it brought back some very deep memories for me and has ignited my soul for another pilgrimage hopefully next year. what i liked best was how you illustrated the authenticity of the trail-- ALL the walks of life (no pun intended), both good and not so good-- the magnetism that this trail holds for people (heald being a prime example), the culture and the glamorization of such an intense undertaking. it is insightful, comical, and among other things, downright inspiring. well i just wanted to say mad props for putting it together. i plan to share it with a lot of my other trailmates so it will definitely get some much deserved exposure.We have watched the DVD three times. Susan, my wife, and I have hiked the AT from the access trail in Georgia into North Carolina. We laughed at some of the common problems that everyone seems to run into on the first part of the trail. We found the DVD to be great entertainment.It was an awesome movie and I look forward to giving it to my fiancé. He is in the planning stages of his thru hike and thought your movie was great.I just finished watching your movie & it was well worth the wait. I'm sure folks are going to enjoy seeing it at Gathering. Thanks.Thanks so much for the email. I saw your video at the ALDHA gathering and loved it. I am planning a thru hike for next year and every friend and family member thinks im crazy. so i figured id pick up the dvd to show them and give them an idea as to what its all about. All the best.I loved the video and have showed it to several friends who liked it as well. This has given me a good deal more perspective and will help me decide for sure to do my AT hike next year. I was very impressed.Just got the DVD Tuesday (thanks for the prompt delivery) and enjoyed it ... especially Will's Dog (we laughed hysterically!). I did and do enjoy the vid --Viewer Feedback