TREK -- A Journey on the Appalachian Trail -- film trailer

This is the trailer of "TREK -- A Journey on the Appalachian Trail." I purchased this film at amazon and love it. It portrays the daily life of AT thru-hikers, shows you the great people they meet, and adventures they have on their journey from Georgia to Maine.

I did not create this video. It was created by Cirque Productions at www.cirquevideo.com. More information can be found at their website. I feel this video deserves to be out on youtube for all to see, but if Cirque Productions wishes me to remove it, please ask and it will be done.

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• TREK
• journey
• Appalachian
• Trail
• AT
• thru
• section
• hiker
• hiking
• hike

[BrokenAeroVT]

2:30 "Do not camp above tree line in the Whites without a real tent"???? Do not camp above tree line in the Whites because it is ILLEGAL! lol

[paradoxb3]

@BrokenAeroVT yea.... illegal, but when i thru hiked in 2010 i saw people doing it too... you're not supposed to, but if theres one thing you can say about thru hikers, is that most of them dont like being told they "cant" do something (a good part of why we were out there)...

my most hated part of the AT was the "fake" parks (smokies, shenandoah, whites, etc) and their stupid rules (intended to control the herds of day-visitors, not thru hikers) that took away so much from the experience....

[BrokenAeroVT]

@paradoxb3 In the Whites, I hiked several nights over balds when winds R insane. It's dangerous without immediate access to weather info like I had. I encountered a ridgrunner who was trying to intimidate me into not hiking over the next bald right before the 2kmi marker because it was getting dark & he didn't think I could make it. RRs are advisors, not police, but when 1 presumes upon hiker knowledge/experience & exercises unwarranted bullying, it's comical how people can get so grandiose.

[paradoxb3]

@BrokenAeroVT the whites were beautiful, but i much preferred pretty much any other place on the trail, including rocksylvania to the parks and their BS -- for example, before entering some parks, you have to take a piece of paper (permit), and write your name on it, which is completely unverifiable information to them, then keep it on you, otherwise you could be fined for not having it... wtf? why? i know my name, i dont need to write it down... leave me alone, i'm busy hiking...

[BrokenAeroVT]

@paradoxb3 Also, notice how the rules in the Whites made it extremely difficult to find a campsite because the ridges R so narrow & steep? It forces U to pay 4 a platform or work/stay at a hut--exactly their thinking. I injured my leg & had to find a place to camp. I was 200 ft from the trail & any water source. Yet I was still questioned 4 camping there. They can go to hell. The rules weren't intended to endanger hikers. you'd think complicity would prevent U from getting bullied over them.

[paradoxb3]

@BrokenAeroVT exactly... there were some cool staff at some of the huts, and some jerks at others. i stayed in a couple huts for free (no work for stay) at the expense of staying out of the paying guests sight, including getting up at 5am so they didnt have to see us sleeping on the floor before they had breakfast. most of the time my group and i found a stealth spot away from the huts and did our own thing. we had excellent weather in the whites so it was probably easier on us than others

[BrokenAeroVT]

@paradoxb3 Staff were very generous to me with leftovers that they would have had to compost otherwise. One who was up on the north 20 at night was telling me he saw a hiker with headlamp "really moving" near Mt Washington. I said that was me trying to get to Madison Hut B4 the lightning which came at 1am--barely made it. It a rock hop for a long stretch of the way. I honestly don't know how I didn't lose my footing doing that in the dark. The contractor sleeping there let me sleep on the porch.

[BrokenAeroVT]

@paradoxb3 Makes you feel like one of those endangered species, where they hole punch a tag to your ear and put a radio collar on you, doesn't it?

[paradoxb3]

@MrForrest1991 .......BUT....... to answer your question.... "which is better?" Neither. Or both. It all depends on you, your hiking preference, and what you're out there looking for. Both will have their pros and cons, and if you're serious about doing it, whichever you choose to hike you'll thoroughly enjoy it.

[paradoxb3]

@MrForrest1991 I've only hiked the AT, however have read alot and talked to several PCT thru-hikers. From my research, the primary differences are:

The PCT is more scenic than the AT.

The AT, at least northbound, is more a social experience, both on trail and in town.

The PCT is longer, and reaches elevations more than DOUBLE the highest point on the AT, however the PCT is a much easier hike due to how its laid out. (The constant up/down of the AT is MADDENING).

No brown bears on the AT.