Backpacking Movie Night!

The second Thursday of the each month, I'll be hosting a hiking & backpacking themed movie night at my home. This was a success last year, so I'm bringing it back for the colder months. The films will be fiction and documentaries that feature hiking as their central theme. I own a few, am ordering more and am open to suggestions for films you may know of or have!

All films will start at 7PM. I have room for half a dozen or so comfortably, more if you don't mind sitting on the floor. I'll have water and some snacks, but otherwise BYOB.

For this season's inaugural movie, we'll replay one from last year. "2000 Miles to Maine: Adventures on the Appalachian Trail"

"Inspired by Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods, director Douglas Morse and producer Heide Estes traveled to the southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia. They wanted to capture the stories of those who had planned for months, left families, left jobs and set aside half a year for the trek to Maine - and then quit the trail after their first week. Hundreds of them. Some after one day.

Morse and Estes found some hikers leaving the trail, but became fascinated with all of the hikers they met. From Jack, who got stuck with an angry dog, to Malice and Kentucky, the Cheech and Chong of the A.T., to Matt and Angie, who planned to get married on the trail when they reached Pennsylvania.

On the first day out, Estes and Morse met Chad, an easy going guy in excellent shape who found himself tempted to walk off the trail after just a few days. Hikers like Chad become our eyes and ears on the journey to Maine's Mount Katahdin, more than 2000 miles from Springer Mountain in Georgia.

2000 Miles to Maine is perfect for trail enthusiasts and those planning thru hikes, as well as the armchair set who want to get a fascinating glimpse of trail life and culture. A mother lode of information on trip planning, gear selection and the day to day realities of life on the trail."