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The Sept. 2007 issue of Outside has an article about the filming of the movie. Apparently Sean Penn is a “gentlemen”, according to McCandless’s parents and has been trying to do this movie since he firm read Krakuer’s book in 1996. Whatever the case, the movie appears to follow the book very closely.

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Drinking 5 cups of McDonalds coffe early morning before starting trail. Got super dehrydrated between water resupply points (the weather was scorching too!)

Jesse
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You have to admit that it’s pretty cool to see a rattlesnake coil up, dance the head, rattle the tail, and make you wonder if you are out of striking range.

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A nest of angry hornets. YEOW!!!

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I was camping at a wilderness area in ma.and on my way back to campsite saw something through brush so we waited and evetually a moose came into site we stayed in that spot and watched it come closer it finally went right to my site and actually checked things out.It was awesome and I had my siister there and it was first time she had ever seen one.so cool

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I was on a canoe trip one time in Maine and saw a moose swimming across a lake. A friend and I were taking photos of the sunset and we saw the moose from a distance and got some pictures. That was a great moment in the backcountry. I still have that photo framed and hanging in my living room. It’s one of my most favorite moments in the wilderness……

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This doesn’t rank up there with Grizzlies, but the nesting family, babies still in the tree, of pileated woodpeckers I saw this spring definitely ranks up there for me.

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Your question is an oxymoron. The words “good backpacking” and “southeast” cannot be used together.

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Getting rained on for four days in Vermont … or should I say Vermud.

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There is no way I’m putting an external on my back again. It’s like wearing braces on your teeth – something you may have to do, but likely would not not choose to do.

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McCandles was reckless in my opinion. Those who enter the wilderness unprepared shouldn’t be surprised when they end up in a life and death situation. A simple topo map would have saved his life, but McCandles entered the Alaskan wilderness with little more than a road map. Admittedly, the results were tragic but I don’t think Hollywood should glorify him for it.

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I’ve been carrying my Magellan 315 for years. It has its limits in deep canyons or under heavy trees, but when it locks in there is no debate about whether this nose or that one over there is the one on the map. You can also use it to mark handy things for future reference, like shelter, caves, water, etc. In my part fo the US, topo maps are apparently made by the lowest bidder in a foreign country, because they are more of a reference tool than something you want to bet your life on.

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The John Muir wins this no question! Great scenery, Yosemite, Sequia NP, Whitney. Nuff said.

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Check out http://gofishin.com/index.cgi, and http://www.ffo-tackle.com/Index.cfm for cheap fishing gear. Here’s the shakespear kit: http://www.theoutdoorworld.com/products2.cfm?ID=38346&nav_chooser=category&dept=FISHING&typ=ROD%20%26%20REEL%20COMBOS&subtyp_1=ROD%20W%2FSPINNING%20REEL

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John Ray would like to share some information on four guides they have available for trails in the Southeastern U.S. We have four trail guides available. Three of these are in 8.5×11 spiral bound booklets. These three guides cover trails that are long enough for backpacking trips of several days. The fourth shorter guide is for the trails in the Appletree Group Campground area. We use the Appletree Camp trails to connect the Chunky Gal/Fires Creek Trail system to the NC Bartram Trail and the Appalachian Trail at either Cheoah Bald near Robbinsville, NC or Wayah Bald near Franklin, NC. The trails are interconnected with one another. A brief description of the guides: 1. GA Bartram Trail Guide. Covers the GA Bartram Trail (37 mi.), GA Chattooga River Trail (11 mi.), GA Three Forks Trail (3 mi.) and SC Chattooga River Trail (20 mi.). These trails are all connected. By doing the SC Chattooga River Trail, part of GA Bartram Trail and GA Chattooga River Trail one has a 40 mile backpacking trip along the Wild and Scenic Chattooga River. 2. NC Bartram Trail. Covers the NC Bartram Trail (60 mi. plus 14 mile road walk across Franklin, NC) from its southern end near Highlands, NC to its termination on Cheoah Bald. The southern trailhead is at the termination point of the GA Bartram Trail on Hale RIdge Road. 3. Chunky Gal/Fires Creek Rim Trail Guide. Covers the Chunky Gal Trail (22 mi.) starting near Deep Gap near Standing Indian Mtn. west of Franklin, NC to its termination point on the Fires Creek Rim Trail on Tusquitee Bald (5200 ft.). Also the Fires Creek Rim Trail (26 mi.) and open side trails down into the Fires Creek Basin. The road structure of the main roads in the Basin are also shown to allow for day-hike explorations. Also the Old Road Gap Trail which leads down from County Corners to Junaluska Gap is included. Maps for the Appletree Trails but no detailed discussion is given of the Appletree Trails that are used to connect Fires Creek to the NC Bartram Trail and the Appalachian Trail. 4. This guide contains the maps and detailed discussion for the trail in the Appletree Camp Area (26 mi.). The guides have detailed trail descriptions along with GPS generated TOPO maps (made with Terrain Navigator Pro from maptech.com) of the trail with the mileage denoted along the trail. The mileage is obtained by rolling a wheel. Water sources, campsites, and other features discussed in the guide are tied to the mileage markers on the maps. The maps are on 8.5×11 sheets with between 5 to 10 mi. sections shown on each map. There is a set of overlapping maps to cover the entire trail along with an overview map of the entire trail. Road access points are described to allow for day hike shuttle arrangements. Elevation profiles of the longer trails are included.

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