[pct-l] 2006 CDT documentary "The Hike"

[Pea Hicks]

Paul Mitchell wrote:

> Anyway, I guess what I'm asking is am I the only one who feels like seeing a
> vid of a place you haven't been yet is like a spoiler?


i personally don't feel that way. i'd seen all the pct documentaries i 
could find prior to my thru-hike, and all those places *still* looked 
and felt alot different than what i expected, having only seen them on 
the tv screen. very often i found myself pleasantly surprised by 
sections that didn't look all that interesting on tv... in real life 
things were SO much better! (surprise surprise!)

plus there's just something oddly haunting about having a "sort of" idea 
of different places, that you feel like you're familiar with... and then 
you arrive there, and there's this odd feeling like you're "coming home" 
for the first time... and suddenly you "get it," and there's this 
satisfaction of finally seeing what those places really look and feel 
like... sort of like putting together a puzzle... i felt that sensation 
all along the trail, it gave me shivers some times... the obvious spot 
would be the canadian border, but many other places come to mind.


girlscout