Product Details

• Directors: Douglas Morse
• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Appalachian Adventures
• DVD Release Date: January 1, 2004
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002JSC68
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #60,755 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Glossy News, August 23rd, 2004 Brian K. White
If a dude with a backpack and cast-titanium resolve can walk the Eastern Seaboard, he can do anything!

Product Description
"2,000 Miles To Maine Dvd By Liberty Mountain"

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This engaging DVD has the ring of authenticity, July 11, 2004

By	Timecheck "backpack45.com - Camino Chronicle... (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I played it through three times in two days to fully get the flavor of it. I haven't walked the Appalachian Trail, but after reading White Blaze Fever, I thought I had a feel for it. Maybe, but the visual really drives it home.

The opening music of this DVD got me in a good frame of mind for the trials and triumphs of these Appalachian Trail thru-hikers. The photographer and interviewer start in Georgia at Springer Mountain, the AT beginning, interviewing starting hikers. The hikers look unseasoned; some think they will make it but we are not so sure.

The filming jumps ahead from point to point on the trail, showing other hikers and some of the initial ones. This must have been a wet year (2002). There are a lot of scenes with fog thru the trees. One scene I remember vividly where my first impression was the sound of rain, then the rustle of wet ponchos. Some of the hikers you see again and again, initially at some low points, and then getting more and more confident - "feeling bulletproof" as one hiker put it.

The stories within stories capture your attention i.e. Will and his dog. How wide the Kennebeck River is. The segment where Jessie talks about the trees and she rolls her eyes. The interactions at the shelters.

At the end, as hikers are reaching Mt. Katahdin, I am feeling suspiciously sentimental.

To wrap it up, I would recommend this to any long distance hiker, and particularly AT hikers or their friends. This reminds me of the PCT documentary WALK - if you like one, you will like the other.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best I've seen, April 18, 2005

By	J. Thurman (Texas) - See all my reviews

I just purchased and viewed 2000 Miles to Maine and Trek. Both videos are very good but 2000 Miles wins my vote. I did have two small problems with it though. Too much of the trail was missing and I didn't fully buy into the camera crew just bumping into Chad all the time. I thought the scene where he doubts his ability to do the trail was contrived. He seemed like part of the cast to me. Regardless I still liked following his hike and thought he was very likable. He seemed to appreciate and respect his undertaking. The thing I liked most about this film over Trek was that we were introduced to many more hikers with varying ages, which meant different views, attitudes and personalities. Not some collective frat house mentality. Well done.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A story about Hiker to Hiker interaction., March 24, 2005

By	TinMan (Springfield Virginia) - See all my reviews

I liked this DVD. I would have given it 5 stars but it left out alot of trail. I would like to have heard more about individual stories. About how people came to hiking. What their life was like alone on the trail. The difficult times. Good times. etc. There wasn't much of that. Most of the DVD is about hikers interacting with other hikers. The interviewer gives open general questions. Like - "Whats going on now?" - "How are you feeling?". Hikers just seem to give their impressions of the momemt. Not much reflection on yesterday or vision of whats ahead. The story seems to follow one individual in his quest to reach the end of the trail in Maine. I liked this. However. Seeing the isolation of this person. The tired and worn expression. I won't tell you what happens in the end. I will say. Now I know why people quit the hike before completion. Overall a good DVD.