By Jordan Bowman
TheTrek.co
September 4, 2015
After years of delays, the film version of Bill Bryson’s bestselling 1998 novel has finally crawled into theaters, providing millions of moviegoers the opportunity to see the grandeur of the Appalachian Trail on the big screen. Yet while the film tells the story of a thru-hike attempt gone awry, that doesn’t mean that it gets all of the facts straight. Whether due to dramatic license or simply getting it wrong, there are more than a few details in the film that will make A.T. thru-hikers scoff into their oatmeal.
This isn’t an indictment of the movie itself—none of us at Appalachian Trials claim to be movie critics. We just want to set the record straight when it comes to something we do know: the ins-and-outs of being a thru-hiker. We don’t want any aspiring thru-hikers getting the wrong idea before heading off on their own adventures.