An Appalachian Tale | 2005 Appalachian Trail Thru Hike Documentary

[@envman67]

Thank you for this gift. I am a 57 year-old man that can’t wait to be on the trail. I’m just a few years away and I’ll be making my way up to Springer Mountain. Peace.

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

Truly a life changing experience. I wish you the best of luck!

[@scottedelson6591]

Great job! Wild to see all the 2005 gear.

[@dude2666]

TIME CAPSULE ! thankful i stumbled upon this adventure story.

[@bjduncc]

One of the best AT documentaries I've ever seen!

[@gettyhike]

amazing footage, and a great time capsule. thank you, really enjoyed watching!

[@spruceg00se]

Favourite YT documentary of the trail so far :)

[@drlouierocco]

So cool this vid found me. I started at Springer 4/22/05. I remember hearing about some of the characters hiking ahead via grapevine and shelter registers. Def the best thing I’ve ever done. Finished on 10/6/05, and found it really hard to readjust to normal life… Thanks for documenting your hike.

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

Right on. Congrats! What was your Trail Name?

[@drlouierocco]

@@bugnurddesigns5268 Pizza the Hut.

[@maren680]

i love this guy!!! what an amazing video so carefully crafted with a generous heaping of appalachian personality as well!

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

Papa Razzi is certainly one of a kind. I’m so grateful to have met him and shared in this adventure. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@seniorhiker2883]

Thanks for taking the time to film and putting it on KZbin where we can all enjoy it. Doesn’t look like much is changed other than the tech. Gramps AT21.

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

Congrats on your thru hike!! I hope to still be able to hike when I’m a “senior”

[@seniorhiker2883]

@@bugnurddesigns5268 turned 61 at the AT Lodge in Millinocket you can do it. Pack weights are about 10 lbs less now

[@jasonhildebrand1574]

I did a week of backcountry hiking on the AT, but only inside of the Smoky Mountains National Park, and did that two years in a row 2002 and 2003. I need to get back out on the trail.

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

The stuff in NC/TN north of the Smokies is pretty sweet. If that’s close to home, i recommend the stretch from Erwin to Watauga Lake… Beauty Spot, Unaka, Roan Mtn, Carvers Gap, a bunch of balds, Laurel Gorge.

[@tlosgolf]

Loved this! Thank you!!

[@joliapadillaa]

i’m only 10 minutes in and this is so beautiful and so pure. thank you for posting this!

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

I wholeheartedly agree! I’m glad it can be enjoyed by a wider audience now.

[@johnfitch2208]

I started the same day on a weeklong section hike. I started at Springer so I was a bit ahead of you. I hiked with Swinger, RedWolf, Dirty Harry and Stinkfoot, Stump Jumper, Clock, Buffet and Goat

[@jamesbonner5989]

Awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

You bet! Thanks for watching.

[@mikepesackis6439]

Really enjoyed this. Beautifully shot. Good pacing and great music!

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

Papa Razzi has excellent taste in music. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jasonhildebrand1574]

@@bugnurddesigns5268 Where is Papa Razzi nowadays ?

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

@@jasonhildebrand1574 He’s well. When he’s not at a Bruce Springsteen concert in Sweden, we keep him sequestered in a secure, undisclosed location.

[@themichaelfindling]

Well done . Thank you

[@jeffreyhogan9135]

I get a feeling that enjoying his life job way to much I’m never rong 🙃

[@michaelgaasch2561]

Can you please tell me what song it at 24.34 in you video. I love it

[@bugnurddesigns5268]

That was “Lonesome Road Blues” by Foghorn String Band open.spotify.com/track/2Pqi4nSBg28jcUFbPoiaif?si=UMy5_IyOTniY8vKjFcUi1g