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Trailer for Redford’s “A Walk in the Woods”

May 27, 2015 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

Trailer for Redford’s “A Walk in the Woods”

Robert Redford had been wanting to make this film for over ten years, and announced in 2005 that he would star in the film adaptation of Bill Bryson’s tongue-in-cheek narrative of his time along the Appalachian trail. The film finally was confirmed for release last year. I’m not sure how different this will be from Bryson’s account…

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: A Walk in the Woods, Appalachian Trail, Bill Bryson, books, Film, Movies, Nick Nolte, Nick Offerman, Robert Redford, through-hiking

Signed Copy of the new Ray Mears Autobiography: My Outdoor Life

October 4, 2013 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

Sometimes, it’s nice to unplug a bit and read about some of the topics and personalities we’ve gotten to know on the TV. I know that’s the case for me, when it comes to bushcraft expert Ray Mears. His previous books on woodlore and bushcraft have been very enjoyable, and very informative at a time…

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Filed Under: Bushcraft, News Tagged With: autobiography, books, ray mears

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