Keenan Lofton- Topic of Choice 1

In class we have watched a lot of movies and slideshows about peoples experiences on the Appalachian Trail. The one that got my attention the most was the one with the guy who carried the camera a long with him and interviewed himself. I’m drawing a blank on the name of the movie but it got me thinking when Dr. Redick mention about if he was actually connecting with wilderness if he is talking to the camera at the same time. When thinking about this at first, I thought, of course the guy was interacting with nature, I mean he is hiking. But then after some class discussion I realized that this was taking away the guys experience of nature. For him to be totally in touch with nature he would have to have no distractions, especially that of a manmade object. Then I got to wondering if having a camera on the trail and interviewing hikers disturbed their experience. I came to the conclusion that as long as the person doesn’t interrupt the hikers hike, then it shouldn’t hinder their experience.