tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post956568317336686600..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Blog Stew with Hedysarum mackenziiChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-14765208945877875002007-10-01T23:35:00.000-06:002007-10-01T23:35:00.000-06:00The question is whether you lived in Boulder befor...The question is whether you lived in Boulder before or after the Pearl Street Mall came into unfortunate existence. (Well, actually, I kinda like it.) <BR/><BR/>I saw Penn talking about the movie on Charlie Rose. Ebert, Roper, or whomever was replacing Ebert thought it was a brilliant movie. My guess it's that it's a brilliant movie for those who really don't have that much wilderness experience. What would be a great film for those who do know a bit about wilderness?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02715809072837478574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-78035585690148473902007-09-24T09:14:00.000-06:002007-09-24T09:14:00.000-06:00Reid, hasn't "everyone" lived in Boulder at some t...Reid, hasn't "everyone" lived in Boulder at some time? (Even me.) <BR/>**********************************<BR/><BR/>All of us Kool Kidz have anyway!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-25726031878288958122007-09-23T17:07:00.000-06:002007-09-23T17:07:00.000-06:00Reid, hasn't "everyone" lived in Boulder at some t...Reid, hasn't "everyone" lived in Boulder at some time? (Even me.) Don't know where Krakauer hangs his backpack these days.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-20515886631056053132007-09-21T09:21:00.000-06:002007-09-21T09:21:00.000-06:00When I read Krakauer's original article on McCandl...When I read Krakauer's original article on McCandless in Outside years ago my first impression was how stupid the boy was. I guess it's just the "be prepared" old Scout in me. I didn't bother with the book and won't be seeing the movie<BR/><BR/>Doesn't Krakauer still live in Boulder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-48510378160488234362007-09-20T09:09:00.000-06:002007-09-20T09:09:00.000-06:00A lot of people seem concerned that the movie will...A lot of people seem concerned that the movie will cast McCandless into a more heroic mode than he deserved.<BR/><BR/>Indeed, he seems to be a more polarizing figure than Tim Treadwell was. Was he a prisoner of "wilderness" mythology? Was he self-indulgently fleeing a home situation that really was not so bad? Was he stupid for not exploring the area, because he could have gotten out if he had? Et cetera.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-59629778941989628252007-09-19T23:12:00.000-06:002007-09-19T23:12:00.000-06:00Krakauer's book was good, but the guy seemed prett...Krakauer's book was good, but the guy seemed pretty reckless and ill-prepared to me. That Men's Journal article you linked was good. I heard a radio interview with Penn the other day and he said something to the effect that McCandless had lived a full life and didn't die of starvation or being unable to find his way back out, but rather made the choice to die, fulfilled by his journey. I have a hard time with that. Of course, I haven't given up everything and walked off into Alaska with a bag of rice and a .22, either.mdmnmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191436711956580423noreply@blogger.com