AT Hiker Michael "Lion King" Daniel Interviewed

There's an interview in the 11 January 2007 Pegasus News by John P. Meyer of film maker, AT hiker and Mt. Hood climber Michael Daniel. He created the DVD "Walking With Freedom" which is a documentary of his 2003 AT hike. He also spent 7 months on the Pacific Crest Trail somewhat recently before the interview.

This interview doesn't refer much to his AT experience, except that Daniel says that "the first DVD (WWF I) has sold almost 4,000 copies. All through self-distribution. Campmore.com, Amazon, those two places... I got on the phone with different stores by the Appalachian Trail on the east coast... every store out there that has 'em has sold out three or four times. I send 'em some, they sell 'em out. And the response with the hiking community online has been excellent.

"There's like 18 songs, quality songs, all original music... and from Georgia to Maine, everything, you know, you've got wildlife, people - it's different, too, it's not a history or "how to", it's the emotional side of being out there, which - I'd rather see that. If you want history, read a book. You wanna know how to do it, get out there and do it." Well, yeah.