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Monday, March 30, 2015

Andy Davidhazy: Hiker takes selfie photo every mile along Pacific Crest Trail



MOST travellers will admit to taking the odd selfie or two.
But one man has taken that to a whole new level, taking a picture of himself at every mile along a stunning 2600 mile trek.
Andy Davidhazy hiked across the entire United States and produced this stunning timelapse video, which charts both his incredible journey as well as his transformation along the way.
Not only did he capture the spectacular scenery, but as this five minute video shows, he even managed to lose more than 20kgs during the trip across the Pacific Crest Trail.
His video has notched up an impressive 841,000 views since being uploaded toYouTube two weeks ago.


The video has attracted a stack of comments from people who not only applauded him for his clever use of images and for the project itself, but praised him for his weight loss.
Even the changing length of his beard got a few mentions.
User Jon Snow posted: “Who else just jumped to different points in the video to see how long his beard was?”
Another posted he appeared to get better looking with each mile.
The 4185km journey stretched from the mountains of California taking in Oregon and Washington and took roughly five months in total.
The amazing track begins at the Mexico border town of Campo, California, and finishes just across the Canadian border in Manning Park, British Columbia, Canada.
On websiteLost Or Found, the creative director, photographer, brand strategist, and designer reveals his reasons for compiling the video were simply beyond just taking a selfie.
He said while completing such a hike was obviously a challenge, life was full of rewards for those taking short cuts.


So to ensure he didn’t take one himself, he recorded a picture at every mile of the journey.

“Taking a photo of myself every mile wasn’t about vanity, but rather a way for me to fully commit to the whole hike,” he wrote.
“If I were to skip ahead, myself and everyone else would know it.”
However, the journey wasn’t without a setback or two.
That wasn’t enough to stop him and determined to finish the hike, he returned a year later.
It was also a lot harder than it sounded to stop and take a picture every mile.
“The process of stopping to take a picture every mile had a big impact on the actual experience of doing the hike,” he wrote on Lost Or Found.
“I had to be well-aware of where I was at all times, which was quite distracting in that it took me out of the moment and made it difficult to maintain good momentum.”
The intrepid traveller reveals more photos on his personal website and also said he is now working on making a short film about his journey.



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