Trail Ridingn In Wide Screen

TRAIL RIDINGN IN WIDE SCREEN

CLYDE EARL

A TRAIL RIDE FROM Canada to Mexico, on motorcycles, is the background for a new color and wide screen film just produced for Paramount Pictures. In an interview with the producer, Bob Hinkle, I learned how, at long last, a film of this type was reaching the motion picture theater screens.

At first, the trip was to be done by horseback, but this would have taken too long, so it was decided to go by motorcycle. American Honda Motor Company heard about the proposed trip and offered the use of two Honda trail machines. Several weeks of planning preceded the actual trip; information from various parks had to be gone over, regulations and routes mapped out.

On September 1, 1965, Mr. Hinkle, Jeff Bell, and cameraman Dick McCarty left for Seattle, Washington, where they picked up two Honda Trail 90s from a local dealer. The entire trip took just twenty-two days and covered two thousand and fifty-seven miles. The riders were tired but satisfied. The bikes held their own and required only the replacement of a taillight on one and a fuse on the other.

The trip covered travel through three countries, Canada, United States and Mexico; four states, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California; three Indian reservations; seven national parks, and sixteen national forests. The picture was photographed in a new wide screen process called Techniscope, and in color. By the time you read this, the picture should be in release. One sure way to see it is to request your local theater manager to book it. The picture runs 20 minutes and is a Cinema Pictures Inc. Production, released through Paramount Pictures. ■