A Walk in the Woods

Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bill Bryson and Stephen Katz, #2

by Bill Bryson

Mass Market Paperback, 397 pages

English language

Published Dec. 25, 2006 by Anchor.

ISBN:: 978-0-307-27946-0

(8 reviews)

The Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America—majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way—and a couple of bears. Already a classic, A Walk in the Woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in).

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Hank G (BookWyrm) reviewed A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Delightful read of a "normal" person's AT Thru hike Attempt

4 stars

I read this book back in the 1990s when I went to college near a segment of the Appalachian Trail. The idea of thru-hiking the 2200 miles of it seemed incredible to me. Someone recently brought the book up. As we chatted I realized I remember almost none of it, including some big parts of it. So I'm reading it again. This is not a how-to. This is almost a how-to not because this is a city slicking middle aged writer doing this attempt. That's probably what makes it so relatable. It's even been turned into a movie. Parts of it will tempt you to try it. Parts of it will dissuade you from ever hiking again. It was overall an easy entertaining read.

dataentry reviewed A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson (Bill Bryson and Stephen Katz, #2)

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3 stars

I didn't know much of anything about the Appalachian trail other than it exists. This book gave me a light and sometimes comical introduction to it. It wasn't the best book I've read, but I don't think I wasted my time either.