A Walk in the Woods is a humorous travelogue about the author’s journey along a two thousand mile swath of wilderness stretching between Georgia and Maine known as the Appalachian Trail. His companion on this journey, Stephen Katz, is a life long friend that will be familiar to readers of Bryson’s previous travelogues. In between the mirthful anecdotes and witty conversation, the author wedges in a wealth of information concerning the history and current maintenance of the trail. From the couch potato to the most grizzled mountain man, readers of all walks of life can enjoy Bryson’s humorous take on hiking in America.

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