A Walk in the Woods
by Bill Bryson
Bryson and his unfit friend Katz attempt the Appalachian Trail. Very funny, informative about the woods, and honest about quitting and what counts as finishing.
Read it if…
you want adventure with laughs and no heroics.
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Skip it if…
you want a completed thru-hike; they do not.
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Three things you will actually use
- Start anyway.
- Partial is not failure.
- Nature humbles.
Do this first
Read the first week on the trail.
Our verdict
The Appalachian Trail, sort of.
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