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A walk in the woods book cover
A walk in the woods book cover











a walk in the woods book cover a walk in the woods book cover

Chapters alternate between Bryson and Katz’s adventures and facts about the AT, the mountains and the places they go to or through. They’ll hike 870 miles before abandoning their project and it represents around 40% of the entire trail.

a walk in the woods book cover

The book is a mix of chapters between their walking, their progression on the trail and how things go. Both are rather inexperienced hikers, no athletes –Katz is overweight and a recovering alcoholic- and not fully prepared for their travels. He starts his journey in Georgia with his old friend Stephen Katz. He’s near the Appalachian Trail (AT) and decides that he wants to hike this mythic trail. In 1996, Bill Bryson moves back from England to America and settles in New Hampshire with his family.













A walk in the woods book cover