So I just finished reading a book called A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson. It's about his attempt at walking the entire AT and the characters and challenges that greet him along the way. His sidekick "Katz" tags along at the beginning and the end of the journey. These two guys are both middle aged and out of shape so there are some funny parts in their adventure. I broke this book down into three parts. I don't want to give away much of it but I loved the first section which really talked about their adventures on the trail, the people they meet, and the whole "what the hell did we get ourselves into" factor. Plus Bill and Katz have two totally different personalities so the arguing and dialogue between the two is great. However the middle of the book slows down when Bryson starts preaching about the trail, save the trees, and a lot of history lessons. I will admit I skimmed a lot of that but it did pick up in the end when it got back to their attempt to finish the quest. If you want to get pumped up for the spring and hitting the trails I recommend getting A Walk in the Woods. Normally I am reading Stephen King or Chuck Palahniuk so this book was a nice calming change. Check it out!!
by Bill Bryson. It's about his attempt at walking the entire AT and the characters and challenges that greet him along the way. His sidekick "Katz" tags along at the beginning and the end of the journey. These two guys are both middle aged and out of shape so there are some funny parts in their adventure. I broke this book down into three parts. I don't want to give away much of it but I loved the first section which really talked about their adventures on the trail, the people they meet, and the whole "what the hell did we get ourselves into" factor. Plus Bill and Katz have two totally different personalities so the arguing and dialogue between the two is great. However the middle of the book slows down when Bryson starts preaching about the trail, save the trees, and a lot of history lessons. I will admit I skimmed a lot of that but it did pick up in the end when it got back to their attempt to finish the quest. If you want to get pumped up for the spring and hitting the trails I recommend getting A Walk in the Woods. Normally I am reading Stephen King or Chuck Palahniuk so this book was a nice calming change. Check it out!!
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