A Walk in the Woods：Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail)

BackinAmericaaftertwentyyearsinBritain,BillBrysondecidedtoreacquainthimselfwithhisnativecountrybywalkingthe2,100-mileAppalachianTrail,whichstretchesfromGeorgiatoMaine.TheAToffersanastonishinglandscapeofsilentforestsandsparklinglakes--andtoawriterwiththecomicgeniusofBillBryson,italsoprovidesendlessopportunitiestowitnessthemajesticsillinessofhisfellowhumanbeings.Forastartthere'sthegloriouslyout-of-shapeStephenKatz,abuddyfromIowaalongforthewalk.DespiteKatz'soverwhelmingdesiretofindcozyrestaurants,heandBrysoneventuallysettleintotheirstride,andwhileonthetrailtheymeetabizarreassortmentofhilariouscharacters.ButAWalkintheWoodsismorethanjustalaugh-out-loudhike.Bryson'sacuteeyeisawisewitnesstothisbeautifulbutfragiletrail,andashetellsitsfascinatinghistory,hemakesamovingpleafortheconservationofAmerica'slastgreatwilderness.Anadventure,acomedy,andacelebration,AWalkintheWoodsisdestinedtobecomeamodernclassicoftravelliterature.