A Walk in the Woods Synopsis

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A Walk in the Woods: A Walk in the Woods is a nonfiction novel describing a journey that a man named Bill Bryson took to escape from his busy life that most people lead, and emerge himself into the great outdoors for a trip on the Appalachian Trail. He decided to invite his old friend Stephen Katz to hike with him starting in Georgia in March. They bought a lot of equipment from a tent to big backpacking bags that fit a large amount of gear. They were ready to start their adventure but little did they know what type of situations they were getting themselves into. Bryson and Katz’s trip had a very rough start because they weren’t used to the extremely heavy packs and very long distances. Also, Katz told Bryson that he walked everywhere but on the trail he would be roughly 30 minutes behind Bryson! Katz’s attitude was sarcastic, annoyed, and cranky which didn’t seem like a good person to be hiking with for weeks on end. The men quickly learn the endurance you need to face the woods and they have many situations where the long hiking days and uncomfortable nights got to them. For example, they met a woman named Mary Ellen who made part of their trip rather unpleasing. She made rude remarks and criticized them, making Katz seem like a pleasing companion to be with. Eventually, they ditched her and they felt bad until they found out that she dropped out like many others do. Bryson and Katz met numerous people along the way but wouldn’t see many hikers on the trail at all. Their interesting run-ins are what made the story interesting and fast paced. After an exhausting hike up to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, they decided to skip a big part of the Appalachian Trail and go up to Virginia were they heard the hiking was beautiful. In Virginia a lot of their hiking was in Shenandoah National Park which they liked better than their southern adventures. Then, Katz

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