I just finished A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. Overall I enjoyed this book, but I did find some parts kind of boring. There was a lot of history about the trail, areas, and war battles. I was really interested in the hiking part rather than all the history. This book was a different take on Wild by Cheryl Strayed. She wanted to talk more about her emotions, health, and life, whereas Bryson wanted to talk more about nature and history. I really liked the Katz character who traveled with Bryson. Even if a lot of his character was fiction, he was still very entertaining. We were just in the Appalachians in June, but only did a few small trails. I would really love to go back and see some of the things mentioned in the Smoky Mountain part or maybe even other parts, but as a day hiker. I don't think I'm meant to be that "at one with nature" to do hundreds of miles with no break. :)
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