num_pages: 276
description: Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes—and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings.For a start there's the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. Despite Katz's overwhelming desire to find cozy restaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, and while on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilarious characters. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson's acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America's last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods has become a modern classic of travel literature.
language: English
title: A Walk in The Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
titlecomplete: A Walk in The Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
characters: Mary Ellen, Stephen Kats, Beulah, Bill Abdu, Bill Bryson
genres: Audiobook, Biography, Travel, Nature, Outdoors, Nonfiction, Adventure, History, Memoir, Humor
ratings_count: 400909
places: Appalachian Trail, North Carolina, The United States of America
publisher: Crown