A walk in the woods

rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

di

Brossura, 284 pagine

lingua English

Pubblicato il 14 Agosto 1999 da Broadway Books.

ISBN:
978-0-7679-0252-6
ISBN copiato!
Numero OCLC:
41401429

Visualizza su OpenLibrary

4 stelle (2 recensioni)

Bill Bryson describes his attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail with his friend "Stephen Katz". The book is written in a humorous style, interspersed with more serious discussions of matters relating to the trail's history, and the surrounding sociology, ecology, trees, plants, animals and people.

32 edizioni

ha recensito A walk in the woods di Bill Bryson

Delightful read of a "normal" person's AT Thru hike Attempt

4 stelle

I read this book back in the 1990s when I went to college near a segment of the Appalachian Trail. The idea of thru-hiking the 2200 miles of it seemed incredible to me. Someone recently brought the book up. As we chatted I realized I remember almost none of it, including some big parts of it. So I'm reading it again. This is not a how-to. This is almost a how-to not because this is a city slicking middle aged writer doing this attempt. That's probably what makes it so relatable. It's even been turned into a movie. Parts of it will tempt you to try it. Parts of it will dissuade you from ever hiking again. It was overall an easy entertaining read.

avatar for fabidemar

Valuta

4 stelle

Argomenti

  • Bryson, Bill -- Travel -- Appalachian Trail.
  • Natural history -- Appalachian Trail.
  • Appalachian Trail -- Description and travel.