A walk in the woods

Description:

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.

subjects: Description and travel,  Natural history,  Travel,  Journeys,  Hiking,  Nonfiction,  Natural history, united states,  Appalachian trail,  nyt:travel=2014-09-07,  New York Times bestseller,  nyt:travel=2016-01-10

People: Bill Bryson,  Bill Bryson (1951-)

Places: Appalachian Trail,  Gatlinburg,  Tennessee,  Centralia,  Roanoke,  Virginia,  Milo,  Maine

Times: Hiking the Appalachian Trail