Introduction to "A Walk in the Woods"
"A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson, so far, has been an amazing book. It opens with an insightful description of the Appalachian Trail, the hike that the author would be attempting to conquer throughout the rest of the book. Bryson, an already acclaimed author for some of his other novels, describes how he felt an urge to conquer the longest trail in America just to say that he did it. The main reason I love this book so much is because it is not afraid to stray from crude humor, it is about an amazing, humorous journey through some of the most beautiful parts of America, and it does a very good job of incorporating facts about nature, the Appalachian Trail, hiking equipment, the history of the national park service, and so much more into the flowing story that rarely gets repetitive. Probably one of the best examples of this was when Bryson went to purchase his hiking equipment with his son, where Bryson, a novice hiker just wanting to save money, was blown away by the pri...