A Walk In The Woods Analysis

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The Appalachians are home of the world’s greatest hardwood forests-the expansive relic of the richest, most diversified sweep of woodland ever to grace the temperate world” (Bryson 4). Running more than 2,100 miles long and wondering through fourteen states. A Walk in The Woods featuring author Bill Bryon and friend Stephen Katz as they decide to hike the trail. Starting in Georgia and hoping to make it to the end which is Maine. They have not seen each other in at least twenty-five years, Bill is a little nervous not knowing what he is getting into. They soon will find out if they have anything in common or are they total opposites.
One thing Bill and Katz learned early on was they both were inexperienced in hiking. Bill spent a whole afternoon shopping for different things for the hike. When Katz came to town the two went grocery shopping for the hike. They both packed their bags, taking as much as they could. Their first day was nothing like they imagined. Bryson writes, “It was hell” (35). He realized that his backpack was too heavy, and he wasn’t prepared. Katz
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They both were fearful not knowing what they might encounter. Each day was different. The conditions they had to hike in, to where they were going to sleep that night, and nevertheless, if they were going to encounter any kind of creatures in the wild. They went through all types of weather from constant snowing, to constant raining. Majority of the times they would sleep in Appalachian Trail shelters. They were not very appealing. One shelter was full of mice crawling all over their sleeping bags, and floor. Katz was fighting every mouse that came his way. Nevertheless, they were hoping not to encounter any bears. Bryson writes, “The annals of Appalachian Trail hikes are full of tales of hikers being mugged by bears in the back country of the Smokies” (91). They continue to stay closer than they have been so they can be prepared for