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Book Review of A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

A Walk in the Woods:  Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
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If you want to know what it's like to hike the entire Appalachian Trail, but can't walk that far yourself, this is the book for you! The author gives a firsthand account of hiking from Georgia, thru N. Carolina (Great Smokey Nat'l Park), Virgina (Shenandoah Nat'l Park), W. Virginia (Harper's Ferry), Pennsylvania (Delaware Water Gap), New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire (Mount Washington), & Maine. Journey with Bill Bryson for 2100 miles thru silent forests & past sparkling lakes. Bryson's humor & descriptions of silly characters he meet along the way, are superb.