Post 5B

After finishing Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods, I learned a lot which I did not expect to, and read a very unexpected outcome. While reading the first section of the memoir, I expected that Bryson would be hiking the whole trail. I almost expected it of him since he was writing a book about it. As the story went on, I came to a several places where Bill and Katz just decide to take a taxi or hitchhike to the nearest motel, and then skip a large portion of the trail. I later decided that one really cant expect everyone to finish the whole trail, and realized how amazing and tenacious the people are who do finish the whole trail in one long hike. In the conclusion, Bryson explains how he and Katz only hiked about 870 miles of the A.T, while the whole trail is well over 2200. But, although, he didn't finish the whole thing, he still got a great outcome, and one very similar to someone who did finish. He gained a new respect for the wilderness, and "discovered an America that millions of people scarcely know exists." (Pg. 274)