The pair eventually develop a warm friendship, having bonded over the miseries of the Trail. Nonetheless, he demonstrates a bullish resolve to get through the experience without making it too miserable for Bryson.

Katz never warms to hiking-in fact, he’s miserable throughout most of the journey. Katz is amused by Bryson’s irrational fear of bears, and he often teases Bryson about this. Katz is particularly prone to saying the wrong thing, but this often works in his favor, as his comments tend to ward off people whom Bryson wants to avoid. Even though Katz rubs Bryson the wrong way, the two eventually warm to each other after learning to look out for each other and work as a team. Katz struggles throughout the journey, and he often makes rash, foolish decisions, like dumping all his drinking water because it’s too heavy. Read in: 4 minutes Favorite quote from the author: Audio Summary Listen to the audio of this summary with a free reading. When Bryson solicits a companion for his hiking trip, Katz jumps at the chance to join-even though he’s heavily overweight and hooked on junk food, and he hates hiking. 1-Sentence-Summary: A Walk In The Woodstells the interesting story of the adventures Bill Bryson and Stephen Katz had while walking the beautiful, rugged, and historic Appalachian Trail. He lives a lonely life as a recovering alcoholic in Des Moines, Iowa. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail: Bryson, Bill: 9780307279460: : Books Skip to main content. Stephen Katz is an old friend whom Bryson hasn’t seen for years. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Bryson, Bill on.

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