A Walk in the Woods

I have just read this book by Bill Bryson who is probably not the most athletic of bushwalkers.  In attempting to walk the entire Appalachian Trail he managed to do around one third.  Having done a lot of walking myself, his efforts seemed clumsy at best but he started his AT walk at the age of 44. Nevertheless there were many anecdotes he described which I could relate to.  I had a fleeting glimpse of the AT in 2007 by parking nearby, taking a walk and then driving away. This was the modus operandi of Bill as well none of this end to end business.

Bushwalkers food of champions!