Title: If you love the Trail skip this book...
Product review: Back packers are an interesting lot. Through hikers on the AT come from diverse backgrounds and range from college students to retired postal workers to returning vets. They are, however, connected by a common bond: a love of hiking and the hope of self-discovery. Bryson undertook his hike with the stated purpose of writing this book. He chose an over weight, out of shape, obnoxious ex-college chum as his trail mate. His purpose was not to discover the trail or himself or the simple joy of wilderness but simply to write a book. His book may well be a financial success but his vision of the trail is one the reader might expect from a commodities broker and not one who hikes because of some higher purpose. There are easier ways to gather material and better books on the trail than this. The real surprise is that the AT Conference puts this book in their catalogue.
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