Bill Bryson Timeline & Summary
MoreBill Bryson Timeline & Summary
- Bryson stumbles across a path to the Appalachian Trail and decides to hike it.
- He brings his old friend, Stephen Katz, along and they head to Georgia.
- They start hiking the AT, and it's super-tough.
- After a few weeks, the men realize that they can't hike the entire thing. So they decide to take a car to Virginia to skip a difficult section of the hike.
- Bryson continues climbing alone, as Katz has to return home to start a new job.
- Bryson doesn't enjoy these experiences much, but eventually makes his way up to Maine.
- Katz rejoins Bryson. After a few days on the trail, Bryson realizes that Katz, an ex-alcoholic, started drinking again.
- They make up on the AT, but Katz goes missing.
- Bryson doesn't find him until the next day. They decide to leave the trail for good.