A walk in the woods : the world's funniest travel writer takes a hike /
Bryson gets the idea to hike the Appalachian Trail shortly after moving to Hanover, New Hampshire, when he stumbles onto part of the trail on a short hike near his home. He has no real wilderness experience, so he asks around and reads up on the trail, discovering that the perils awaiting him includ...
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | anglais |
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London :
Black Swan,
2015.
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| Édition: | Black Swan edition. |
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| Résumé: | Bryson gets the idea to hike the Appalachian Trail shortly after moving to Hanover, New Hampshire, when he stumbles onto part of the trail on a short hike near his home. He has no real wilderness experience, so he asks around and reads up on the trail, discovering that the perils awaiting him include snakebites, bear attacks, poison ivy, flooding rivers, and a long list of injuries and diseases he might fall victim to. To prepare, Bryson heads to his town's sporting goods store and spends an afternoon with Dave Mengle, who he has been told is a local expert on the Trail. Mengle presents him with a barrage of choices of packs, sleeping bags, cook sets, boots, tents, and thermal clothing. Bryson spends a small fortune and is left wondering what he's gotten himself into. |
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| Description: | Originally published: London: Doubleday, 1997. |
| Description matérielle: | 337 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 0385408161 178416111X 1784161446 9780385408165 9781784161118 9781784161446 |