This book is just hilarious, I was actually crying I was laughing so hard at times. It tells the story of Bill and his friend (Stephen Katz (a pseudonym)) as they attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail in 1996, possibly one of the longest trails in the world (approximately 2,100 miles), running from down in Virginia to up past Maine. Never mind that he has never hiked before, that doesn't stop him and although he does it in two parts and skips a section in the middle, the adventures he has along the way are so funny. Check out my full www.ourbookclub.net.au review at

http://www.ourbookclub.net.au/Travel.php#a walk in the woods

i loved this book,although i would advise against reading it in public.people tend to give you funny looks when you are sitting laughing your head off on the bus