One of these days, I’m going to be the last person on Earth who hasn’t read any of the Harry Potter books. I’ve an odd tendency to embrace something already widely dissiminated years after the fact (see also: Twitter). And so it was that this past weekend I stumbled though the found-camera flick Cloverfield.
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I’ve had a fantasy for years of traveling on the Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to my home state of Georgia, and I’ve often wondered about the realities inherent in crossing several states via remote trails winding through verdant wood. Bill Bryson’s “A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail” manages to paint a rich history of the trail while providing an oft-comical portrait of his and his friend’s attempt at the hike. Like any hike, though, the book is not without its obstacles.
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