Eric V. Voelker Blog: It’s just a walk in the woods

Call it what you want—a pilgrimage, a lifelong dream, the best or worst decision of your life—but at the end of the day, a thru hike is exactly what Bill Bryson says it is: a walk in the woods.
Sure, a thru hike is a pretty big deal. Many of us leave our jobs and homes to spend half a year in the woods. A thru hike also demands more than the average hike: determination, commitment, ...