Bryson and Katz both dropped their lives and started hiking the Appalachian Trail. They knew that the next few months of their life would consist of nothing but hiking. Most people would not be willing to put thier lives on hold like they did.
"Life takes on a neat simplicity, too. Time ceases to have any meaning. When it is dark you go to bed, and when it is light again you get up, and everything in between is just in between. Its quite wonderful, really" p.100
While hiking throught the mountains Bryson began to realize he liked having nothing to worry about. Everyday he woke up just to walk as far as he could, then went to bed and did the same thing the next day. He said that the routine they developed was not so bad even though they slept in crude shelters and ate very little. Katz and Bryson went days having only exchanged several words. A lot of thinking must take place while hiking the trail. I wonder if they will return to their lives as changed men.
I chose the quote on page 1000 because it immediatly stuck with me. It made me want to hike the Appalachian Trail one day. The simplicity that he describes seems like a good way to get back in touch with the simple and maybe more important things in life.
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