... it was on this note that they began the Hundred Mile Wilderness. The trail was extremely difficult. They had to cross rivers/ streams and climb over 400 feet of almost perpendicular rock. One day Katz got lost. Bryson went back on the trail to look for him. But he had no luck and had to camp without him. The next day ... ...

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... truck into civilization. Katz returned to Des Moines and Bryson to his home in New Hampshire. After snow started falling, Bryson sat at his kitchen table with his log and a calculator and figured out the total miles walked on the AT. It added up to 870, only 39.5 percent of the total trail. In Bryson's own words, "But I got a great deal ... ...

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