Cari Heinz Post 3

Through this whole trail Bryson has learned alot about himself, his friend, and the AT/ nature. One of the things he has learned is that the AT is not just some old path but a journey in itself. Bryson had high hopes for the trail from the start but was only disappointed to see that the trail had only become more urbanized. The buildings and distractions of the real world followed Bryson even on the trail. But, Bryson learned the beauty of nature in itself as shown in chapter 15. He refers to the Appalachain Mountains as a majesty. He describes how old they are and the story of Pangea that formed the very mountain that Bryson and Katz stood upon. It is clear the Bryson has accumulate a great passion for the AT and the mountains because he gives the whole history lesson of how they came to be. This extreme love and passion for the nature around Bryson has absorbed into him and he can't help but write for pages and pages of how wonderful the land around him is.