Re [at-l] Picking on Bill and other stuff at-l

[dennis@bcontech.com (Dennis Gass)]

My understanding is that he is quite real and did in fact accompany
Bryson on the trail.

 

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From: Slyatpct@aol.com [mailto:Slyatpct@aol.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 11:45 PM
To: dennis@bcontech.com; at-l@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: Re [at-l] Picking on Bill and other stuff at-l

 

Was Katz a real person?  I think I heard some place he wasn't and Bryson
made him up.  An alter ego?  Certainly the idea of people tossing half
there gear into the woods in Georgia isn't new, but who on earth is
stupid enough to do so? 

Sly 





Would Bryson have brought Katz along if he didn't need him as a 
character in the book?  Only he knows.  Is there reasonable doubt that 
he would bring Katz along if he were going to hike some of the AT and 
not write a book?  There is in my mind.  Someone that doesn't have 
experience setting out to do something foreign to them might just want a

friend along, experienced or not. 

 



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