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[QUOTE="nwhoopfan, post: 2774109, member: 7894"]
Yeah Bryson's book is hilarious.  I kinda think he likes to tell a tall tale and some of the stuff in the book didn't actually happen.  Cheryl Strayed's book is not going for humor obviously as the movie would indicate.

I'm admittedly somewhat of a hiking snob and also West Coast born and raised, so probably more than a bit biased.  I haven't visited the mountains in the New England states, I'd like to but not sure when it will happen.  Also some fairly high elevation peaks in Tennessee and North Carolina.  But mountains are different out West.  If nothing else, the fact there are still glaciers out here (and some big ones in some areas) adds a whole other level of ruggedness and drama to the scenery.  Plus just the size of the peaks.  Several 14ers along the way and a boatload at 10,000'+.  Both the High Sierras and the northern half of the Washington section, it's pretty much non stop mountainous terrain.  Never mind some good stuff in portions of Northern California, Oregon and southern Washington.  Of course physical proximity is a big factor.  More population in the East so more hikers along the AT.  I've never endeavored to do any real long distance hiking but I've hit quite a few short sections of the PCT here and there and it's pretty amazing.
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