Independant Reading Post # 2

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By the end of the book I do not think that Katz and Bryson will make it to the end of the Appalachian Trail. "'And do you think we'll make it?' said Katz. He looked at us each in turn. 'Oh you'll make it all right,' he replied, but his expression said otherwise." Pg 32. Their driver to the trail has driven many people to the Appalachian Trail and says he can tell who can make it. I believe that he can tell who will and who won't make it to Maine because he has been driving people for a while and seems to know what he is talking about.
I also believe that Katz and Bryson will come into contact with a bear along their trip. He talked about bears on the trail for numerous pages. "So let us imagine that a bear does go for us out in the wilds. What are we to do? Interestingly, the advised stratagems are exactly opposite for grizzly and black bear. With a grizzly, you should make for a tall tree, since grizzlys aren't much for climbing." Pg 17. He talks about black bears and grizzlys for 7 pages. I belive that if Katz and Bryson were not to come into contact with bears, there would be no point in giving this information.